Employment Opportunities

JOIN BOUND BROOK EMS

Make a Difference. Answer the call. Serve Your Community.

NOW RECRUITING EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

Bound Brook Emergency Medical Services is looking for motivated, professional, and compassionate Emergency Medical Technicians to join our team.

When someone's worst day becomes your call, you have the opportunity to make a difference.


Bound Brook EMS provides emergency medical services to the residents, businesses, visitors, and thousands of people who travel through the Borough of Bound Brook, New Jersey. Our EMTs are an essential part of the Borough's public-safety system and work closely with Bound Brook Police, Fire, Rescue, Emergency Management, neighboring EMS agencies, and area hospitals.

If you are looking for an opportunity to put your EMT certification to work, develop your clinical skills, serve your community, and become part of a professional municipal EMS organization, we want to hear from you.

See below for more details.


Why Bound Brook EMS?

SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY

Every EMS call is an opportunity to help someone when they need it most.

Whether responding to a cardiac arrest, traumatic injury, respiratory emergency, motor vehicle collision, pediatric emergency, overdose, or other medical crisis, Bound Brook EMS personnel provide the initial emergency medical care that can make a lasting difference in a patient's outcome.


WORK AS PART OF A TEAM

EMS doesn't work alone.

Bound Brook EMTs operate as part of a coordinated public-safety system alongside:

  • Bound Brook Police Department
  • Bound Brook Fire Department
  • Bound Brook Rescue Squad
  • Bound Brook Office of Emergency Management
  • Mutual-aid EMS agencies
  • Fire and rescue organizations
  • Local and regional healthcare facilities
  • Somerset County emergency services

You will have the opportunity to work in a professional, team-oriented environment where communication, training, leadership, and patient care matter.

GROW AS AN EMT

Emergency medicine never stops evolving.

Bound Brook EMS encourages its personnel to maintain their clinical knowledge, develop their skills, participate in training, and continue growing as emergency medical professionals.

Whether you are an experienced EMT or beginning your career in EMS, Bound Brook provides an opportunity to gain real-world experience and become a stronger provider.


WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for EMTs who are:

  • Professional.
    You represent Bound Brook EMS every time you put on the uniform.
  • Compassionate.
    Patients and families remember how they were treated—not just what treatment they received.
  • Dependable.
    When the tones drop, your crew needs to know that you will answer.
  • Team-oriented.
    EMS is a team sport. We work together with our partners throughout the emergency-services community.
  • Committed to learning.
    The best EMTs never stop improving.
  • Ready to serve.
    If helping people is why you became an EMT, Bound Brook EMS wants you on our team.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Under the Borough of Bound Brook's municipal code, applicants for employment with Bound Brook EMS must meet established requirements, including:

  • Be at least 18 years of age;
  • Be physically capable of performing the duties of an EMT;
  • Possess a valid New Jersey or nationally recognized EMT certification;
  • Possess a valid New Jersey driver's license;
  • Successfully complete required background investigations;
  • Successfully complete a motor vehicle background check;
  • Successfully complete required pre-employment and random drug testing; and
  • Successfully complete a medical evaluation by a physician designated by the Borough.

All EMS employees are subject to the Borough's personnel policies and the Bound Brook EMS Policies and Procedures Manual, including a probationary period.


WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

As a member of Bound Brook EMS, you will become part of a municipal emergency medical service operating under an EMS Director/Chief and medical oversight structure.

Bound Brook EMS provides Basic Life Support emergency medical services, including patient assessment and stabilization, airway management, CPR, hemorrhage control, wound care, fracture stabilization, extrication support, and other authorized prehospital emergency medical interventions. (Ecode360)

EMS personnel may respond to:

  • Medical emergencies
  • Cardiac arrests
  • Stroke
  • Respiratory emergencies
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Motor vehicle collisions
  • Falls
  • Pediatric emergencies
  • Overdoses
  • Behavioral emergencies
  • Water-related emergencies
  • Mass-casualty incidents
  • Public events and special details
  • Fire and rescue incidents
  • Other emergency calls throughout the Borough


THIS IS MORE THAN A JOB

Being an EMT is different from most jobs.

You will meet people during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. You will be asked to remain calm when others are frightened. You will need to make decisions, communicate effectively, work as a team, and provide compassionate care under pressure.

You may never know the ultimate outcome of every patient you treat.

But you will know that you were there.

You answered the call.

Ready to Join Us?

If you are a New Jersey-certified EMT looking for an opportunity to serve, we encourage you to apply.

APPLY THROUGH THE BOROUGH OF BOUND BROOK

BOROUGH OF BOUND BROOK

230 Hamilton Street
Bound Brook, NJ 08805

Attn: Borough Clerk

Applications can be emailed to jmccoy@boundbrook-nj.org