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Job Title: Paramedic

Location: Mobile Health

Department Name: Special Events

Req #: 0000247961

Status: Hourly

Shift: Evening

Pay Range: $38.03 - $46.62 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 Paramedic – Special Events provides Advanced Life Support (ALS), first aid, and emergency medical services for spectators, participants, staff, and guests at special events across RWJBarnabas Health’s coverage area. Assignments include stadiums, arenas, concerns, entertainment venues, sporting events, and other public or private gatherings. The Paramedic functions as part of a multidisciplinary event response team and is responsible for advanced assessment treatment, stabilization, and coordination of patient care in dynamic, high-volume environments. This role may include staffing first-aid rooms, mobile response teams, designated medical posts, direct assignment to sporting teams medical units, 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 Paramedic certification or National Registry Paramedic certification (eligible for reciprocity)
• American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider (CPR)
• AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• 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 paramedic experience in 911, event medicine, first aid, venue medicin, or mass-gathering operations
• PHTLS or ITLS
• Associate degree
• Experience working in stadiums, arenas, concerts, festivals, or sporting-event environments

Certifications and Licenses Required: 

• NJ Paramedic Certification or National Registry Paramedic Certification (eligible for reciprocity)
• American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider (CPR)
• AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Hazmat Awareness Certification
• Must possess ICS 100, 200, and NIMS 700, 800
• Must have completed Weapons of Mass Destruction or CBRNE Awareness training

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.

Essential Functions:

• Provides ALS care in accordance with established protocols, standing orders, and department policy
• Performs advanced patient assessment, airway management, cardiac monitoring, medication administration, and other ALS interventions within scope of practice
• Responds to medical incidents within assigned event areas, delivering high-quality, compassionate care in dynamic environments
• Conducts triage and prioritization of multiple patients in high-volume or mass-gathering situations
• Coordinates patient disposition, including on-site treatment, release, or transfer to ambulance transport or higher levels of care
• Staffs first-aid stations, medical rooms, ALS response units, or roving teams as assigned
• Communicates effectively with supervisors, dispatch, event command, venue operations, security, police, fire, and other healthcare/public safety partners
• Maintains situational awareness of crowd conditions, environmental hazards, and operational risks; escalates concerns appropriately
• Participates in pre-event briefings, venue walk-throughs, and post-event debriefings; maintains familiarity with venue layouts, ingress/egress routes, and medical resource locations
• Completes all patient care documentation accurately and in accordance with MH documentation procedures
• Ensures readiness and proper function of ALS equipment, medications, radios, and medical supplies; reports deficiencies promptly
• Utilizes communication systems (radio, phone, etc.) professionally and effectively
• Maintains required certifications, continuing education, and employee health compliance requirements
• Conducts self in a professional, dignified, customer-service-oriented, and compassionate manner at all times
• Interacts professionally with patients, families, event staff, colleagues, management, public safety personnel, and the public
• Performs routine operational duties including equipment checks, inventory management, and compliance-related tasks
• Provides coverage before, during, and after events, including during egress periods as assigned
• Performs other duties as required or requested by Mobile Health management

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