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Primary Care Paramedic Graduates - General Posting

@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

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Newfoundland and Labrador

$32.71–$37.40/hr

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Overview

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring Primary Care Paramedic graduates for permanent and temporary, full-time and part-time roles across acute care, long term care and mental health sites. The work involves driving ambulances, responding to emergency and routine calls, and giving basic and advanced emergency care while assessing and stabilizing patients. Pay is CG-29 at $32.71 to $37.40 per hour, with hours based on department needs and incentives that vary by zone.

Pay:

$32.71–$37.40 an hour

Responsibilities:

Operate an ambulance and respond to emergency and routine calls
Provide basic and advanced emergency care to patients
Assess, stabilize and report on illness or injury severity
Administer medications during patient care
Lift and move patients and equipment

Requirements summary:

Completion of Primary Care Paramedic program
Registration with Provincial Medical Oversight Program
Valid Class 4 driver's licence
Experience in emergency care
Current CPR certification

Tools & skills

ambulance stretcher medical equipment

Source and dates

Source type not verified · nlhs

Employer posting date: 2024-12-19
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	Entry level
Department	Allied health
Travel	air: none · ground: moderate
Work setting	Vehicle, Client sites, Hospital or clinic
Position	Sitting and standing
Physical demands	physical high · lift 100 lb · computer low
Licences & certifications	Provincial Medical Oversight Program registration, CPR
Driver’s licence	required
Background checks	driving record
Education	High school (required)
Fields of study	Primary Care Paramedic
Perks mentioned	Signing bonus, Performance bonus

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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

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Field	Value
Headquarters	St. John's
Open jobs on Jobsy	983

Job description

Zone: All Zones Location: Sites Throughout NL Health Services Primary Care Paramedic Graduates - General Posting (Revised) General Vacancies Various Positions including Acute Care, Long Term Care and Mental Health Permanent, Temporary, Full-Time and Part-Time positions available

Hours	Based on the needs of the department
Salary	CG-29 ($32.71 to $37.40 per hour) which includes a negotiated wage adjustment
Competition Number	VAC0004757
Posted Date	2024-12-20
Closing Date	Open until filled.
Demands, duties, qualifications	Job Summary The work of a Primary Care Paramedic involves operating an ambulance in responding to emergencies and routine calls and providing skilled basic and advanced emergency care to persons suffering from a variety of illnesses and injuries. The Primary Care Paramedic is required to assess, stabilize and report on the nature and severity of the illness or injury. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through observation, examination of records/reports and the presence or absence of valid complaints. Reports 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 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. Job Qualifications Graduation from high school or equivalent. Completion of Primary Care Paramedic Program. Registration with the Provincial Medical Oversight Program. Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver's License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Experience in Emergency Care is required. A satisfactory record of work performance is required. A satisfactory code of conduct, a driver's abstract, original education documents, proof of registration and current CPR are conditions of employment. The applicant must also participate in a pre-placement capabilities test. Potential Incentives, depending on Zone: Signing Bonus - $5,000 - $20,000 Heath Professional Student Bursary - $5,000 - $10,000 Come Home Incentive Rural Student Loan Forgiveness Program - https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid/grants-loans/repay/assistance/doctors-nurses/eligibility.html Labrador Benefit Agreement - https://www.gov.nl.ca/exec/tbs/files/working-with-us-collective-agreements-labrador-benefits-agreement.pdf To become a part of our team: please submit an up-to-date resume/cover letter, clearly demonstrating how you meet the required qualifications. Include your current mailing address, day-time contact number, e-mail address, competition and employee number if applicable. These positions are for all NL Health Services, can you please clearly identify on your resume, what zone/s you wish to apply too.