Your Opportunity: Description: As an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), you will assess emergency scenes and patients and may transport ill or injured patients from emergency scenes and between facilities.

This includes operating ambulances or other modes of transportation, providing straightforward treatments, and completing required documentation, including patient care reports. You will assist with ensuring that ambulances or other transport vehicles, including non-emergent transport (NET) units, are properly stocked and equipped in accordance with established standards. The working environment for an EMR is demanding and includes exposure to heat, cold, rain, snow, 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. The EMR role is 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, bend, twist, side-carry up to 20 lbs in each hand, and assume awkward positions.

Transition Company

Emergency Health Services

Classification

Emergency Med Responder (2190)

Union

HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program

Taber NET

Primary Location

Taber Health Centre

Location Details

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE

1.00

Posting End Date

22-SEP-2026

Employee Class

Regular Full Time

Date Available

12-OCT-2026

Hours per Shift

10.5

Length of Shift in weeks:

2

Shifts per cycle

8





Shift Pattern

Days, Evenings

Days Off

As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary

$23.07

Maximum Salary

$26.98

Vehicle Requirement

Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications

Non-restricted registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACOP) as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).

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 all applicants who do not currently hold a clinical position (including VESST, Clinical Educator, EMR, PCP, ACP, and Community Paramedic roles).

The F.A.R.E. test must be completed within six (6) months of the application date.

Verification of results may be conducted through Lifemark.

For more information or to book your evaluation, please visit www.lifemark.ca/alberta-health-services.

Candidates must meet all physical and operational requirements of the role by the start date.

Additional Required Qualifications: As required.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference is given to those with previous EMS experience in a metro, suburban, rural, or interfacility environment and in other areas of Health Care and Public Safety.

Completion of additional post-secondary programs is considered an asset.

Applicants must provide proof of program completion for any post-secondary education or training at the time of application for it to be considered during the selection process.

📌 Emergency Medical Responder (Cardston)
🏢 Alberta Health Services
📍 Cardston