Advanced Care Paramedic

Location: DLPARA - Deer Lake Paramedicine

Advanced Care Paramedic

Western Zone - RCS Gros Morne

Temp Call-In

NAPE HS

Hours : (Shift Work; Days, Evenings, Nights, On-Call, Standby, Weekends)

Salary : CGHS37A (CAD39.17 - CAD46.27 per hour)

Competition Number : VAC0027133

Posted Date : 2026-07-22

Closing Date : Open until filled.

Job Summary:

The Advanced 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 Advanced Care Paramedic performs independent advanced medical care and intervention to patients at pre-hospital scene settings. This includes operating ambulances in responding to emergencies and routine calls; conducting physical examinations; performing comprehensive assessments and tests; interpreting a variety of tests and procedures;?initiating?a variety of advanced interventions; and performing other related duties as?required. 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 ACP functions as a leader and mentor within the paramedicine program.

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 Advanced Care Paramedic program accredited by the Canadian Medical Association;
• Current registration with the NL Paramedicine Regulation as an ACP;
• 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;
• Current ACLS certification;
• Current certification in PALS, or willingness to complete
• 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)