Your Opportunity:
As an Advanced Care Paramedic working in the Patient Transition Room (PTR) at the Air Operations Center (Edmonton International Airport), you will care for ill or injured patients that are being transported between facilities by Air Ambulance. You will care for patients under the guidance of Medical Control Protocols and your scope of practice. You will assist with ensuring that the PTR is properly stocked and equipped as well as other assigned duties.
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
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Classification: Advanced Care Paramedic (2190)
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Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
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Unit and Program: Patient Transition Room
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Primary Location: Air Ambulance Operations Facil
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Multi-Site: Not Applicable
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FTE: 0.50
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Posting End Date: 12-JUN-2026
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Employee Class: Regular Part Time
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Date Available: 22-JUN-2026
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Hours per Shift: 12
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Length of Shift in weeks: 4
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Shifts per cycle: 7
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Shift Pattern: Days
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Days Off: As Per Rotation
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Minimum Salary: $40.29
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Maximum Salary: $53.06
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Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
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:
Must be able to attain a Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC) for the Edmonton International Airport.
Preferred Qualifications:
Air Ambulance experience - flight crew or ground Crew.
