Hello everyone. I recently got my first EMT job and I must say I'm quite apprehensive about it only 2 days into training. Are these things normal, and if not, is it worth keeping this job or should I look for another one and not bother?
1). The "station" is a mess. Leaking ceiling, unreliable plumbing, a bug problem.
2) The equipment is old and run down. One of the doors one the ambulance doesn't open from the inside. It doesn't appear very clean on the inside, and all the medical gear is old, unused, wrinkled. The cabinet in the ambulance is collapsed with its contents floating around.
3) I show up for work and am the only person at the station for several hours each day. No communication about when the ambulance is going to arrive or even if they told everyone not to come in. They don't even bother to keep me in the loop. I just sit here waiting. Day 1, I waited one hour. Day 2 has been two hours so far....this really worries me.
3) Appearance. The uniforms are short sleeve polo type shirts. Not that big of a deal but my coworkers leave their shirts untucked and generally look sloppy
4). they don't change sheets or clean stretcher after every use. They claim since there is a sheet under the patient that goes with the patient, there is no need to change the sheets.
5) One of my trainers stole two boxes or gloves from the hospital on my first day. Took it from a ward room where we moving a patient from.
6) No breaks. I didn't eat, use the bathroom, have a glass of water for 13 hours on my first day.
A bit about the job. It's BLS transport (dialysis, discharge, nursing home) with Medicare and Medicaid patients. About me: I'm a career changed getting experience for grad school. Not shooting for EMT as a career. I need 1 year experience *somewhere* and hate to delay the process to find a new job.
So, is this worth it? Should I be freaked out?
1). The "station" is a mess. Leaking ceiling, unreliable plumbing, a bug problem.
2) The equipment is old and run down. One of the doors one the ambulance doesn't open from the inside. It doesn't appear very clean on the inside, and all the medical gear is old, unused, wrinkled. The cabinet in the ambulance is collapsed with its contents floating around.
3) I show up for work and am the only person at the station for several hours each day. No communication about when the ambulance is going to arrive or even if they told everyone not to come in. They don't even bother to keep me in the loop. I just sit here waiting. Day 1, I waited one hour. Day 2 has been two hours so far....this really worries me.
3) Appearance. The uniforms are short sleeve polo type shirts. Not that big of a deal but my coworkers leave their shirts untucked and generally look sloppy
4). they don't change sheets or clean stretcher after every use. They claim since there is a sheet under the patient that goes with the patient, there is no need to change the sheets.
5) One of my trainers stole two boxes or gloves from the hospital on my first day. Took it from a ward room where we moving a patient from.
6) No breaks. I didn't eat, use the bathroom, have a glass of water for 13 hours on my first day.
A bit about the job. It's BLS transport (dialysis, discharge, nursing home) with Medicare and Medicaid patients. About me: I'm a career changed getting experience for grad school. Not shooting for EMT as a career. I need 1 year experience *somewhere* and hate to delay the process to find a new job.
So, is this worth it? Should I be freaked out?
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