Part-Time Emergency Medical Technician; EMT

Part-Time Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) provides out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system. These EMTs are compensated for their employment as they are required to work a prescribed number of hours each month to supplement our volunteer personnel.

EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. Emergency Medical Technicians are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.

This posting are for applicants who currently possess an EMT certification valid in New Jersey and can meet the duty requirements. If you can not we recommend that you review the Support Personnel position if you are currently non‑credentialed, or Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician if you are credentialed, but can not meet the duty requirements.

Applicants are required to possess a current and valid Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification issued by the New Jersey Department of Health. National Registry or NY State Certified applicants must obtain the NJ EMT Certification within 12 months of employment.

• NOTE:Applicants who possess the higher level certification as a Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic, or Mobile Intensive Care Registered Nurse Certification, issued by the New Jersey Department of Health, are considered to have met the above certification requirements, but can only practice at the level of care the agency is certified to.

Applicants are required to possess a current and valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification obtained through an instructor led program with skills verification, a written examination, and include both one and two rescuer CPR (infant, child and adult), use of bag-valve mask ventilation devices (BVM) and semi-automatic external defibrillator (SAED) training issued by:

• American Heart Association – BLS Healthcare Provider
• American Red Cross – Professional Rescuer
• American Safety and Health Institute – Professional Rescuer
• AAOS/ACEP Emergency Care and Safety Institute – Healthcare Provider
• National Safety Council – Basic Life Support:
  Healthcare and Professional Rescuers
• Department of Defense – Professional Rescuer

Applicants will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey and have an acceptable Driver History Abstract.

Applicants will be required to possess a criminal background that is free of criminal history that is inconsistent with the conduct required to be an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) subject to the guidance of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Applicants are required to have 18 months experience as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) responding to 911 emergency calls or four (4) years experience as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) providing general transport.

Within four (4) weeks of hiring, and as required thereafter, the applicants must complete the following training provided by the agency, or show proof of completion of an alternative course subject to approval by the agency Training Officer:

• BLS Protocols:
  Anaphylaxis, Atraumatic Chest Pain/Discomfort, Opiate Overdose, Respiratory Distress, and Spinal Motion Restriction;
• Bloodborne Pathogens:
  Required by OSHA with annual refresher training;
• CBRNE Awareness:
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