Advanced Care Paramedic

Your OpportunityAs an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP), 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 will treat patients by administering medications, advanced life support (ALS) airway adjuncts and electrical therapy. You may also lead the ALS crew in delivering clinical care during patient transport or at emergency scenes. You will assist with ensuring that ambulances or other Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles, such as non-emergent transport (NET), are properly stocked and equipped. 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 need 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 working conditions for an ACP are also physically demanding. You must be able to endure frequent lifting and carrying of up to 105lbs, 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, bend, twist, side‑carry up to 20lbs in each hand and assume awkward positions.Transition Company: Emergency Health ServicesClassification: Advanced Care Paramedic (2190)Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECHUnit and Program: Emergency Medical ServicesPrimary Location: Drumheller Health CentreLocation Details: As Per LocationMulti‑Site: Not ApplicableFTE: 0.00Posting End Date: 13‑MAR‑2026Employee Class: Casual/ReliefDate Available: 23‑MAR‑2026Hours per Shift: 12Length of Shift in weeks: VariesShifts per cycle: VariesShift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On CallDays Off: OtherMinimum Salary: $39.12Maximum Salary: $51.51Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle ProvidedRequired QualificationsNon‑restricted registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACOP) as an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support CPR certification. Must hold or be able to obtain a valid class 4 Alberta Operator License or equivalent and a five (5) year driver abstract current within six (6) months with no more than six (6) demerits prior to commencing work. Proof of the successful completion of the Functional Abilities Recruitment Evaluation (F.A.R.E.) test via the certificate provided by the Lifemark organization for those who do not already hold a clinical position within AHS EMS (VESST, Clinical Educator, EMR, PCP, ACP and Community Paramedic). Your F.A.R.E. test must be completed no more than six (6) months prior to the date of your application. Alberta Health Services EMS may verify results with Lifemark to ensure the candidate has successfully completed the test. Please contact Lifemark at www.lifemark.ca/alberta-health-services to find more information on the F.A.R.E. test and how to book your evaluation. Candidates must be qualified to perform full operational duties as of start date.Additional Required QualificationsAs Required.Preferred QualificationsPreference is given to those with previous EMS experience in a metro, suburban, rural, or inter‑facility environment and in other areas of Health Care and Public Safety. Completion of additional post‑secondary programs is considered an asset. Applicants should provide post‑secondary education credentials for them to be considered during the selection process. #J-18808-Ljbffr