Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a full-time Primary Care Paramedic at Boyds Cove Ambulance Base in the Central Zone. The role responds to emergency and routine calls, providing basic and advanced pre-hospital care to patients with acute illnesses or injuries. Work is on 12-hour shifts across days, evenings, nights, on-call and weekends, at $32.71 to $37.40 per hour, with sign-on incentives that may apply.
Pay:
$32.71–$37.40 an hour
Responsibilities:
Respond to emergency and routine calls
Provide basic and advanced pre-hospital care
Drive ambulances and administer medications
Complete site and patient assessments
Promote safety and person-centred care
Requirements summary:
PCP or EMR graduation and NL Paramedicine registration
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Job details
Seniority
Entry level
Department
Allied health
Hours per week
40 (estimated)
Schedule
day, evening, weekends, overnight
Travel
air: none · ground: minimal
Work setting
Vehicle, Client sites, Hospital or clinic
Position
Sitting and standing
Physical demands
physical high · lift 100 lb · computer low
Languages
English
Licences & certifications
Primary Care Paramedic, Emergency Medical Responder, NL Paramedicine Regulation registration, Basic Life Support, Physical Capability certificate, Medical authorization with OPMD
Primary Care Paramedic – CGHSA29 of the NAPE HS salary scale $32.71 to $37.40 per hour
The following Sign on Incentives MAY be applicable to the PCP; they can be combined and require a Return in Service commitment: 1. Signing bonus up to $14,000 2. Come Home incentive up to $50,000 3. Student bursary up to $10,000 4. Relocation support
For more information on bursaries/incentives please visit www.workinhealthnl.ca/incentives or email [email protected].
Subject to Government of Newfoundland and Labrador approval annually.
Competition Number
VAC0025048
Posted Date
2026-05-21
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, or Emergency Medical Responder course (10-day course) accredited by the Canadian Medical Association;
Current registration with the NL Paramedicine Regulation as a PCP or EMR;
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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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services needs candidates with a Primary Care Paramedic or Emergency Medical Responder credential, current NL Paramedicine Regulation registration, a Class 4 licence and Basic Life Support certification. Strong communication and sound decision-making under time pressure are required, along with a passed physical capability test.
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Ambulance equipment, Meditech, ECG monitor, Glucometer, IV equipment