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Advanced Care Paramedic

@ Alberta Health Services

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Wainwright, Alberta

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Overview

Alberta Health Services is hiring an Advanced Care Paramedic for a temporary full-time role in Wainwright, on days and evenings in a two-week rotation. The work covers emergency scene assessment, patient transport by ambulance, advanced life support care, and vehicle readiness, in demanding outdoor and remote conditions. The position pays $40.29 to $53.06 per hour and is eligible for RCIF recruitment incentives of up to $13,000.

Responsibilities:

Évaluer les scènes d'urgence et l'état des patients
Transporter les patients en ambulance vers les établissements
Administrer des médicaments et des soins avancés de réanimation
Diriger l'équipe ALS lors du transport ou sur les lieux
Assurer l'état de préparation des véhicules et de l'équipement

Requirements summary:

Inscription non restreinte comme ACP auprès de l'ACoP
Certification BCLS CPR à jour
Permis de classe 4 valide et relevé de conduite de cinq ans
Réussite du test F.A.R.E. pour les candidats sans poste clinique
Capacité d'exercer toutes les fonctions opérationnelles dès le début

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ambulance advanced life support airway adjuncts electrical therapy equipment

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First seen by our source: 2026-11-06
Source record updated: 2026-11-07

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Job details

Department	Allied health
Hours per week	38.5
Schedule	day, evening
Travel	air: none · ground: moderate
Work setting	Vehicle, Client sites, Outdoors
Position	Sitting and standing
Physical demands	physical high · lift 105 lb · computer low
Licences & certifications	Advanced Care Paramedic registration (ACoP), BCLS CPR, Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence, F.A.R.E. test
Driver’s licence	required
Perks mentioned	Performance bonus

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Healthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together.

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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is proud to be part of Canada’s first and largest provincewide, integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.5 million people living in Alberta, as well as occasionally to some residents of other provinces and territories Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world. Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.

LinkedIn followers: 221,476
People associated on LinkedIn: 46,271
Reported office locations: 10030 – 107 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3E4, CA
1620 29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4L7, CA
Other recorded names: Alberta Health Services
Specialties: Health Support and Services
Profile identifies a recruitment agency: No

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Field	Value
Industry	Hospitals and Health Care
Company size	10,001+ employees
Headquarters	Edmonton, Alberta
Organization type	Nonprofit
Year founded	2008
Specialties	Health Support and Services
Open jobs on Jobsy	2,234
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This position is eligible for RCIF funding and may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $13,000 over 12 months. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.

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As an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP), you will assess emergency scenes and patients and may transport ill or injured individuals from emergency scenes and between facilities. This includes operating ambulances or other modes of transportation. You will provide patient care by administering medications, using advanced life support (ALS) airway adjuncts, and delivering electrical therapy. You may also lead the ALS team in providing clinical care during patient transport or at emergency scenes. You will support the readiness of vehicles by ensuring ambulances and other transport units, including non-emergent transport (NET) vehicles, are properly stocked, maintained, and equipped in accordance with established standards. The working environment for an ACP is demanding and includes exposure to heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, moving traffic, and industrial and agricultural equipment. You will be required to travel in all weather conditions and to remote locations (e.g., backcountry), with exposure to hazardous and graphic scenes and direct exposure to bodily fluids. This role is also physically demanding. You must be able to endure frequent lifting and carrying of up to 105 lbs while transporting and transferring patients, supplies, and equipment. You must be able to endure frequent simultaneous kneeling and trunk flexion for extended periods. Additionally, you must stand and sit for extended periods, as well as bend, twist, side-carry up to 20 lbs in each hand, and assume awkward positions.

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Non-restricted registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACoP) as an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) CPR certification. Must hold a valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence, or equivalent, and provide a five (5)-year driver abstract, current within six (6) months and with no more than six (6) demerits, prior to commencing work. Proof of successful completion of the Functional Abilities Recruitment Evaluation (F.A.R.E.) test, verified by a certificate provided by Lifemark, is required for applicants who do not already hold a clinical position (VESST, Clinical Educator, EMR, PCP, ACP, or Community Paramedic).The F.A.R.E. test must be completed no more than six (6) months prior to the date of the job offer. For more information about the F.A.R.E. test and to book an evaluation, visit www.lifemark.ca/alberta-health-services. Candidates must be qualified to perform full operational duties as of the start date.

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As Required.

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Preference is given to those with previous EMS experience in a metro, suburban, rural, or interfacility environment and in other areas of Health Care and Public Safety. Completion of additional post-secondary programs is considered an asset. Applicants must provide proof of program completion for any post-secondary education or training at the time of application for it to be considered during the selection process.