Primary Care Paramedic

Your Opportunity

Grow your career under the northern lights! If you’re seeking a different pace of life and the opportunity to practice to your full clinical scope, Emergency Health Services (EHS) in Northern Alberta may be the perfect fit. Experience a diverse and dynamic landscape—expansive prairie, vibrant communities, lush wetlands, boreal forests, and nearby mountain ranges—while serving communities that value your skills and dedication. Discover stunning scenery, hidden gems, and welcoming people as you explore everything the north has to offer, year‑round.

Emergency Health Services – Alberta 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.

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, basic life support (BLS) airway adjuncts, and semi‑automated defibrillation. You may also lead the BLS 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 a PCP 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 a PCP are 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, bend, twist, side‑carry up to 20 lbs in each hand and assume awkward positions.

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 (BLS) 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• Must be qualified to perform full operational duties as of start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference 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 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.

Job Details

• Classification: Primary Care Paramedic (2190)
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Emergency Health Services
• Primary Location: High Prairie Health Complex
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 05‑MAY‑2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 18‑MAY‑2026
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