Advanced Care Paramedic

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Retention Allowance up to $3,0

Recruitment incentive up to $60,000

RCIF funding eligibility

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in High Prairie is seeking an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) to assess emergency scenes, transport patients, administer medications, and lead ALS teams when required. You will ensure readiness of ambulances and transport units, and operate in demanding conditions across remote locations.

The role demands physical endurance, strong clinical skills, and current ACP registration, BCLS CPR, a valid Class 4 licence, and completion of the F.A.R.E. test.

Qualifications

• ACoP ACP registration in good standing.
• Current BCLS CPR certification.
• Valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence with a 5-year driving abstract, no more than six demerits.
• F.A.R.E. test completed within six months prior to offer.
• Eligible to perform full operational duties as of start date.

Responsibilities

• Assess emergency scenes and patients; may transport between facilities.
• Provide patient care with medications and ALS airway adjuncts; lead ALS team when required.

Education

Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) registration in good standing with ACoP

Current BCLS CPR certification

Valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence with a 5-year driving abstract (no more than six demerits)

F.A.R.E. test completed within six months prior to offer

Eligible to perform full operational duties from start date

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: High Prairie is located approximately 200 km east of Grande Prairie and 370 km northwest of Edmonton. As a service centre for surrounding communities, it offers a balance of amenities, lakeside recreation, and a welcoming atmosphere. To ensure your qualifications are fully recognized during the screening process, please submit a chronological resume and cover letter in PDF format, along with copies of any job-related credentials. Candidate information may be shared with EHS Operations hiring teams within the province for recruitment purposes only. This position is eligible for RCIF funding and may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.

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: Emergency Health Services

Primary Location: High Prairie Health Complex

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 12-NOV-2026

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 22-NOV-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: $40.29

Maximum Salary: $53.06

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

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 a valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence, or equivalent, and provide a five (5)-year driver abstract, current within six (6) months and with no more than six (6) demerits, prior to commencing work. Proof of successful completion of the Functional Abilities Recruitment Evaluation (F.A.R.E.) test, verified by a certificate provided by Lifemark, is required for applicants who do not already hold a clinical position (VESST, Clinical Educator, EMR, PCP, ACP, or Community Paramedic).The F.A.R.E. test must be completed no more than six (6) months prior to the date of the job offer. For more information about the F.A.R.E. test and to book an evaluation, visit www.lifemark.ca/alberta-health-services. Candidates 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 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.