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The state can add whatever skills or components it wants to the curriculum for each level of care but each county MPD will still have the ultimate say in what skills may be used in his respective county. For example EMTs in Washington State (by curriculum) can do CPAP and 12-lead acquisition but...

If the company is not a licensed EMS agency and cannot sponsor you, you cannot get your state certification. If you leave your affiliated state agency your certification becomes "INOPERABLE" until you obtain affiliation with another agency so even if you get your cert and leave your EMT is no...

Generally turnover in private ambulance is high for a number of reasons. There is a high percentage of people that use the private ambulance/EMT route as a 'stepping stone' to something else whether it be nursing, respiratory therapy, PA, etc. Those individuals show up work for a few months...

Uh no. If you read the article there most definitely was fraud they just agreed to repay the amount overbilled.

I was just pointing out that Rural Metro is not the only ambulance service with pending litigation. I'm not sure what your point wasin posting that in a thread about Rural Metro Pacific Northwest. We're a long way from Kentucky.

Aside from whether or not the ticket will affect your employment opportunities, you might want to give some consideration to the fact that a large portion of EMS include driving a vehicle and if you make a habit out of driving 15 mph over the speed limit you probably should consder another line...

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/dec/03/amr-agrees-settlement-overbilling-case/

Study the Washington State Appendix H practical skill sheets or the national registry practical skills checklists they are very similar.

Unfortunately interviewing is a huge factor in any hiring process. Especially in this field you need to be able to function at your best in high stress situations. It is hard to believe someone can de-escalate a suicidal person, start a line in the dark on a pt trapped in an upside down car, etc...

For hiring there is first a knowledge based written test specific to your level of care (EMT, Paramedic, CCT-RN) basedon national standards. The highest scoring applicants are then invited back for a practical skills assessment followed by an oral board interview.

It depends on the number of applicants testing. Usually there are enough people testing that the written test happens and we take the top however many scores and practical is scheduled for the following week. In the past we have done the practical and interview on the same day.

Written test (EMT basic knowledge), practical skills evaluation (WA state appendix H), Interview panel. Successful candidates will be scheduled for a physical ability test and drug screen.

n7lxi is correct. I worked as an ED Tech for a few years and at that time I had 4 years of fast paced full time EMT experience under my belt and when I was interviewing for tech jobs almost every hospital told me that their practice was that they rarely would hire someone with no ER/hospital...

We are currently hiring medics.

You can pretty much expect that the practical skills evaluation will be a one person evolution, you will not have a partner or any assistance. Your best bet would be to look through your WA DOH Appendix H Practical skills checkoff sheets and study the ones that you know you could perform as a...