Primary Care Paramedic
- NL, Canada
$32.71 to $37.4 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $32.71 to $37.4 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
| Zone: Central Zone Location: PTLEAM-AB - Point Leamington Ambulance Base, Point Leamington Primary Care Paramedic (revised) Central Zone - CZ-Road Ambulance-GFW Permanent Full-time 45320POS |
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| Hours | 75 (12 hours, Shift Work; Days, Evenings, On-Call, Weekends, Nights, Standby) |
| Salary |
Primary Care Paramedic – CGHSA-29 of the NAPE HS salary scale $32.71 to $37.40 per hour which includes a negotiated wage adjustment The following Sign on Incentives may be applicable, can be combined and require a Return in Service commitment: |
| Competition Number | VAC0013437 |
| Posted Date | 2025-06-30 |
| 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 assess and treat people with acute illnesses or injuries before they reach hospital. The role includes driving the ambulance, lifting and moving patients and stretchers, and working as part of an interdisciplinary health care team.
Requirements
Candidates need a Primary Care Paramedic diploma from an accredited program, current NL paramedicine registration and provincial medical certification, a Class 4 licence, and current Basic Life Support certification. Strong communication, sound decision making and passing the physical capability test within the last three months are also required.
Skills
- Pre-hospital patient assessment
- Emergency medical care
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced emergency care
- Medication administration
- Ambulance driving
- Stretcher and patient handling
- Patient safety
- Clinical decision making
- Oral and written communication
- Documentation
- Team collaboration
- Interdisciplinary care
- Time-sensitive emergency response
- Person- and family-centered care
Benefits
- Signing bonus
- Come Home incentive
- Student bursary
- Relocation support
Categories
- Healthcare
- Government & Public Sector
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Primary Care Paramedic
- Paramedic
- Emergency medical services
- EMS
- Pre-hospital care
- Ambulance
- Emergency response
- Patient care
- Basic Life Support
- BLS
- Physical capability test
- Class 4 licence
- Shift work
- On-call
- Healthcare
Perks
- Relocation support
- Signing bonus
- Performance bonus
Licences and certifications
- Provincial medical certification
- Basic Life Support
- Physical capability test certificate
Tools
- Ambulance
- Stretcher
- Medical equipment
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Primary Care Paramedicine