Zone: Western ZoneLocation: STR - Sir Thomas Roddick HospitalAdvanced Care ParamedicWestern Zone - RCS RoadAmb-SWCoastPermanent Full-timeCUPE-HS79388POSHours: 75 (12 hours, Shift Work; Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On-Call)Salary: CGHS37A (CAD39.17 - CAD46.27 per hour)The following Sign on Incentives MAY be applicable, can be combined, and require a Return in Service commitment:1. Signing bonus up to $14,000 2. Come Home incentive up to $50,0003. Student bursary up to $10,0004. Relocation supportFor more information on bursaries/incentives please visit www.workinhealthnl.ca/incentives or email nlhscareers@nlhealthservices.ca.Subject to Government of Newfoundland and Labrador approval annually.Competition Number: VAC0022750Posted Date: 2026-03-19Closing 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; ? Current medical certification with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director ? Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver's License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; ? 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 provi