Original job description
Your Opportunity:
This position is eligible for RCIF funding and may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $13,000 over 12 months. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.
Description:
As an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP), you will assess emergency scenes and patients and may transport ill or injured individuals from emergency scenes and between facilities. This includes operating ambulances or other modes of transportation. You will provide patient care by administering medications, using advanced life support (ALS) airway adjuncts, and delivering electrical therapy. You may also lead the ALS team in providing clinical care during patient transport or at emergency scenes. You will support the readiness of vehicles by ensuring ambulances and other transport units, including non-emergent transport (NET) vehicles, are properly stocked, maintained, and equipped in accordance with established standards. The working environment for an ACP is demanding and includes exposure to heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, moving traffic, and industrial and agricultural equipment. You will be required to travel in all weather conditions and to remote locations (e.g., backcountry), with exposure to hazardous and graphic scenes and direct exposure to bodily fluids. This role is also physically demanding. You must be able to endure frequent lifting and carrying of up to 105 lbs while transporting and transferring patients, supplies, and equipment. You must be able to endure frequent simultaneous kneeling and trunk flexion for extended periods. Additionally, you must stand and sit for extended periods, as well as bend, twist, side-carry up to 20 lbs in each hand, and assume awkward positions.
Transition Company: Emergency Health Services Classification: Advanced Care Paramedic (2190) Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Wainwright Primary Location: Wainwright EMS Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 16-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 26-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 01-JUL-2027 Hours per Shift: 9.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 8 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $40.29 Maximum Salary: $53.06 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Required Qualifications:
Non-restricted registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACoP) as an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) CPR certification. Must hold a valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence, or equivalent, and provide a five (5)-year driver abstract, current within six (6) months and with no more than six (6) demerits, prior to commencing work. Proof of successful completion of the Functional Abilities Recruitment Evaluation (F.A.R.E.) test, verified by a certificate provided by Lifemark, is required for applicants who do not already hold a clinical position (VESST, Clinical Educator, EMR, PCP, ACP, or Community Paramedic).The F.A.R.E. test must be completed no more than six (6) months prior to the date of the job offer. For more information about the F.A.R.E. test and to book an evaluation, visit www.lifemark.ca/alberta-health-services. Candidates must be qualified to perform full operational duties as of the start date.
Additional Required Qualifications:
As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference is given to those with previous EMS experience in a metro, suburban, rural, or interfacility environment and in other areas of Health Care and Public Safety. Completion of additional post-secondary programs is considered an asset. Applicants must provide proof of program completion for any post-secondary education or training at the time of application for it to be considered during the selection process.
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Responsibilities
Assess emergency scenes and patients, provide advanced life support including medication administration, airway adjuncts, and electrical therapy, and transport patients when required. Lead clinical care during responses and transport, and ensure ambulances and other transport vehicles are stocked, maintained, and equipped to required standards.
Requirements
Applicants must hold current, unrestricted Alberta College of Paramedics registration as an Advanced Care Paramedic, current BCLS CPR certification, and a valid Class 4 Alberta driver's licence or equivalent with an acceptable five-year driver abstract. Applicants without an existing clinical position must also provide a recent F.A.R.E. certificate, and candidates must be able to perform full operational duties from the start date.
Skills
- Emergency Scene Assessment
- Patient Assessment
- Advanced Life Support
- Medication Administration
- Airway Management
- Electrical Therapy
- Patient Transport
- Ambulance Operation
- Clinical Team Leadership
- Vehicle Readiness
- Patient Lifting and Transfer
- Emergency Response
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Transportation
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Advanced Care Paramedic
- Alberta College of Paramedics
- BCLS CPR
- Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence
- Five-Year Driver Abstract
- F.A.R.E. Test
- Emergency Medical Services
- Emergency Scene Assessment
- Patient Assessment
- Advanced Life Support
- Airway Adjuncts
- Medication Administration
- Electrical Therapy
- Patient Transport
- Ambulance Operations
- Non-Emergent Transport
- Clinical Team Leadership
- Vehicle Readiness
- Patient Lifting and Transfer
- Hazardous Scene Response
