Emergency Medical Responder

Position Type: Permanent

Nature and Scope

Licensed with the Nova Scotia Regulator of Paramedicine (NSROP), the Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) works within the Emergency Health Services Nova Scotia (EHS NS) system in the emergency response, transport and transition of care domains.

Within the emergency response domain, the EMR attends to requests for service, mass casualty incidents and other emergencies to provide immediate treatment and transportation of the sick and injured to appropriate medical facilities. The EMR will work with other healthcare providers and first responders as part of a team to deliver care to patients outside of the hospital.

Within the transport domain, the EMR may facilitate transport of patients to, from or between hospitals; to or from medical facilities for appointments; as well as transport patients to the hospital following EHS clinical team assessment.

Within the transition of care domain, the EMR will p...