ACPP Position Description - Comparison table

Domain

Community Paramedic

Paramedic Practitioner

Registration and AIPP Membership

Is an AHPRA/PCNZ registered and experienced paramedic and General Member of AIPP.

Is an AHPRA/PCNZ registered an experienced paramedic and Fellow of AIPP.

Education

Has a postgraduate qualification (AQF-8/NZQF8) (or equivalent) in primary healthcare, from an AIPP supported Course.

Has a postgraduate qualification (AQF-9/NZQF9) (or equivalent) in primary healthcare, from an AIPP supported course.

Domain of care

Provides healthcare that is preventive, proactive and/or reactive.

Provides healthcare that is preventive, proactive and/or reactive.

Practice location

Practices in a variety of clinical settings. Including, but not limited to, home based care, aged care facilities, community clinics, Hospitals, GP surgeries, remote and isolated environments, and ambulance services.

Practices in a variety of clinical settings. Including, but not limited to, home based care, aged care facilities, community clinics, Hospitals, GP surgeries, remote and isolated environments, and ambulance services.

Patient centred care

Practice’s patient centred care, works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to safely monitor, treat, and refer patients on individualised healthcare plan.

Practice’s patient centred care, works collaboratively, and often leads a multidisciplinary team to safely monitor, treat and refer patients on individualised healthcare plan.

Clinical reasoning

Takes a comprehensive biopsychosocial history, performs advanced examinations and assessments, applies clinical reasoning, assesses risk, and makes evidenced based decisions.

Takes a comprehensive biopsychosocial history, performs advanced examinations and assessments, applies complex clinical reasoning, assesses risk, and makes evidenced based decisions.

Pathology and Imaging

Performs and interprets basic (point of care) pathology tests.

Orders, interprets, and can advise others about pathology and imaging.

Medication

prescription

Administers mediation in accordance with local guidelines. Consults for additions or alterations to medication/prescription regimes.

Administers and/or prescribes medication in accordance with Therapeutic Guidelines and within the scope of a Paramedic Practitioner.

Treatment plans

Can safely provide care for, contribute to and temporarily adjust treatment plans within practice capabilities. Long term alterations to treatment plans require consultation.

Safely applies, modifies, creates, or delegates, treatment plans within practice capabilities. Alterations to treatment plans, outside of practice capabilities, requires consultation.

Scope

Provides emergency and generalist primary healthcare to a broad range of patients. Individual scope is defined by educational qualifications, professional practice capabilities and experience. Scope, grows with continuing professional development and is consistent with local needs.

Provides emergency and generalist primary healthcare to a broad range of patients. Individual scope is defined by educational standards, professional practice capabilities and experiences. Scope, grows with continuing professional development and is consistent with local needs.

Evidence based care

Provides care that is evidenced based and consistent with professional practice capabilities and experience.

Provides care that is evidenced based and consistent with professional practice capabilities and experience.

Collaborate

Supports the wider healthcare system by collaborating with more qualified and experienced clinicians and practices within multidisciplinary teams.

Supports the wider healthcare system by collaborating with more qualified and experienced clinicians and works within, and often leads, multidisciplinary teams.

Reflective

Participates in reflective practice, continual professional development, and quality improvement systems.

Participates in reflective practice, continual professional development, and quality improvement systems.