Hey All,
Been trying to research and find the answer on my own but not finding anything anywhere.
I have noticed a number of hospital positions for paramedics, especially in southeastern Florida. Some listed as techs, some just as paramedics, and everything in between. Does anyone...
Hello, all. Chicagoan here checking out your forum.
My girlfriend and I are strongly considering a move to Florida. Analyzing it, pros and cons, all that, but strongly, strongly considering it. There are some things we're kind of waiting on (I'm actually quite close to getting on with Chicago...
You will without a doubt make more money hourly in a hospital.
They don't force OT. You can catch a late run and get screwed and be a little late getting off but that's about it. They can technically hold you over for two hours after a shift for coverage if there's a call-off or something...
Pretty much like any other private company; crappy. Decent experience seeing as you work mostly in rougher areas of the city.
Pay is the same hourly to start as most places. No call bonuses or bonuses of any kind.
Pretty good people working there for the most part. Management's ok but...
All very good information.
And you are correct about the EMT-B/Paramedic tandem. About 99% of the time that is how it is in Arizona. There is one fire department that contracts with Southwest that has BLS rigs only for their EMS, no medics. So if you landed there at some point you'd have a...
Aside from Phoenix Fire Department, all of the other cities contract their EMS/ambulances out. There used to be two companies; Southwest Ambulance and PMT. Southwest bought out PMT, though, so Southwest is about it as far as places to work. Being brand new to the company, despite experience...
For those looking for EMT jobs another option is looking at your local hospitals for ER Tech positions. More times than not it actually pays more per hour than a field EMT job and sometimes you'll have an expanded scope i.e. drawing blood, starting IV's, EKG's, etc. Can always leave a tech job...
Harper College's program is done through Northwest Community Hospital. You register through Harper but it's done in accordance with the hospital and medical system to the best of my understanding.
Very good advice.
Establish a good line of communication right away with the preceptor and most importantly...be honest! If you have a question, ask it. If you're not sure about something, ask. You're a student, there's no such thing as too many questions or stupid questions. Ask. Do not...
CPAP is wonderful. Where I worked before they didn't have it prehospital but where I'm at now they do and it's just a great tool to have. Utilize it, because as others have said, that can cut down quite a bit on the act of having to tube someone, let alone other issues it alleviates while being...
This has been my understanding as well. I worked in an ER as a tech, and while I was technically an EMT, I was still enabled to do skills I wouldn't have been able to do in an ambulance/in the field as an EMT, such as drawing blood and starting IV's.
I have a friend from medic school that works for EMSA in Tulsa and he can't say enough about how much he likes it there and how great of a place it is to work.
As for fire department EMS, Chicago Fire Department should be added to the list. They don't score points with regard to...