2026-266 - Community Paramedicine Paramedic - Rotational

Title: Community Paramedicine Paramedic - Float

Division: WAHA Paramedic Service

Affiliation: Public Service Alliance of Canada

Site: Float

Reports to: Base Supervisor

Status: Permanent Full Time

Eligible for WAHA Sign-on Bonus of $ 15,000

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is now accepting applications for experienced professionals to fill the key roles of Community Paramedicine Paramedic
.

A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital.

These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overwhelmed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA

There has never been a more exciting time to be  are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience.

From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare.

To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.

• Strong teamwork skills
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary organization to provide quality patient care
• Motivated individual open to learning and ensuring the continued development of the service and organization

• Provide pre-hospital care in accordance with provincial regulation and organizational policies and procedures
• Liaise with primary care providers/allied health providers such as physicians, pharmacists and care coordinators
• Provide patient education, self-management coaching, welfare checks, post exacerbation and hospital discharge follow up support to manage their underlying condition(s)
• Provide general/appropriate pre hospital emergency medical care
• Demonstrate understanding of public health/social issues and resources

• Meet all requirements for employment under the Ambulance Act of Ontario
• Valid certificate signed by the Base Hospital Physician allowing the Paramedic to perform the following controlled medical act, or be certified within 60 days of hire:
  • oSuccessful completion of A-EMCA
  • oDiploma in Paramedicine
• Certified in the use of Semi-Automatic Defibrillation
• Certified in symptom relief drug administration
• Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset

• Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan
• Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
• Housing provided by the organization
• Annual retention bonus, a northern living allowance, and vacation travel bonus (all pensionable earnings)
• Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
• Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow

$91,416.00 - $97,052.80

Competition #:

This job posting is for a new vacancy.

Deadline:
Thursday, August 20th, 2026 @ 12:00 noon.

As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.