Your first EMT-B job was...

Leatherpuke said:

Yeah.......there's that. But like most states, people have a misconception about Kansas, I know I did before the Army stationed me here. Low taxes, extremely low cost of living, lots and lots of EMS jobs, good people, low crime, awesome gun laws ( it's important to me) and more hunting and fishing than you can handle. ( see my avatar)

Kansas is pretty awesome if you can handle some extreme weather and not much in the way of scenery.

I had my fist shift yesterday as a paid AEMT. Only one call in a 24 hour shift and it was an easy one. The pay ain't much but the benefits are great, fully paid medical for my entire family. After reading this forum for a while, I feel pretty dang lucky to be working a 911, county run service with benefits right out of school.

I'm just saying, if you're looking for a good EMS job, Kansas should be on your list.

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Ishan said:

rescue1/MMiz -- were your positions as drivers, or actually "teching" the calls as an EMT?

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DesertMedic66 said:

Event medical company that I couldn't work many events because I was under 21. I only worked 1 event in 3 months.

About a week after I was hired at the event company I was hired at a private 911/IFT company (mostly 911) and have been there for around 4 years. It will be my first medic job also.

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Jim37F said:

Private IFT only company in LA Co, first 6 months on a BLS unit that did mostly hospital transfers and discharges to SNF's, last 3 months at the company got put on a CCT shift, once again mostly non emergent hospital transfers, and ventilator transports, had a grand total of 1 emergent call in my entire time at the company for a STEMI transfer. It was a good company overall, with none of the horror stories I've heard about other LA area companies, but the monotony of stable patients where I did little more than monitor vitals (even on CCT) led me to apply elsewhere

My second job was at a company that did a mix of IFT and 911 transport for the city of Torrance in LA Co. I went from $10/hour to $8.50/hour with nearly twice as long commute, but I thought the calls would be worth it...nope. Code 2 to every 911 call regardless of what it was (once in a blue moon fire would upgrade us to Code 3, but even calls they would transport ALS, which policy required Code 3 transport, but 9 times out of 10 they were content to let us stay Code 2 coming into the scene). Combined with old equipment, company wide shortages of some equipment nearly every day it seemed, 12 hours of street corner posting all day with more than 3 calls being a busy day, low pay, clear favoritism on the part of dispatch and management, and being treated as little more than gurney pushers by fire...well lets just say I was less than happy there. That being said, echoing above, they were still better than a lot of the dialysis derby "shady" horror story little companies in the county. I stayed 6 months there, and only because I was in backgrounds at my current job. (This company has since closed its doors and ceased operations)

Where I currently have just under a year at my fire department EMT ambulance operator job that is heads and shoulders above both of those^ companies...heck, I think it's about the best single role EMT job in the county...exclusively 911 only response to all ALS and BLS calls, only 3 calls is a slow day, upwards of 6 calls in a 12 hour shift, 10-12 in a 24hr shift, no street corner posting, half the rigs in the city are brand new (less than a year old), with pay that's half again as much as the privates, plus it's a city job so we get CALPers retirement contributions and other benefits, plus being in house with the department part of the culture and all that gives us a vital edge to win the lottery and get the coveted fire fighter job.

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ViolynEMT said:

I just applied for them. How is the company? What kind of equipment do you have to provide? I have access to the event board and bulletin board. Does that mean I'm hired?

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DesertMedic66 said:

Probably a different event medical company. The company I worked for is based out of San Bernardino, CA area.

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WildlandEMT89 said:

First I was a volly firefighter/EMT, then rural/metro, currently AMR

I also do fire line medical and special events through another company

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ViolynEMT said:

And I'm still trying to get part time with AMR.

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WildlandEMT89 said:

Stick with it!

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TransportJockey said:

If she waits long enough, she'll be working for AMR anyway lol

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