Posted 21 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 based at Whitbourne Base in the Eastern Rural Zone. The role provides independent advanced pre-hospital care, operates ambulances for emergency and routine calls, and performs assessments and advanced interventions. Schedule is 75 hours bi-weekly on rotating days, nights and weekends, with pay of $39.16 to $46.27 per hour and sign-on incentives that may apply.
Pay:
$39.16–$46.27 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Provide independent advanced medical care at pre-hospital scenes
- Operate ambulances for emergency and routine calls
- Perform physical examinations and comprehensive assessments
- Interpret tests and initiate advanced interventions
Requirements summary:
- Accredited ACP program from the Canadian Medical Association
- Current provincial ACP registration at start
- Valid Class 4 driver's licence
- Two years of ACP experience preferred
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2025-01-30
- 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 |
| Experience | 0+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Client sites, Outdoors |
| 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 | 1,001 |
| Zone: Eastern Rural Zone Location: Whitbourne Base Advanced Care Paramedic (Revised) Paramedicine Permanent Full-time 24391POS |
|---|
| Hours | 75 bi-weekly (12 hours, Rotating, Shift Work; Days, Nights, Weekends) |
| Salary | CG-37 ($39.16 to $46.27 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:: 4. Relocation support Subject to Government of Newfoundland and Labrador approval annually. |
| Competition Number | VAC0007030 |
| Posted Date | 2025-01-31 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Job Summary The 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 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. 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 Qualifications Completion 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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