About this role
About Us
At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.
Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.
Short Description
Competitive rates & Benefits, come join our EMS 911 Services department!
Under the supervision of the EMS Supervisor, the EMT will provide pre-hospital Basic LifeSupport care in all weather conditions, in cooperation with other EMS providers as amember of the patient care team.Care will be rendered to patients of all ages whom experience any injury or illness, utilizingappropriate equipment and techniques to safely assess, treat, lift, move and transportpatients to appropriate medical facilities.Complete all required documentation and other assigned duties which support efficientEMS operations while maintaining a professional attitude.
Experience Required
Preferred; 2 years’ experience as a Certified EMT-B in a 911 system.
Education Requirements
High School Diploma.
License/Certification Requirements
- ICS-100 or equivalent and IS-700 or equivalent upon hire. ICS-200 or equivalent and IS-800 or equivalent within first year of employment.
- Current NJ EMT certification or eligible for reciprocity, NREMT preferred.
- BLS certification.
- Current state issued driver's license with clean driving record.
Criteria for Employee Base Fleet Driver Eligibility:
- Driver must be between the ages of twenty-one (21) and seventy-nine (79)
- Driver must show proof of valid personal automobile insurance coverage in the State of New Jersey.
- Driver has no reported driving related violations or accidents in the past three (3) years
Must be physically able to work in all weather and environmental conditions, able to lift and move patients in all circumstance and perform all duties consistent with providing ALS and/or BLS in the pre-hospital environment.
Special Requirements
PRN, varies
12 hours shift
Salary Min ($)
USD $22.00Salary Max ($)
USD $35.00Other facts
About Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has nearly 14,000 team members including 1,600 nurses, more than 1,000 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 600 advanced practice professionals. Hospitals throughout the region send their most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.
Ranked year after year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the Philadelphia Metro area, Cooper is consistently recognized for its quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.
Cooper has three hospitals: South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region; Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), six urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.
Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with – and its physicians make up the faculty of – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.
What you'll do
- The EMT will provide pre-hospital Basic Life Support care and cooperate with other EMS providers as part of the patient care team. Responsibilities include assessing, treating, lifting, moving, and transporting patients while maintaining documentation and a professional attitude.
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