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 at Carbonear General Hospital. The role provides independent advanced pre-hospital care, operates ambulances on emergency and routine calls, and works days, nights and weekends on a 75 bi-weekly schedule at CG-37 ($39.14 to $46.27 per hour) with sign-on incentives.
Pay:
$39.14–$46.27 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Provide independent advanced medical care and interventions at pre-hospital scenes
- Operate ambulances responding to emergency and routine calls
- Conduct physical examinations and comprehensive assessments
- Interpret tests and procedures and initiate advanced interventions
Requirements summary:
- Completion of an accredited Advanced Care Paramedic program
- Current ACP registration with Provincial Medical Oversight Program
- Valid Class 4 driver's licence
- Minimum two years ACP experience preferred
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2025-05-05
- 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: minimal |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 100 lb · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Advanced Care Paramedic registration |
| 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: Carbonear General Hospital Advanced Care Paramedic Paramedicine - Ground Transport Permanent Full-time 06513POS |
|---|
| Hours | 75 bi-weekly (12 hours; Days, Nights, Weekends) |
| Salary | CG-37 ($39.14 - $46.27 per hour) which includes a negotiated wage adjustment The following Sign on Incentives may be applicable and can be combined: |
| Competition Number | VAC0008690 |
| Posted Date | 2025-05-06 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Job SummaryThe Advanced Care Paramedic performs independent advanced medical care and intervention to patients at pre-hospital scene settings. This includes operating ambulances in 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 Care Paramedics report directly to the Operations Supervisors. Job DemandsBy 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. Visual concentration or alertness is required and there is frequent time pressures in the pre-hospital emergency setting. Lack of control over work pace occurs due to unpredictable situations and/or call volume. Job QualificationsCompletion of an Accredited Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) Program from Canadian Medical Association is required. Current registration with the Provincial Medical Oversight Program 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. Pre-employment Physical Capabilities test and medical is required. A satisfactory record of work performance is required. |
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