Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Duke Life Flight

Duke PA; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Commitment bonus

Job summary

Duke Life Flight is seeking an EMT for full-time, on-site duty in Durham, NC. You will operate the Life Flight/ Life Care Critical Care Transport ambulance and support systems, ensuring rapid, patient-centered transport for a wide age range.

Responsibilities include vehicle maintenance, assisting nursing staff, and replenishing medical supplies, with shifts 12 hours long and rotating between day and night blocks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of experience operating an ambulance or fire truck equivalent to the mobile intensive care unit.
• Two years EMT experience with an active EMS provider preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on the unit, including fueling, cleaning, and basic repairs.
• Drive the Life Flight ambulance and support equipment as part of critical care transport.
• Assist nursing staff with patient care and family information during transport.
• Replenish medical air, oxygen, and supplies used during transport.

Skills

Ambulance operation

EMT experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

EMT certification

Job description

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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Duke Life Flight

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Requisition Number: 275494

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710

Date: Sep 30, 2026

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke Life Flight

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Life Flight, which is Duke Health's critical care and emergency air and ground transport team, accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems. The team includes paramedics, nurses, respiratory therapists, emergency medical technicians, and communications specialists who work quickly to provide compassionate care and transport services to critically ill patients of all ages. Duke Life Flight also maintains a Code Blue Response Team and helps support event medicine needs.

EMT - Duke Life Flight - Durham

***EMTs may be eligible for a $5000 Commitment Bonus (terms and conditions apply)***

Position is eligible for a relocation assistance (terms and conditions apply)

Duke University Health System’s Life Flight team supports over 20 critical care procedures independently. The patient population is 22-23 week gestation neonates to geriatric (all ages). In this department you work with interdisciplinary teams including, Basic Life Support EMT’s, single provider ALS Paramedic, Clinical Nurses, Respiratory Therapist (Neo/Peds team) and Critical Care Paramedics.

Job Summary: As a EMT with Duke University Health System, you will make providing service your priority while caring for the whole person in a patient-centered atmosphere. The EMT Driver will perform a variety of activities associated with the Life Flight/ Life Care Critical Care Transport service to include operation of the Life Care Critical Care Transport ambulance and medical support systems, and assist with operations of associated satellite base and ongoing continuing education outreach program.

• Responsible for minor repairs to the unit to include: changing light bulbs, replenishing fluids, tightening nuts and bolts, inspecting tires, etc.
• Responsible for daily maintenance including fueling and cleaning of vehicle.
• Responsible for reporting minor and major repair needs to the site specific Clinical Operations Director.
• Responsible for assisting nursing staff with patient care as requested to include loading and unloading operation of commonly used equipment and providing family members with information about and directions to Duke.
• Responsible for replenishing medical air and oxygen and medical supplies used during transport.
• Knowledge of streets and highways within the response area of the mobile intensive care unit.

Work Hours & Shifts: Full Time: 12 hour shifts

Shifts: Rotating (7a-7p and 7p-7a)

Knowledge, Skills, Education, and Experience Required/Preferred:

• High school or equivalent required
• 1-2 years of experience operating an ambulance/fire truck equivalent to the Duke mobile intensive care unit preferred
• Two years preferred EMT experience with an active EMS provider

Licensure, Certification or Registration Required/Preferred:

• Current certification as North Carolina EMT required
• Current Class C-Driver’s license required
• CurrentNC EVD (emergency vehicle driver) certification preferred

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions:

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Nearest Major Market: Durham Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh

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