Action Required – 2024 SRBH Annual Certification Education

The 2024 Sunnybrook Regional Base Hospital (SRBH) Annual Certification Education (ACE) will consist of a four (4) hour online pre-course and an eight (8) hour in-person session. Paramedics are required to complete the Annual Certification Education on a scheduled day off. ACE sessions must not start or finish within eight (8) hours of any other shift and must not surpass six (6) shifts in a row.

Key Points

  •  In-person sessions are scheduled from August 19, 2024, to November 22, 2024.
  • Sessions will be offered at two locations, depending on the date selected:
  1. SRBH classroom, 77 Browns Line, Etobicoke
  2.  Toronto Paramedic Services 01 Station classroom, 1300 Wilson Avenue, North York
  • In-person sessions will run from 08:00 to 16:00.
  • Paramedics must complete the pre-course BEFORE 07:00 the day of their in-person session or they will not be permitted to complete the in-person portion.
  • Paramedics can sign up for their preferred ACE date by logging in to the Paramedic Portal of Ontario (PPO) and selecting “SRBH 2024 Annual Certification Education Toronto” in the transcripts section, or by clicking the following link:

                       https://paramedicportalontario.ca/report/mygrades/index.php

  • The eLearning modules will be available on your transcript under SRBH 2024 Annual Certification Education on the PPO or by clicking this link:

https://paramedicportalontario.ca/report/mygrades/index.php.

All Paramedics must sign up for an ACE date no later than 23:59 on July 2, 2024. Please review the attached Base Hospital memorandum carefully for details regarding 2024 ACE, including how to book your session on the PPO.

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Compensation

  • Full-time Paramedics will be compensated with 12 hours of overtime pay or lieu time earned.
  • Part-time Paramedics will be compensated with 12 hours at the applicable rate. The "applicable rate" is either straight time or time-and-one-half depending on the total hours worked within the six-week cycle. For hours in excess of 240 hours within the six-week cycle, the applicable rate will be time-and-one-half.

Late Arrival / Sick

 Please ensure you give yourself time to arrive at your scheduled location. As per SRBH policy, Paramedics over 30 minutes late will not be able to attend and must reschedule. If you are sick on your scheduled day, please book off with an Operations Superintendent and rebook your ACE as soon as possible through the PPO or by clicking the following link:

                 https://paramedicportalontario.ca/report/mygrades/index.php.

Accommodations

 The Division will comply with its human rights obligations to accommodate employees who are legally entitled to accommodation. To begin the accommodation process, a formal accommodation request is required and must be submitted using the Request/Document Accommodation Plans Form and in accordance with the Accommodation Policy. Requests for accommodation, including review of accommodations already in place, must be sent to CME@toronto.ca. As a reminder, if you have previously submitted an accommodation request, accommodation plans must be reviewed on at least an annual basis.

 Paramedics on WSIB, modified duties, or who are currently administratively deactivated by the Base Hospital should not register for this ACE. When you are fit for full duties please contact cme@toronto.ca and we will help you schedule a date to attend. Paramedics can confirm their status with the Base Hospital on the PPO demographics page: https://paramedicportalontario.ca/local/demographics/index.php.

If you have any questions, please send an email to CME@toronto.ca.

Sincerely,
(Original signed by)

April Hugh