Posted 12 months ago
Advanced Care Paramedic
@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador
Overview
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a full-time Advanced Care Paramedic for the Central Zone, based at the Central NL Regional Health Centre in Grand Falls-Windsor. The role supports the Virtual ER model in rural facilities, delivering advanced pre-hospital and facility-based care, with regional travel. Shifts are rotating 12- and 8-hour shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends and on-call, at 75 hours per two weeks, paid $39.14 to $46.27 per hour.
Responsibilities:
- Provide advanced emergency and medical care at scenes, during transport and in facilities
- Support the Virtual ER model across rural Central Zone facilities
- Participate in Code Blue and Code White response teams
- Work with nursing staff and physicians in the Emergency Department
- Lead, mentor and precept paramedic students
Requirements summary:
- Graduation from an accredited Advanced Care Paramedic program
- Current BLS and OPMD certification
- Valid Class IV licence and clean driver abstract
- Current NLPR ACP registration
- Satisfactory RCMP or police certificate of conduct
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2025-11-11
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Vehicle, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Advanced Care Paramedic registration (NLPR), BLS, OPMD, Physical capability testing certificate |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record, driving record |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Advanced Care Paramedicine |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. John's |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,001 |
| Zone: Central Zone Location: Central NL Regional Health Centre, Grand Falls-Windsor Advanced Care Paramedic Central Zone - CNF Emerg VIR Par Permanent Full-time NAPE HS 44903POS |
|---|
| Hours | 75 (12 hours, Rotating, Other Shift, Shift Work, 8 hours; Days, Evenings, Nights, On-Call, Standby, Weekends) |
| Salary | CGHSA37 (CAD39.14 - CAD46.27 per hour) |
| Competition Number | VAC0018372 |
| Posted Date | 2025-11-12 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Definition of work: The Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) performs professional work in the provision of emergency and medical care to clients in a variety of settings. This position will play a key role in supporting the Virtual ER model in Central Zone’s rural facilities, working very closely with the Virtual ER team and will travel throughout the region as needed. Work involves performing independent advanced medical care and intervention to clients at pre-hospital scene settings, during transport and within healthcare facilities. The ACP conducts physical examinations; performs comprehensive assessments and tests; interprets a variety of tests and procedures; and initiates a variety of advanced interventions. The successful candidate provides primary client care by surveying the emergency situation and taking any necessary action. The ACP is an integral team member of facility-based response teams including but not limited to the Code Blue Response team and the Code White Response team. The ACP also functions as a leader and a mentor within the paramedicine program, as well as a preceptor for advanced and primary care paramedic students. The Paramedic is an integral member of the Emergency Department team, providing care, based on their scope of practice to patients in the ER, in collaboration with nursing staff and physicians. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centred 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. Required qualifications:
Preferred qualifications:
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