Primary Care Paramedic

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Gain experience in our diverse northern landscape, surrounded by expansive prairie fields, bustling urban centers, lush wetlands, boreal forests, and sprawling mountain passes. Discover hidden gems, stunning scenery, and friendly people as you explore our enormous backyard in all seasons.

Emergency Health Services – Alberta can offer you a career that fits your lifestyle with numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, EHS offers a Northern Allowance up to a maximum of $6,300 per year (non‑pensionable, payable hourly). Permanent and temporary employees working beyond one year whose work sites are above the 57th parallel are also eligible for an annual reimbursement of personal travel expenses up to $1,235. Eligible employees receive a refund for one round‑trip per calendar year to any destination within Alberta.

Stationed at High Level, a multi‑site hub serving High Level and Rainbow Lake, you’ll be in Alberta’s most northern communities. The area is within Mackenzie County, home to nearly 21,267 people and adjacent to both the BC and NT borders. This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to live, work, and play in northern Alberta. New graduates and international applicants with valid work visas are welcome to apply.

Description

As a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP), you will assess emergency scenes and patients and may transport ill or injured patients from scenes and between facilities. This includes operating ambulances or other modes of transportation. You may treat patients by administering minor medications, basic life‑support (BLS) airway adjuncts, and semi‑automated defibrillation. You may also lead the BLS crew in delivering clinical care during patient transport or at emergency scenes.

You will assist with ensuring that ambulances or other Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles, such as non‑emergent transport (NET), are properly stocked and equipped. The working environment for a PCP is demanding and involves exposure to heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, moving traffic, and industrial and agricultural equipment. You will need to travel in all weather conditions and to remote locations (e.g., backcountry) with exposure to hazardous and graphic scenes and direct bodily fluids.

The working conditions are physically demanding. You must be able to lift and carry up to 105 lbs while transporting and transferring patients, supplies, and equipment. You must endure frequent simultaneous kneeling and trunk flexion for extended periods, stand and sit for extended periods, 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 Level EMS

Location Details : As Per Location

Multi‑Site : Not Applicable

FTE : 1.00

Posting End Date : 08-JAN-2026

Employee Class : Regular Full Time

Date Available : 18-JAN-2026

Hours per Shift : 12

Length of Shift in weeks : 8

Shifts per cycle : 28

Shift Pattern : Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call

Days Off : As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary : $32.69

Maximum Salary : $41.27

Vehicle Requirement : Not Applicable

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 CPR certification.

Must hold or be able to obtain a valid Class 4 Alberta Operator License or equivalent and a five‑year driver abstract current within six months with no more than six demerits prior to commencing work.

Proof of successful completion of the Functional Abilities Recruitment Evaluation (F.A.R.E.) test via the certificate provided by Lifemark. If you do not already hold a clinical position within AHS EMS, you must complete the F.A.R.E. test no more than six months prior to the date of your application. AHS EMS may verify results with Lifemark.

Candidate 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 inter‑facility environment and in other areas of Health Care and Public Safety.
• Completion of additional post‑secondary programs is considered an asset and will be considered during the selection process.
• Applicants must provide proof of completion of post‑secondary education credentials for consideration during the selection process.

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