Emergency Medical Technician; EMT - Duke Flight
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Healthcare
Emergency Services / EMS
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About Duke Life Flight
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Life Flight, which is Duke Health's critical care and emergency air and ground transport team, accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems. The team includes paramedics, nurses, respiratory therapists, emergency medical technicians, and communications specialists who work quickly to provide compassionate care and transport services to critically ill patients of all ages.
Duke Life Flight also maintains a Code Blue Response Team and helps support event medicine needs.
EMT – Duke University Health System - Duke Life Flight
Duke University Health System's Life Flight team supports over 20 critical care procedures independently. The patient population is 22-23 week gestation neonates to geriatric (all ages). In this department you work with interdisciplinary teams including, Basic Life Support EMT's, single provider ALS Paramedic, Clinical Nurses, Respiratory Therapist (Neo/Peds team) and Critical Care Paramedics.
Job Summary
As a EMT with Duke University Health System, you will make providing service your priority while caring for the whole person in a patient-centered atmosphere. The EMT Driver will perform a variety of activities associated with the Life Flight/ Life Care Critical Care Transport service to include operation of the Life Care Critical Care Transport ambulance and medical support systems, and assist with operations of associated satellite base and ongoing continuing education outreach program.
- Responsible for minor repairs to the unit to include: changing light bulbs, replenishing fluids, tightening nuts and bolts, inspecting tires, etc.
- Responsible for daily maintenance including fueling and cleaning of vehicle.
- Responsible for reporting minor and major repair needs to the site specific Clinical Operations Director.
- Responsible for assisting nursing staff with patient care as requested to include loading and unloading operation of commonly used equipment and providing family members with information about and directions to Duke.
- Responsible for replenishing medical air and oxygen and medical supplies used during transport.
- Knowledge of streets and highways within the response area of the mobile intensive care unit.
Full Time: 12 hour shifts
Shifts:
Rotating
Location/Base:
Will be decided during the interview process locations could be:
Smithfield or Durham or Rotating bases
Knowledge, Skills, Education, And Experience Required/Preferred
- High school or equivalent required
- 1-2 years of experience operating an ambulance/fire truck equivalent to the Duke mobile intensive care unit preferred
- Two years preferred EMT experience with an active EMS provider
- Current certification as North Carolina EMT required
- Current Class C-Driver's license required
- Current NC EVD (emergency vehicle driver) certification preferred
- Current BLS (or higher) certification required.
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