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Why BCEHS?
Your career with BC Emergency Health Services can begin wherever you call home — including in rural and northern communities.
ROLES ACROSS BC
Emergency Medical
Responders (EMR), Primary
Care Paramedics (PCP),
Emergency Medical Call Takers and Dispatchers, and more.
CAREER GROWTH
Every role opens doors to
advancement within BCEHS.
SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY
Be there when it matters most - close to home.
We welcome and encourage local applicants from all backgrounds, including First Nations, Métis, Inuit community members and other equity-deserving groups. With many opportunities available in rural and remote areas, there are many options to make a positive impact on the health and resilience of your community, while building a rewarding future.
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Complete training through approved BC institutions. Many offer local sessions, or short in-community training.
Complete training through approved BC institutions. Many offer local sessions, or short in-community training.
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you everything you need to apply.
Interview and assessments, including an interview, references, criminal record checks, and a fitness assessment.
Interview and assessments, including an
interview, references, criminal record
checks, and a fitness assessment.
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BCEHS team members provide essential, life-saving care at moments that matter.
Career entry paths include Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Primary Care Paramedic (PCP).
Honouring culture and community
We are committed to building trust-based relationships with Indigenous community members in rural and remote parts of the province — walking alongside communities through listening, learning, and mutual respect. Together, we support care that honours local cultures, strengths, and the knowledge that shapes each community.
Small Communities, Big Impact
When you train and work where you live, you provide a vital service to your community, supporting your neighbours, Elders, families, and visitors. You provide trusted and skilled care close to home.
Working in small BC communities in the Interior, North Island, and Northern BC you can expect:
When you train and work where you live, you provide a vital service to your community, supporting your neighbours, Elders, families, and visitors. You provide trusted and skilled care close to home.
VARIETY
Respond to a mix of 911 calls with a broad scope of practice.
OUTDOOR BEAUTY
Unparalleled views and immediate access to outdoor adventures on the ocean, lakes, rivers, mountains, and forests.
CONNECTION
Work in a strong team culture within close-knit
communities.
Meet the Team
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Sign up to receive the free BCEHS Career Guide, upcoming info session dates, and job updates in small communities—plus support from our team as you explore your path.
You'll get:
Free Career Guide: step-by-step requirements and training pathways
Info sessions + hiring events: dates and ways to talk with our team
Small communities opportunities: job updates in rural and remote communities
Make a Difference Close to Home
Help make the journey better for residents in rural and remote BC needing access to emergency and urgent health care. Whether you are new to health care or have experience in the field, we'd love to hear from you. Search for positions and apply today.
BCEHS provides services to a diverse population including First Nations, Métis Peoples and Inuit living in various settings and communities across British Columbia. As a provincial network, we operate on the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of First Nations. Our main office is located on the traditional and ancestral lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations.
Where We Operate
FRASER
INTERIOR
ISLAND
NORTHERN
VANCOUVER
COASTAL
BCEHS is honoured to deliver care and services to communities
around the province on the traditional and ancestral lands of
many Indigenous peoples.
SMALL COMMUNITIES WHERE YOU CAN WORK
See how our paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers and critical care teams make a difference in their communities across BC.