Posted 18 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 its Paramedicine Program at Dildo Base in the Eastern Rural Zone. The role provides independent advanced pre-hospital care, emergency and routine calls, and community and palliative care with other health teams. The posting states shift work across days, evenings and nights, 75 hours bi-weekly, and pay at CG-37 ($39.14 to $46.27 per hour) with sign-on incentives.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to emergency and routine calls
- Conduct physical examinations and assessments
- Initiate advanced pre-hospital interventions
- Provide community and palliative care
- Educate patients, families and health professionals
Requirements summary:
- Accredited Advanced Care Paramedic program
- Current NLPR registration and OPMD ACP certification
- Valid Class 4 driver's licence
- Minimum two years ACP experience preferred
- Pallium LEAP palliative care training upon hire
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2025-05-28
- 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, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Client sites, Home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 100 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | ACP certification, NLPR registration, Pallium LEAP |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Perks mentioned | Relocation assistance, Signing bonus, Performance bonus |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. John's |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 983 |
| Zone: Eastern Rural Zone Location: Dildo Base Advanced Care Paramedic (Community Care Paramedic) Paramedicine Program Permanent Full-time 24221POS |
|---|
| Hours | 75 bi-weekly (12 hours; Shift Work; Days, Evenings, Nights) |
| Salary | CG-37 (CAD39.14 - CAD46.27 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 | VAC0012024 |
| Posted Date | 2025-05-29 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Job Summary The Community Advanced Care Paramedic performs independent advanced medical care and intervention to patients at pre-hospital scene settings. This includes responding to emergencies and routine calls; conducting physical examinations; performing comprehensive assessments and tests; interpreting a variety of tests and procedures; initiating a variety of advanced interventions; and performing other related duties as required. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through observation, examination of records and reports and the presence or absence of valid complaints. Advanced Community Care Paramedics report directly to the Manager of Community Paramedicine. The Community Advanced Care Paramedic in this role also preforms community and palliative care and participates in other care initiatives as required. The duties and responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to: collaboration with other health care teams in the community setting including physician and nursing groups; education s of patients, families, and health care professionals on the scope of the Community Paramedicine Program; and collection of patient and key stakeholder feedback to support evolvement of the program. 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 moves, lifts, or carries patients or equipment ranging from 10 to 50 pounds and occasionally in excess of 100 lbs. in challenging environments and which is not always conducive to proper ergonomics. Position is rated heavy to very heavy. Constantly bending, stretching, kneeling or pushing/pulling of stretchers (which require up to 35 lbs. of push/pull force or greater per employee as the terrain and weather conditions; sometimes in small and cramped spaces. The Community Paramedic may be reassigned/required to fill the role as a field paramedic on an ambulance as deemed necessary. Visual concentration or alertness is required and there is frequent time pressures in the pre-hospital emergency setting. Willingness to complete additional training/education in community/palliative care as required. Lack of control over work pace occurs due to unpredictable situations and/or call volume. Job Qualifications Completion of an Accredited Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) Program from Canadian Medical Association is required. Current registration with the Newfoundland and Labrador Paramedic Registrar (NLPR) and current certification from the Office of the Provincial Medical Director (OPMD) as an ACP at the time of commencing employment. Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver's License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Experience as an ACP is required. A minimum two years is preferred. Experience in community paramedicine/palliative care would be an asset. Completion of Palliative Care training Pallium LEAP Paramedic course is required upon hire. Pre-employment Physical Capabilities test and medical is required. A satisfactory record of work performance is required. Ability to travel when required within the Eastern Zone. |
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