Flight Paramedic, Full-Time

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed.

With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning.

It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Flight Paramedic provides high quality out-of-hospital advanced life support including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by the Medical Director(s) within the paramedic scope of practice.

The Flight Paramedic assesses the nature and extent of illness and injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility;

maintains validated competency to provide care for patients across the life span; responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of the air medical program, assuring that safety remains the highest priority.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required :

• High school diploma
• Able to practice as a paramedic as defined by NJ Office of EMS (NJAC 8 : 41 & NJAC 8 : 41A).
• Minimum of 3 years paramedic experience (4000 hours) in a 911 system as an ALS provider
• Flight Paramedic's maximum weight with equipment must not exceed 240 pounds at any time during employment

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred :

• Bachelor's degree in health related field
• Previous Critical Care Transport Experience
• Previous Flight experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications Required :

• Current New Jersey or National Registry EMT-P Certification.
• Current Board Certification (e.g. Flight Paramedic - Certified) within one year of hire.
• AHA Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider or Instructor certification.
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider or Instructor certification.
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider or Instructor certification
• Advanced trauma course : ATLS / ATCN, Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course, International Trauma Life Support Certification, Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Tactical Combat Casualty Care, or other CAMTS approved advanced trauma course within 6 months of hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) with 1 year of hire.
• Certified Emergency Vehicle Operator (CEVO) or Emergency Vehicle Operations (EVOC).
• Hazardous Materials Operations for EMS within 6 months of hire.
• Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS-100) or Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100b, or Introduction to Incident Command System for Healthcare / Hospitals or National Incident Management System.
• Incident Command System, ICS-200 or ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents or Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations.
• ICS-700a National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) An Introduction, or NIMS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction.
• ICS-800 National Response Framework, An Introduction or ICS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction or NIMS-800 National Response Framework, An Introduction.
• A valid driver's license from a US state.

Contacts :

Regular contact with medical personnel and its visitors.

Working Conditions :

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing duties of this job, the employee is required to use their hands to perform medical procedures and assessments, reach with hands and arms and speak and hear.

The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and smell.

The employee is required to maintain adequate physical conditioning to be able to perform these job duties. Job duties are often performed in high stress levels requiring employees to function effectively and independently while maintaining a good working relationship with partners, patients and customers.