code of professional conduct
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code of professional conduct & Standards of practice

The mandate of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics (SCoP) is to ensure the members provide services in the public’s interest. As self-regulating professionals, all members of SCoP commit to provide care to their clients and members of the public with respect, fairness and accountability. All members have a commitment to their profession and to patients and their families, and to develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and other health professionals. These expectations are defined within the Standards of Practice and Code of Professional Conduct.

Standards of Practice

The Standards of Practice are to be used in conjunction with the SCoP Code of Professional Conduct, The Paramedics Act, and other professional legislation to identify and shape the requirements a paramedic must conduct themselves.

Each paramedic in Saskatchewan is responsible to review and understand the SCoP Standards of Practice as this will be used alongside the Code of Professional Conduct to evaluate and maintain professional conduct. This will serve dual purpose by providing the College an objective standard for which professionalism may be evaluated in regulating the membership. It more importantly will provide the paramedic a way to ensure they are conducting themselves to the standards expected by the patients we serve, the health systems we support, and the profession we each represent.

A brief overview of the SCoP Standards of Practice:

The SCoP Standards of Practice are to be upheld by all paramedics despite employer/organization, licence designation or restriction, and industry sector. This includes fire, industrial, education and self-employed paramedics
The SCoP Standards of Practice establish a measurable outcome-based directive for ensuring professional practice of paramedics. Two distinct outcomes are identified from the perspective of both the patient and the paramedic themselves. Although these may mirror each other, the expectation of the paramedic is to support the outcome of the patient
The SCoP Standards of Practice focus on 12 separate areas (standards) of professional conduct:
- - - Scope of Practice
    - Competence
    - Cultural Safety and Humility
    - Privacy and Confidentiality
    - Professional Boundaries
    - Duty to Report
    - Patient Assessment, Diagnosis, and Interventions
    - Communications
    - Collaboration and Professional Relationships
    - Documentation and Record Keeping
    - Education, Mentorship, and Preceptorship
    - Protected Professional Designation, Titles, and Endorsements
Along with the identified standards, specific requirements are provided to ensure compliance within the individual standard. As professionalism requirements may be attributed with another standard, they may be identified more than once in the document
For added support, a glossary of terms has been provided within the document to ensure consistent interpretation. Please refer to this glossary when reviewing the document
The SCoP Standards of Practice is to be used to evaluate the conduct of paramedics while functioning within the workplace. It will also be used if a paramedic has conducted themselves in a manner that may jeopardize the safety of the public or diminish the image of the profession

It is mandatory that all paramedics become familiar with these standards and their requirements. Thank for your support in maintaining the paramedic profession of our province.

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