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Job Title: EMT

Location: Mobile Health

Department Name: Special Events

Req #: 0000247955

Status: Hourly

Shift: Evening

Pay Range: $24.72 - $27.34 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Special Events provides Basic Life Support (BLS), first aid, and emergency medical services for spectators, participants, staff, and guests at special events across RWJBarnabas Health's coverage area. Assignments may include stadiums, arenas, concerts, entertainment venues, sporting events, and other public or private gatherings. The EMT functions as part of a multidisciplinary event response team and is responsible for delivering patient care, supporting venue safety, and coordinating with internal leadership, venue operations, and public safety partners. This role may staff first-aid rooms, roving teams, and other designated medical posts before, during, and after events.

• Free CEUs and ABC cores for recertification
• Full benefits available to eligible part-time employees
• Unique clinical experience across high-profile venues and special events

Qualifications:

Required:

• Must be 18 years of age
• High school diploma or GED
• Current New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, or National Registry EMT certification
• American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider (CPR)
• Hazmat Awareness certification
• ICS 100, 200, NIMS 700, and 800
• Weapons of Mass Destruction or CBRNE Awareness training
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in English, verbally and in writing
• Ability to work in dynamic event environments, including large crowds, loud noise, variable weather, and extended periods of standing/walking
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and event-based schedules
• Current driver's license and ability to satisfy the organization's motor vehicle/insurance requirements

Preferred:

• Prior EMT experience in 911, event medicine, first aid, venue medicine, or mass-gathering operations
• PHTLS or ITLS
• Associate degree
• Experience working in stadiums, arenas, concerts, festivals, or sporting-event environments

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, or National Registry EMT Certification
• American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider (CPR)
• Hazmat Awareness Certification
• Must possess ICS 100, 200, and NIMS 700, 800
• Must have completed Weapons of Mass Destruction or CBRNE Awareness training

Essential Functions:

• Provides BLS care and first aid in accordance with applicable medical protocols, standing orders, and department policy
• Responds calmly, professionally, and compassionately to medical incidents and public-safety calls within assigned event areas
• Performs patient assessment, triage, treatment, stabilization, and ongoing monitoring within EMT scope of practice
• Coordinates emergent and non-emergent patient movement or transport to on-site higher-acuity resources, ambulances, or receiving facilities as indicated
• Staffs first-aid stations, medical rooms, roving teams, or other designated response posts as assigned
• Communicates effectively with supervisors, dispatch, event command, venue operations, security, police, fire, and other healthcare/public safety partners
• Maintains situational awareness for crowd density, environmental exposure, egress/access issues, and other health or safety concerns, escalating issues through the chain of command as needed
• Completes required patient care and incident documentation accurately, legibly, and within established timelines
• Participates in pre-event briefings, venue walk-throughs, post assignments, and operational debriefs; maintains familiarity with venue layouts, access points, evacuation routes, and medical-resource locations
• Checks, cleans, stocks, and maintains assigned medical bags, stretchers, radios, AEDs, first-aid supplies, and other equipment; promptly reports deficiencies or equipment failures
• Uses radios, phones, and other communications equipment appropriately and professionally
• Maintains required certifications, continuing education, employee health compliance, and department competencies
• Conducts self in a professional, dignified, customer-service-oriented, and compassionate manner at all times
• Interacts professionally with patients, families, event guests, colleagues, management, venue personnel, public safety agencies, and the public
• Uses appropriate PPE and follows all infection prevention, safety, and security procedures
• Performs duties before, during, and after events, including maintaining medical coverage through event egress or other designated end-of-coverage times when assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned to support Mobile Health and special event operations

Scheduling Requirements:

• The employee is assigned regularly scheduled shifts based on event operations and staffing needs, averaging 24 hours per week. Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and assignments across covered special-event venues and other approved locations within the region of hire.

• In the event that scheduled special event coverage does not provide sufficient hours to meet the required weekly commitment, the employee may be scheduled to work additional shifts within the 911 EMS operation or other Mobile Health service lines to fulfill their minimum required hours.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ....and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered,high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey-whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer