Advanced Care Paramedic

Job summary

The Advanced Care Paramedic assesses emergency scenes and provides advanced life support, including medication administration and electrical therapy. They are also responsible for transporting patients and ensuring that emergency vehicles are properly stocked and maintained.

Job details

Your Opportunity: Description: As an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP), you will assess emergency scenes and patients and may transport ill or injured individuals from emergency scenes and between facilities. This includes operating ambulances or other modes of transportation. You will provide patient care by administering medications, using advanced life support (ALS) airway adjuncts, and delivering electrical therapy. You may also lead the ALS team in providing clinical care during patient transport or at emergency scenes. You will support the readiness of vehicles by ensuring ambulances and other transport units, including non-emergent transport (NET) vehicles, are properly stocked, maintained, and equipped in accordance with established standards. The working environment for an ACP 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. This role is also 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 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: Advanced Care Paramedic (2190) Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Fort MacLeod Core/Flex Primary Location: Fort MacLeod Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 22-SEP-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time Date Available: 12-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 30-MAR-2027 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: $40.29 Maximum Salary: $53.06 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided Required Qualifications: Non-restricted registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACOP) as an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) CPR certification. Must hold, or be eligible to obtain, a valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence (or equivalent), along with a five (5)-year driver abstract dated within six (6) months prior to commencing work, with no more than six (6) demerits. Proof of successful completion of the Functional Abilities Recruitment Evaluation (F.A.R.E.) test, verified by a certificate from Lifemark, is required for all applicants who do not currently hold a clinical position (including VESST, Clinical Educator, EMR, PCP, ACP, and Community Paramedic roles). The F.A.R.E. test must be completed within six (6) months of the application date. Verification of results may be conducted through Lifemark. For more information or to book your evaluation, please visit www.lifemark.ca/alberta-health-services. Candidates must be capable of performing 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 must provide proof of program completion for any post-secondary education or training at the time of application for it to be considered during the selection process.

What you’ll do

The Advanced Care Paramedic assesses emergency scenes and provides advanced life support, including medication administration and electrical therapy. They are also responsible for transporting patients and ensuring that emergency vehicles are properly stocked and maintained.

Requirements

Candidates must have non-restricted registration with the Alberta College of Paramedics and current BCLS CPR certification. A valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence and successful completion of the F.A.R.E. functional abilities test are also required.

Listed skills

• Clinical care · Preferred
• Évaluation · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Time · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Emergency Patient Assessment
• Advanced Life Support
• Medication Administration
• Airway Management
• Electrical Therapy
• Ambulance Operation
• Patient Transport
• Clinical Leadership
• Emergency Scene Management
• Vehicle Readiness

Job areas

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