Primary Care Paramedic

Job summary

Assess emergency scenes and patients, provide basic life support interventions, and transport ill or injured patients between scenes and facilities. Lead BLS crew care when needed and ensure ambulances and other transport vehicles are stocked and equipped to established standards.

Job details

Your Opportunity: Description: As a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP), you will assess emergency scenes and patients and may transport ill or injured patients from emergency scenes and between facilities. This includes operating ambulances or other modes of transportation. You may treat patients by administering minor medications, using basic life support (BLS) airway adjuncts, and providing semi-automated defibrillation. You may also lead the BLS crew in delivering clinical care during patient transport or at emergency scenes. You will assist in ensuring that ambulances or other transport vehicles, including non-emergent transport (NET) units, are properly stocked and equipped in accordance with established standards. The working environment for a PCP 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. The PCP role is 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 also 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: Primary Care Paramedic (2190) Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Emergency Medical Service Primary Location: EMS Olds Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 22-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 01-DEC-2026 Temporary End Date: 02-JUN-2027 Hours per Shift: 12 Length of Shift in weeks: 8 Shifts per cycle: 28 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $33.67 Maximum Salary: $42.51 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided Required Qualifications: Non-restricted registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACOP) as a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP). 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 should provide any post-secondary education or training at the time of application for it to be considered during the selection process.

What you’ll do

Assess emergency scenes and patients, provide basic life support interventions, and transport ill or injured patients between scenes and facilities. Lead BLS crew care when needed and ensure ambulances and other transport vehicles are stocked and equipped to established standards.

Requirements

Applicants must hold non-restricted, good-standing registration as a Primary Care Paramedic with the Alberta College of Paramedics, current BCLS CPR certification, and a valid Class 4 Alberta licence or equivalent with an acceptable recent driver abstract. Applicants without an existing clinical position must provide a recent Lifemark F.A.R.E. certificate, and must be able to perform the role's demanding physical and operational duties; prior EMS experience and additional post-secondary education are preferred.

Listed skills

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

Other relevant skills

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• Emergency Scene Assessment
• Patient Assessment
• Patient Transport
• Ambulance Operation
• Basic Life Support
• Airway Management
• Medication Administration
• Semi-Automated Defibrillation
• Clinical Care Leadership
• Emergency Medical Services
• Vehicle and Equipment Readiness
• Patient Lifting and Transfer
• BCLS CPR
• Alberta College of Paramedics Registration
• Class 4 Driver's Licence
• Functional Abilities

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Transportation
• Security & Safety

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