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Primary Care Paramedic

@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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Overview

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a temporary Primary Care Paramedic in the Eastern Zone, based at the Clarenville Base. The role provides pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries, responding to emergency and routine calls as part of the paramedicine program. Pay is CAD 32.71 to 37.40 per hour, with rotating shifts including nights, weekends and on-call or standby.

Responsibilities:

Respond to emergency and routine calls
Provide basic and advanced emergency care
Assess and treat patients with acute illnesses or injuries
Drive ambulances and handle patients and stretchers
Maintain professional and safety standards

Requirements summary:

Graduation from an approved Primary Care Paramedic program
Current NL Paramedicine Regulation registration as a PCP
Valid Class 4 driver's licence
Current Basic Life Support certification
Physical capability testing certificate within the last 3 months
Effective oral and written communication skills

Tools & skills

ambulance stretcher medical equipment

Source and dates

Source type not verified · nlhs

Employer posting date: 2026-08-05
First seen by our source: 2026-11-05
Source record updated: 2026-11-05

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Job details

Department	Allied health
Schedule	day, evening, overnight
Travel	air: none · ground: moderate
Work setting	Vehicle, Client sites
Position	Sitting and standing
Physical demands	physical high · lift 100 lb · computer low
Languages	English
Licences & certifications	PCP registration, Basic Life Support, Physical Capability Testing Certificate, Medical authorization (OPMD)
Driver’s licence	required
Background checks	criminal record, driving record
Education	Trade certificate (required)
Fields of study	Primary Care Paramedicine

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Headquarters	St. John's
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Job description

Zone: Eastern Zone Location: CLAR-AB - Clarenville Base Primary Care Paramedic Eastern Zone - EZR GROUND AMB - BON Temp Call-In NAPE

Hours	(12 hours, 8 hours, Rotating, Shift Work; Days, Nights, Evenings, On-Call, Standby, Weekends)
Salary	CGHSA29 (CAD32.71 - CAD37.40 per hour)
Competition Number	VAC0027565
Posted Date	2026-08-06
Closing Date	Open until filled.
Demands, duties, qualifications	Job Summary: The Primary Care Paramedic works as an integral part of the paramedicine program. The successful candidate will work within their scope of practice, including responding to emergency and routine calls, providing skilled basic and advanced emergency care or assistance to persons suffering from a variety of injuries or illnesses. The successful applicant is responsible for maintaining professional and organizational standards of practice. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered 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. The successful applicant will report directly to the Manager of District Operations of Paramedicine. Duties/Job Demands: The Primary Care Paramedic works as an active member of the health care team providing pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries while maintaining a high standard of care to the patients. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through observation, examination of records and reports, and the presence or absence of valid complaints. The Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) functions as part of an interdisciplinary team within healthcare facility units and ensures client and staff safety, and other related duties as required. 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 lifts and moves patients and equipment (between 25-50 lbs.) and involved in heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of stretchers (100 lbs.) and patients; Constantly stands, bends, stretches, kneels or pushes and pulls; sometimes in small and cramped spaces. Constantly requires visual concentration or alertness to drive ambulances, complete site and patient assessments and to administer medications. Regularly there are time pressures in the pre-hospital emergency setting. Regularly there is lack of control over work pace occurs due to the unpredictable situations during a medical emergency, or unpredictable call volume. Qualifications: Graduation from an approved Primary Care Paramedic program accredited by the Canadian Medical Association; Current registration with the NL Paramedicine Regulation as a PCP; Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver's License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; Medical authorization with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director (OPMD) is required and must be obtained upon successful completion of program orientation; Current certification in Basic Life Support; Effective oral and written communication skills; Critical and sound decision making skills; Successful completion of the Physical Capability testing certificate (within the last 3 months) and continued responsibility to meet the minimum standards of physical capability as outlined in provincial policy; For standby, must be able to report to work within the required timeframe of 10 minutes or be willing to stay at the base. A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position; A satisfactory Driver’s Abstract from Motor Vehicle Registration is required; A satisfactory certificate of conduct from the RCMP or local police authority; Consistent demonstration of NL Health Service's core values; Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence (ICARE)

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