Primary Care Paramedic
- NL, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
| Zone: Central Zone Location: TRITON-AB - Triton Ambulance Base Primary Care Paramedic Central Zone - CZ-Road Ambulance-SPR Permanent Full-time NAPE HS 41994POS |
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| Hours | 75 (12 hours, Shift Work; Days, Evenings, Nights, On-Call, Weekends) |
| Salary | CGHSA29 (CAD32.71 - CAD37.40 per hour) |
| Competition Number | VAC0018716 |
| Posted Date | 2025-11-24 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Job Summary: The Primary Care Paramedic works as an integral part of the paramedicine program. The successful candidate will work within their scope of practice, including responding to emergency and routine calls, providing skilled basic and advanced emergency care or assistance to persons suffering from a variety of injuries or illnesses. The successful applicant is responsible for maintaining professional and organizational standards of practice. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements. The successful applicant will report directly to the Manager of District Operations of Paramedicine. Duties/Job Demands: The Primary Care Paramedic works as an active member of the health care team providing pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries while maintaining a high standard of care to the patients. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through observation, examination of records and reports, and the presence or absence of valid complaints. The Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) functions as part of an interdisciplinary team within healthcare facility units and ensures client and staff safety, and other related duties as required. Job Demands: By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to): • Regularly lifts and moves patients and equipment (between 25-50 lbs.) and involved in heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of stretchers (100 lbs.) and patients; • Constantly stands, bends, stretches, kneels or pushes and pulls; sometimes in small and cramped spaces. • Constantly requires visual concentration or alertness to drive ambulances, complete site and patient assessments and to administer medications. Regularly there are time pressures in the pre-hospital emergency setting. • Regularly there is lack of control over work pace occurs due to the unpredictable situations during a medical emergency, or unpredictable call volume. Qualifications: • Graduation from High School or equivalent; • Graduation from an approved Primary Care Paramedic program accredited by the Canadian Medical Association; • Current registration with the NL Paramedicine Regulation as a PCP; • Current medical certification with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director • Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver's License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; • Current certification in Basic Life Support; • Effective oral and written communication skills; • Critical and sound decision making skills; • Successful completion of the Physical Capability testing certificate (within the last 3 months) and continued responsibility to meet the minimum standards of physical capability as outlined in provincial policy; • For standby, must be able to report to work within the required timeframe of 10 minutes or be willing to stay at the base. • A satisfactory record of work performance is required; • A satisfactory Driver’s Abstract from Motor Vehicle Registration is required; |
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Primary Care Paramedic will respond to emergency and routine calls and assess and treat patients with acute illnesses or injuries. The role also drives ambulances, works within a healthcare team, and keeps patients and staff safe.
Requirements
Candidates need graduation from an accredited Primary Care Paramedic program, current NL Paramedicine registration and medical certification, a valid Class 4 licence and Basic Life Support certification. Strong communication, sound decision making and passing physical capability testing are also required.
Skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- pre-hospital emergency care
- patient assessment
- medication administration
- ambulance driving
- stretcher handling
- patient safety
- clinical decision making
- oral communication
- written communication
- teamwork
- documentation
- physical capability
Categories
- Healthcare
- Security & Safety
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Primary Care Paramedic
- paramedic
- emergency medical services
- EMS
- pre-hospital care
- ambulance
- patient assessment
- emergency response
- BLS
- basic life support
- Class 4 licence
- paramedicine
- NL Paramedicine Regulation
- shift work
- healthcare
- Central Zone
Licences and certifications
- Medical certification
- Class 4 Driver's License
- Basic Life Support
- Physical Capability testing certificate
Tools
- ambulance
- stretcher
- medical equipment
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Primary Care Paramedicine