HSAA paramedical professional and technical

If your employee group is part of HSAA and you are a paramedical professional or technical employee, you are covered under the terms and conditions of the HSAA collective agreement for paramedical professional and technical employees. Please make sure you are familiar with this agreement, particularly the local conditions specific to your site. You must also follow all Covenant Health policies and procedures.

Benefits

If you are eligible, you must enroll in benefit offerings within the first 31 days of initial eligibility as per your employee grouping. We will notify you through your Covenant Health email when you are able to elect benefits.

Benefits resources

• Benefits and pension
• Benefits at a glance
• Benefits rate sheet

Probation period

See Article 9: Probationary Period (Article 44 or Local Conditions for EMS) in your collective agreement.

If you transfer to a new position within the bargaining unit, see Article 19: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies for information about trial periods.

Temporary license/registration/practice permits

If you currently have a temporary license/registration/practice permit, you will not be eligible for increments. Once you receive your full license/registration/practice permit, you will need to submit a completed license and practice permit cover form with a copy of your new license/registration/practice permit and, where applicable, a copy of the results of your exam.

You must email requests to HRBusinessSupport@covenanthealth.ca. We will create a case for your request in the HR Contact Centre ServiceHub. Once processed, you will move to a pay grade eligible for increments.

Previous experience, portability and site transfers

Recognition of previous experience

We may recognize relevant work experience hours from previous positions or employers to determine your salary placement. This only applies to time worked before your start date with Covenant Health. For more information, see Article 14: Salaries in your collective agreement.

You will be placed at Step 1 of the salary grid for your job classification. To have your rate of pay adjusted, you must submit your previous experience for review. See experience, education and portability for more information.

Portability

You may port the following if you meet the conditions of the collective agreement (e.g., termination from Alberta Health Services:

• Vacation with Pay, Article 21.03 (a), which applies to vacation accrual date only
• Sick Leave, Article 23.11

Email questions about eligibility or requests to port entitlements to HRBusinessSupport@covenanthealth.ca. We will create a case for your request in the HR Contact Centre ServiceHub.

Site transfers

You may be eligible to transfer entitlements to Covenant Health from AHS or APL providing conditions are met under Letter of Understanding #17.

You must make a request before your start date or transfer date with us. To confirm your eligibility or submit a request, contact:

• AHS at sitetransferahs@albertahealthservices.ca
• APL through HR Business Partnerships
• Covenant Health at HRBusinessSupport@covenanthealth.ca