Posted 5 days ago
Advanced Care Paramedic
@ Calian Group Ltd.
Red Deer, Alberta
Overview
Calian Group Ltd. is hiring full-time Advanced Care Paramedics to connect people arrested or detained in Red Deer with the Alberta Health Services Virtual Opioid Dependency Program. The work includes attending cellblocks, administering medication including IV medicine, responding to opioid and addiction calls, proactive community referrals, and follow-up case management. Requires Alberta College of Paramedics licence, ACLS and an enhanced security clearance.
Responsibilities:
- Attend cellblocks to refer people to the VODP
- Administer medication, including IV medicine, as directed by the VODP team
- Assist police and paramedic calls involving opioids or addiction
- Patrol the community and make proactive referrals
- Follow up with VODP clients on programming and case management
Requirements summary:
- Alberta College of Paramedics licence in good standing
- Valid ACLS certification
- Experience with mental health and addictions
- Enhanced security clearance
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-02
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-02
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Job details
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Client sites, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | ACLS |
| Security clearance | Enhanced reliability |
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Calian Group Ltd.
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Calian helps the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives.
Full company description
We help the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives. Every day, our employees live our values of customer-centricity, integrity, innovation, respect, and teamwork to engineer reliable solutions that solve complex problems. That’s Confidence. Engineered. A stable and growing company for 40 years, we are headquartered in Ottawa with offices and projects spanning North American and international markets. Visit calian.com to learn about the diverse products, services and solutions we offer to healthcare, communications, learning and security sectors. In 2019, the company announced a four-segment structure: Advanced Technologies, Health, Learning and Information Technology and Cyber Solutions to better represent our diverse set of solutions. Calian has a long-standing history of financial stability – a feat that has been enabled by our corporate culture and overall commitment to exceeding customers’ expectations. Calian’s continued growth has been both organic and through acquisition. Calian was formed in Ottawa, Canada on September 27, 1982. The company went public in 1993 and became Calian Group Ltd. on April 1, 2016. The company stock is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CGY.
- LinkedIn followers
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- People associated on LinkedIn
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- Reported office locations
- 770 Palladium Dr, Ottawa, Ontario K2V, CA
- 18 Innovation Blvd, P.O. Box 1464, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3P7, CA
- 2 Robert Speck Pkwy, 620, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z, CA
- 683 Innovation Drive, Suite 201, #11, Kingston, Ontario K7K 7E6, CA
- 33 Alderney Drive, Suite 120, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N4, CA
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- 360 Albert St, 1700, Ottawa, Ontario K1R7X7, CA
- 2321 Fairview Street, 100, Burlington, Ontario L7R2E3, CA
- Other recorded names
- Calian Advanced Technologies
- Calian Group
- Specialties
- Health Services
- Training Services
- Information Technology
- Systems Engineering
- Engineering Services
- and Satellite Communications
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We help the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives. Every day, our employees live our values of customer-centricity, integrity, innovation, respect, and teamwork to engineer reliable solutions that solve complex problems. That’s Confidence. Engineered. A stable and growing company for 40 years, we are headquartered in Ottawa with offices and projects spanning North American and…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Strategic Management Services |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1982 |
| Specialties | Health ServicesTraining ServicesInformation TechnologySystems EngineeringEngineering Servicesand Satellite Communications |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 213 |
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Position Overview
Calian is seeking experienced and skilled Advanced Care Paramedics (ACPs) to facilitate access to the Alberta Health Services Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP) by individuals who have been arrested or detained in Red Deer.
Responsibilities
•Attend Cellblocks to assist with referrals to the VODP
•Administer medicine as directed by the VODP team including Intravenous medicine
•Assist with calls for police and or paramedic service where opioids/addiction are involved.
•Patrol and interact with community members to pro-actively make referrals to the VODP.
•Make follow-up contact with VODP clients to assist with programming and case management
•Provide bi-monthly metrics reports.
Qualifications
•Licensed and in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics
•Valid ACLS certification
•Experience dealing with mental health and addictions
Additional Requirements
- Must successfully pass an enhanced security clearance
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