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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 on a call-in basis in the Labrador Grenfell Zone. The role drives and attends ambulances, responds to emergency and routine calls, and assists paramedicine staff with patient care and lifting. Pay is CGHSA29 CAD 32.71 to 37.40 per hour plus a Labrador allowance, with variable 12-hour shifts including standby and on-call.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive and operate ambulances to transport patients
  • Respond to emergency and routine calls
  • Provide basic and advanced emergency care within scope of practice
  • Assist paramedicine staff with patient care and lifting

Requirements summary:

  • Emergency Medical Responder course and NLPR registration
  • OPMD certification number
  • BLS certification
  • Valid NL class 04 driver's licence
  • Vulnerable sector check and satisfactory conduct certificate

Tools & skills

ambulancestretcher
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Source type not verified · nlhs

Employer posting date
2025-05-12
First seen by our source
2026-11-05
Source record updated
2026-11-05

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentAllied health
Scheduleday, evening, weekends, overnight
Travelair: none · ground: minimal
Work settingVehicle, Client sites, Hospital or clinic
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical high · lift 100 lb · computer low
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsEmergency Medical Responder (EMR), NLPR registration, OPMD certification, BLS
Driver’s licencerequired
Background checksvulnerable sector, driving record
Perks mentionedHome office allowance

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Job description
Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone
Location: LWHC - Labrador City - Labrador West Health Cen

Primary Care Paramedic
Labrador Grenfell Zone - LWC ROAD AMB BOARD OPERA
Temp Call-In
HoursVariable Hours; Variable Shifts (Shift Work, 12 hours; Days, Evenings, Nights, Standby, Weekends, On-Call)
SalaryCGHSA29 (CAD32.71 - CAD37.40 per hour) plus applicable Labrador Allowance
Competition NumberVAC0011292
Posted Date2025-05-13
Closing DateOpen until filled.
Demands, duties, qualifications

Reporting to the District Operations Manager, the Ambulance Operator/Attendant will be responsible for skilled work in the operation of ambulances in transporting patients while exercising care and skill in driving. The successful incumbent will provide assistance to the paramedicine staff in patient care, such as proper lifting of patients and other related duties as required.

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.

Job Summary:

The Ambulance Operator/Attendant 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.

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:

  • Successful completion of an Emergency Medical Responder course (10-day course);
  • Current Registration as an EMR with NLPR;
  • Current certification number with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director (OPMD);
  • A valid Newfoundland and Labrador issued class 04 driver's license.
  • An acceptable Driver's Abstract from Motor Vehicle Registration.
  • BLS certification;
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively;
  • Successful candidate will be required to report to work within the required timeframe of 10 minutes of the facility or be willing to stay at the base when required for standby;
  • A satisfactory record of work performance is required for this position;
  • A satisfactory certificate of conduct and vulnerable sector check;
  • Other related duties as required;

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