Advanced Care Paramedic

Alberta Health Services; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Retention Allowance

Job summary

Alberta Health Services Emergency Health Services in Grande Prairie is seeking an Advanced Care Paramedic to assess emergency scenes, transport patients, administer medications, and lead ALS teams. The role requires readiness of ambulances and NET vehicles and entails exposure to variable weather and demanding physical tasks.

You will travel to remote locations, work a Casual/Relief schedule with shifts across Grande Prairie and surrounding communities, and benefit from a Remote Retention

Qualifications

• Non-restricted ACOP ACP registration is required.
• BCLS CPR certification is required.
• Class 4 Alberta licence with a clean driving abstract (≤6 demerits) is required.
• F.A.R.E. test completion verified by Lifemark is required within 6 months of application.
• Lifemark evaluation may be required for some applicants.

Responsibilities

• Assess emergency scenes and patients and transport as needed.
• Provide patient care with medications and ALS equipment.
• Lead the ALS team during transport or at scenes.
• Ensure ambulances and NET vehicles are stocked, maintained, and equipped.
• Work in demanding environments with exposure to weather and hazards.
• Travel to remote locations in varying weather conditions as required.

Education

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

Valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence with 5-year driving abstract (dated within 6 months, ≤6 demerits)

F.A.R.E. test completion verified by Lifemark

Job description

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: Based out of the Grande Prairie Hub, this position supports service delivery across Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Fox Creek, Grande Cache, Spirit River, and Valleyview. Staff have the opportunity to choose shifts at any of these sites based on availability.

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 & Classification Details

Transition Company: Emergency Health Services

Classification: Advanced Care Paramedic (2190)

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Emergency Health Services

Primary Location: Grande Prairie EMS

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.00

Posting End Date: 29-SEP-2026

Employee Class: Casual/Relief

Date Available: 09-OCT-2026

Hours per Shift: Varies

Length of Shift in weeks: Varies

Shifts per cycle: Varies

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

Days Off: Other

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Minimum Salary: $40.29

Maximum Salary: $53.06

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.