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Posting: EB 25:403

Position: Temporary Full Time Regularly Scheduled ACP PRU

Location: Port Alberni

Positions:  4 (four)

Posted: December 8, 2025

Closed: December 21, 2025

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: June 30, 2026, with the possibility of extension

BCEHS intends to fill 4 (four) vacancies for Temporary Full-time Regularly Scheduled Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) PRU positions in Port Alberni.

The PRU will work as a single ACP responding to emergency and non-emergency calls. PRU ACP paramedics are responsible for all aspects of patient care, direction of employees in orientation to practice, and patient accompaniment during transport. PRU ACP paramedics will also be looked upon to provide clinical leadership in the continued professional development of paramedics in the field.

As outlined in Appendix 23, to support the recruitment and retention of Indigenous workers, and to improve the care of Indigenous patients/residents/clients/service users across the health care system,the Employer may select an Indigenous candidate, even where they are not the most senior qualified candidate.

Indigenous employees are encouraged to contact Internal Recruitment at internalrecruitment@bcehs.ca to self-identify as an Indigenous applicant to the posting in question. Please include the posting number in your email. Please ensure other application steps are completed as well (online application, shuffle form if applicable) by the closing date of December 21, 2025***

All applicants must apply to the posting AND submit a Post Shuffle Preference Form.  

The form can be found at https://liquidoffice.bcehs.ca:4433/lfserver/EHS_0176

** This form must only be completed and submitted in the CHROME or EDGE browser. You will receive confirmation if your form has been submitted successfully.**

Both steps must be completed by the closing date of the posting, December 21, 2025. Preferences may not be altered after the close of the posting or during offer/acceptance.

• If an Employee applies to the posting but does not submit a completed Post Shuffle Preference form, the applicant will not be considered as an applicant for the posting. 

• If an Employee submits a completed Post Shuffle Preference form, but does not apply to the posting, the applicant will not be considered as an applicant for the posting. 

Forms submitted to managers, unit chiefs or other areas will not be accepted. Employees must submit a separate preference form for each posting.

Employee preference forms will expire upon completion of recruitment and employees will need to submit a new preference form for all future postings.

Selection Criteria

Employees will be selected for these vacancies in accordance with Article 13.03 (Specialized Practice) of the Collective Agreement.

Essential Requirement

1. CUPE member
2. must have three (3) years plus a day experience within BCEHS at the relevant Paramedic or Dispatcher level as applicable 
3. A current BCEHS preceptor/mentor or the ability to become one
4. Satisfactory work record

The above noted qualifiers must be achieved by the closing date of the posting per standard selection processes for CUPE 873 employees.

Selection Process

1. Applicants will be required to successfully complete a knowledge/skills assessment.This assessment is online through the Learning Hub and must be completed from a location with reliable internet access. The online assessment will be sent to qualified candidates’ BCEHS email and will be available for a 24-hour period. You will receive at least 7 days notice of the exam date.
2. Successful completion of the interview at a passing rate of 65% (accounts for 45% of overall score). You will receive at least 7 days notice of the interview dates.
3. FT Seniority (accounts for 10% of overall score)

Training

Successful candidates will be required to attend and successfully complete a variety of training, including but not limited to courses, orientation, and field training. 

This position is in accordance with Appendix 10 - Temporary Vacancies and Temporary Positions.  Temporary postings for Specialized Practice or Supervisory positions, or newly classified positions, will be selected in accordance with Article 13.03.  

Please note the following information:

• If an employee relocates to fill a temporary vacancy or position, Article 13.06 will not apply, and the Employer will not be required to pay the employee’s moving expenses.
• Employees may not utilize 13.03(d) or (e) to move into a regular position.
• Accommodation support will be reviewed on a case by case basis on a without precedent, without prejudice basis to Appendix 10 - Temporary Vacancies and Temporary Positions.
• When an employee fills a temporary position, they will assume the shift pattern and hours of the position and must be available for the term of the vacancy or position.
• Any on-call or RPT employee who fills a vacancy or  position will temporarily change status to Full-time. Employees will be entitled to all prorated vacation entitlements, leaves, and benefits associated with their temporary position or temporary vacancy. 

• For clarification on entitlements, please reference Appendix 10 – MOU Temporary Vacancies and Temporary Positions.

Additional Information:

BC Emergency Health Services employees are advised that Talent Acquisition will only contact employees regarding this employment bulletin using the employee’s contact information contained in the Human Resources system or BCEHS Email.

It is very important that your contact information is up to date with Human Resources. If you would like to make changes to your contact information, you can complete a form to do so and submit it to Records and Benefits. You can find the form at: Employee Address Change Form (the form may take a few minutes to load).

If you expect to be away, or unable to answer your telephone after the posting closing date please check off the proxy acceptance statement on the Posting Post Shuffle Preference Form.  Please note, by checking off this statement, you will automatically be placed in the position assigned to you based on your order of preference.

APPLICATION TIP:  If you want to check on your application after you have applied, you can log into TalentFlow/Brainhunter and review your applicant history. Go to the job posting page on the BCEHS Intranet and scroll to the bottom and log in. You will see your profile page and the application history is at the top of the page. Note that you cannot go back into an application once submitted. You should receive an auto-response from the inbox for any form you have submitted for this posting. Review and open the attachments to verify the information is accurate. Please reach out to internalrecruitment@bcehs.ca if you have any questions.

We are here to help – If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the BCEHS Recruitment Help Desk:

BCEHS Recruitment Help Desk

Phone: 604-675-7470

Toll Free: 1-844-675-7470

Email: InternalRecruitment@bcehs.ca 

Hours: 08:30 – 16:30, Monday to Friday (excluding Statutory Holidays)

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