Advanced Care Paramedic

Alberta Health Services; Town of Slave Lake; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Retention Allowance up to $3,0

Job summary

Alberta Health Services seeks an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) for the Slave Lake EMS unit. You will assess emergencies, transport patients, administer medications, and lead ALS interventions while ensuring vehicle readiness per APH standards.

This demanding role requires physical endurance and the ability to work in varied conditions, with shifts and on-call responsibilities. The position offers competitive pay, a Remote Retention Allowance up to $3,000 annually, RCIF funding eligibility up to

Qualifications

• ACOP Advanced Care Paramedic registration in good standing.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) CPR certification.
• Valid Class 4 Alberta Operator's Licence or equivalent with a five-year driver abstract and ≤6 demerits.
• F.A.R.E. test proof required for candidates not currently in ALTA APH roles; completed within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assess emergency scenes and patients and may transport ill or injured individuals between facilities.
• Lead ALS team to provide clinical care during transport or at scenes.
• Ensure vehicles and transport units are stocked, maintained, and equipped per APH standards.
• Work in demanding environments with exposure to weather, noise, and hazardous scenes.

Job description

Your Opportunity

Alberta Paramedic Health (APH) offers a career that supports your lifestyle while providing meaningful opportunities for professional growth and development. By joining APH, 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: Slave Lake is located approximately 315 km east of Grande Prairie and 250 km northwest of Edmonton. Situated along Lesser Slave Lake, it offers excellent outdoor recreation, strong community infrastructure, and access to regional services. Candidate information may be shared with APH 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) with ALTA Paramedic Health (APH), 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 APH standards. The working environment for an ACP is demanding and includes exposure to heat, cold, rain, snow, and 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: ALTA Paramedic Health

Primary Location: Slave Lake EMS

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 01-OCT-2026

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 11-OCT-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, 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 candidates who do not currently hold a clinical position within ALTA Paramedic Health (APH) (including VESST, Clinical Educator, EMR, PCP, ACP, and Community Paramedic roles). The F.A.R.E. test must be completed no more than six (6) months prior to the date of application. APH may verify results with Lifemark to confirm successful completion. 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.quired.