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Posting: EB 26:534

Position: Full-Time Regularly Scheduled PCPIV Community Paramedic

Location: Riondel

Positions: 1 (one)

Study Material Link: https://intranet.bcehs.ca/mlink/file/MjgzOA?type=attachment

Posted: November 10, 2026

Closing Date: November 23, 2026

BCEHS intends to fill a Full-Time Regular Scheduled Community Paramedic (CP) vacancy in the following location:

**Please note - The successful applicant will have the opportunity to select either the Echo or Victor shift pattern at time of offer.

*Please note: Community Paramedics in a post may serve clients across multiple communities. 

Employees who are offered a community paramedic position will be required to successfully complete the orientation beginning on March 1, 2027.

Orientation will take place over 14 weeks on designated CP working days.

As outlined in Appendix 16 (formally Appendix 23), to support the recruitment and retention of Indigenous workers, and to improve the care of Indigenous patients, residents, clients, and service users across the health care system, BCEHS 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 posting closing date of November 23, 2026.

BCEHS is committed to increasing Indigenous representation across the organization and creating meaningful opportunities for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples. Indigenous employees bring valuable perspectives, lived experiences, and cultural knowledge that contribute to the eradication of Indigenous specific racism and support culturally safe care, health equity, and improved patient outcomes.

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR TESTING AND INTERVIEW INFORMATION.

Community paramedics provide patient-centered primary, preventative and urgent healthcare services within their communities while also contributing to BCEHS 911 emergency response where needed.

Community Paramedics work collaboratively with local healthcare teams, BCEHS operational leaders, primary care providers, and community partners to improve patient outcomes and access to care.

Community Paramedics deliver services through home visits, clinics, patient follow-up activities, Community Paramedic referral pathways, and BCEHS-approved community engagement activities that support BCEHS objectives as an ambulance service organization. While maintaining a primary focus on proactive patient-centered community healthcare services, Community Paramedics are integrated into the BCEHS operational response model. Community Paramedics are visible within the BCEHS dispatch environment and may be dispatched to Community Paramedic referrals, 911 events, community events, and other operational responses as required. Community

Paramedics operate emergency response vehicles equipped with lights and sirens and support BCEHS service delivery through both community-based and emergency response activities.

Community Paramedics function within a collaborative dual-accountability leadership model. Community Paramedics report through local BCEHS operational leadership, including the applicable Paramedic Supervisor (PS), Area Manager and other designated operational leaders for scheduling, attendance, station operations, fleet and equipment readiness, occupational health and safety, and employment-related matters.

For Community Paramedicine clinical practice, patient care activities, program standards, service delivery models, referral pathways, documentation requirements, and Community Paramedic-specific operational workflows, Community Paramedics receive direction from the Community Paramedicine Program through a collaborative dyad leadership model. Community Paramedics are expected to work collaboratively within both structures to support patient-centered community healthcare services and BCEHS operational response requirements.

Duties

As a valued healthcare professional, Community Paramedics will:

1. Provide health promotion, disease prevention, primary care, urgent care, wellness services, patient assessment, treatment, monitoring, chronic disease management, referrals, healthcare navigation, and care coordination through community-based services, including patient home visits and virtual care, within the scope of practice of a Primary Care Paramedic with IV Endorsement, in consultation with healthcare providers and BCEHS Medical Programs, as defined under 2015 Ministerial Order M379.
2. Respond to incidents as dispatched through BCEHS communication centres, including:
• Community Paramedic referrals and service requests (virtual and patient home visits);
• Community response events;
• 911 events across all acuity levels, as a single responder, co-responder, or additional resource;
• Supporting local healthcare providers in medical facilities; and
• Other operational responses as required.
3. When a patient requires transport, ensure the necessary assessment, preparation, monitoring, and patient care are provided in accordance with BCEHS and PHSA policy, clinical practice standards, and scope of practice.
4. Operate and maintain readiness of assigned emergency response vehicles, equipment, medications, consumables, and facilities, including vehicles equipped with emergency warning devices and lights-and-sirens capability, and report deficiencies as required.
5. Be responsible for station security and maintain the station and facilities in a tidy and clean working order.
6. Adhere to all client information storage and privacy regulations as laid out in the provincial Personal Information Protection Act.
7. Comply with the standards of conduct, performance, scope of services and ethics as prescribed in the EMALB Regulation.
8. Maintains accurate and confidential clinical documentation, electronic patient care records, schedules, and reports, and completes required reporting related to patient safety, risk management, neglect, abuse or endangerment in accordance with organizational requirements.
9. Additional duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Participation in Community Paramedic referral pathways and longitudinal care programs.
• Supporting operational system pressures and ambulance service delivery requirements.
• Attendance at BCEHS-approved community engagement, recruitment, public education, emergency preparedness, and health promotion activities that support BCEHS priorities and ambulance service objectives.
• Collaboration with healthcare teams, community partners, dispatch centres, and operational leaders to support coordinated service delivery and improved patient outcomes.
10. Operate within the BCEHS operational leadership structure and Community Paramedicine Program leadership model, maintaining accountability to both operational and program requirements.
11. Provides culturally safe, trauma-informed, and person-centred care that recognizes and respects the diversity, values, experiences, and healthcare needs of patients, families, and communities.
12. Participates in innovation, research, quality improvement, program evaluation, and evidence-informed initiatives that strengthen patient outcomes, care coordination, service delivery, healthcare system integration, and patient safety across BCEHS and partner organizations.
13. Supports organizational commitments to reconciliation, Indigenous-specific anti-racism, Indigenous cultural safety, and health equity through ongoing learning, reflective practice, relationship-building, and culturally safe service delivery.
14. Integrates emergency response activities with longitudinal community-based care models to support continuity of care, improve patient outcomes, reduce healthcare system fragmentation, and facilitate access to appropriate health and social services through effective referrals and healthcare navigation.
15. Provide clinical leadership through mentoring, coaching, education, orientation, and support of paramedics, students, and healthcare providers. Maintain required licensing, Community Paramedic Registration, clinical competencies, and ongoing professional development.
16. Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• PCP-IV qualified by the closing date of the posting
• Must have three (3) years plus a day of experience within BCEHS at the relevant Paramedic level as applicable.
• A valid class 1, 2 or 4 driver's license Education, Training and Experience
• Minimum Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of treatment guidelines, BCEHS and PHSA policies and procedures, local service standards, business unit standards, local roadways and geography

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to respond effectively to community and emergency events across all acuity levels, safely operate emergency response vehicles, and apply advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking, and patient disposition decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of primary care, community care, acute care, and tertiary healthcare systems, including alternate care pathways, healthcare navigation, community resources, care coordination, and treatment-in-place models.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient-centered, culturally safe, trauma-informed care, including knowledge of cultural humility, Indigenous health principles, reconciliation, anti-racism, health equity, and the ability to establish effective collaborative relationships with patients, families, Indigenous organizations, healthcare providers, and community partners.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development, evidence-informed practice, quality improvement, program evaluation, research, reflective practice, and lifelong learning.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, sound judgment, and problem-solving and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and adapt effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, work independently and collaboratively, and maintain professional and respectful relationships within interdisciplinary teams and community partnerships.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership, coaching, mentoring, and educational abilities
• Working knowledge of BCEHS Clinical Practice Guidelines, BCEHS Scope of Operational Clinical Practice, BCEHS Standards of Competency and Professional Practice, policies and procedures, organizational standards and province-wide geography.
• Technological literacy across multiple software platforms, electronic documentation systems and communication technologies.
• Able to work shift work including nights, weekends and statutory holidays.
• Physical ability and mental resilience to carry out the duties of the position.

Additional Information

BCEHS will provide the support and orientation deemed necessary for selected employees to fulfill the responsibilities of the posted position.

Check out the video link below highlighting the benefits of a CP Career and lifestyle!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MqoWYAVoHQ&t=3s

As per MOA Community Paramedic Reclassification & Transition Agreement, the CP job description is going through processes to support reclassification.

Selection Criteria

Employees will be selected for these vacancies in accordance with Article 13.03 (Specialized Practice) of the Collective Agreement. As per the MOA Community Paramedic Reclassification & Transition Agreement applicants will be reviewed and shortlisted in the order identified 13.03 of the Collective Agreement.

In preparation for the upcoming Community Paramedic examination/assessment, please view the required study reference material here.

Next, vacant positions will be filled following the next steps:

Applicants first considered will meet the following eligibility criteria: 

Essential Requirement

1. Bargaining unit employees
2. Must have three (3) years plus a day experience within BCEHS at the relevant Paramedic or Dispatcher level as applicable 
3. 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.

1. Knowledge/Skills Assessment (45% of total score)

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. Eligible applicants will be notified of the exam dates via their BCEHS email address at least 7 days in advance.

Online Exam Access:

Please be aware, applicants require access to a reliable internet connection via Google Chrome, and it is recommended to use a laptop or desktop computer. We discourage the use of mobile devices for these activities.

Should you be unsuccessful on the written exam or pass the exam but not participate in the interview process, you will be counted as "unsuccessful" and will not be eligible to compete for roles in the same classification for a period of 6 months.

        2. Interview (45% of total score)

Applicants who successfully achieve a score of 75% or higher on the Knowledge/Skills Assessment will be invited to participate in a virtual interview.  Eligible applicants will be notified of the interview date at least 7 days in advance. 

        3. Full-Time Seniority (Up to 10%)

Up to 10% will be applied to all candidates who complete the interview to determine their final score.

The successful candidate(s) shall be the employee(s) with the highest total score and a satisfactory disciplinary record.

To prepare for the selection process, employees should review the relevant information about the Community Paramedicine Initiative, located on the Portal at: https://intranet.bcehs.ca/user/document/2838?from_mlink=1

Employees who are offered a community paramedic position will be required to successfully complete the orientation beginning on March 1, 2027.

Orientation will take place over 14 weeks on designated CP working days.

Everyone Welcome

BC Emergency Health Services provides provincial emergency medical care and patient transfer services to every community in British Columbia.

We are excited to invite applications from everyone and encourage members of equity-deserving groups to apply, such as Indigenous Peoples, Black People, Members of Racialized Groups or Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities, and Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities.

Whenever possible, we are happy to provide accommodation for people with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. If you require assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at internalrecruitment@bcehs.ca by the posting close date November 23, 2026.

We are also committed to advancing cultural safety by increasing Indigenous workforce representation and ensuring that we have Indigenous Peoples at all levels of the organization.

We strive to create just and equitable health systems and structures that continuously provide fair outcomes. We are committed to recruiting, developing, and supporting the success of a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

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