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The Primary Care Paramedic assesses emergency scenes and patients while providing clinical care and safe transport between facilities. They are also responsible for maintaining ambulance equipment and leading the basic life support crew during operations.

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Your Opportunity: Emergency Health Services - Alberta (EHS) offers a career that supports your lifestyle while providing meaningful opportunities for professional growth and development. By joining EHS, you become part of a high-performing and supportive team committed to exceptional patient care. In addition to competitive compensation and flexible benefits, a Remote Retention Allowance is currently in place, to a maximum of $3,000 annually. This non-pensionable allowance is paid on an hourly basis for all hours worked at the basic rate of pay. Location: High Prairie is located approximately 200 km east of Grande Prairie and 370 km northwest of Edmonton. As a service centre for surrounding communities, it offers a balance of amenities, lakeside recreation, and a welcoming atmosphere. To ensure your qualifications are fully recognized during the screening process, please submit a chronological resume and cover letter in PDF format, along with copies of any job-related credentials. Candidate information may be shared with EHS Operations hiring teams within the province for recruitment purposes only. Description: As a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP), you will assess emergency scenes and patients and may transport ill or injured patients from emergency scenes and between facilities. This includes operating ambulances or other modes of transportation. You may treat patients by administering minor medications, using basic life support (BLS) airway adjuncts, and providing semi-automated defibrillation. You may also lead the BLS crew in delivering clinical care during patient transport or at emergency scenes. You will assist in ensuring that ambulances or other transport vehicles, including non-emergent transport (NET) units, are properly stocked and equipped in accordance with established standards. The working environment for a PCP 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. The PCP role is 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 also 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. Transition Company: Emergency Health Services Classification: Primary Care Paramedic (2190) Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Emergency Health Services Primary Location: High Prairie Health Complex Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.50 Posting End Date: 24-SEP-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 04-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 30-JUN-2027 Hours per Shift: 12 Length of Shift in weeks: 8 Shifts per cycle: 14 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $33.67 Maximum Salary: $42.51 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided Required Qualifications: Non-restricted registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACOP) as a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP). 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 the Lifemark organization, is required for applicants who do not already hold a clinical position within EHS (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. Contact Lifemark at www.lifemark.ca/alberta-health-services for more information about the F.A.R.E. test and how to book your evaluation. Candidates must be qualified to perform full operational duties as of the start date. Additional Required Qualifications: As Required. Preferred Qualifications: 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 should provide any post-secondary education or training at the time of application for it to be considered during the selection process.

Ce que vous ferez

The Primary Care Paramedic assesses emergency scenes and patients while providing clinical care and safe transport between facilities. They are also responsible for maintaining ambulance equipment and leading the basic life support crew during operations.

Exigences

Candidates must hold non-restricted registration with the Alberta College of Paramedics and a valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence. Additionally, applicants must possess current BCLS CPR certification and successfully complete the Functional Abilities Recruitment Evaluation (F.A.R.E.) test.

Avantages

• Competitive compensation • Flexible benefits • Remote retention allowance

Compétences indiquées

• Soins cliniques · Souhaitée
• Physical stamina · Souhaitée
• Critical Thinking · Souhaitée

Autres compétences pertinentes

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Patient assessment
• Emergency scene management
• Basic life support
• Defibrillation
• Ambulance operation
• Clinical care
• Patient transport
• Medical equipment maintenance
• Critical thinking
• Physical stamina

Domaines d’emploi

• Healthcare
• Security & Safety
• Transportation
• Government & Public Sector