Recent content by Tonester

It will take up to 6 months to receive the official Ambulance Drivers Cert. Mine took that long (received it in June 2010, tested January 2010) and this info is from DMV HQ. Because of the budget cutbacks, Sacramento is short staffed. However, if you pass your written test at your local DMV...

Okay, thanks for the quick replies.

I'm currently employed doing armed private security patrol work in Los Angeles county. I have my accreditation with Orange County EMS when I was seeking work with an ambu company (didn't pan out -_-). My question is, if I should come across a client who needs and requests medical intervention...

Randy will call letting you know if you're hired. That was my experience (I didn't get the position).

South Orange County (20 minutes north of Pendleton).

I live in southern California. I completed my EMT-B course in December 2009 and was nationally certified in the same month. I've had a total of 2 job interviews with reputable ambulance companies (IFT and 911). The hiring pool is very large and the number of actual job openings is very low...

The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) treats unpaid suspensions like layoffs. Under California law, if an employee is laid off or suspended without pay, and without a definite return-to-work date within the same pay period, the employee is legally deemed to have been...

Many of the questions on the AMR test are identical questions on the DMV test. If do well on the AMR test and study the booklet, you will pass. You can also take the DMV test up to 4 times in the same day or something like that. Ask the DMV when they are setting you for the written exam.

I would stay away from Link2Life. I ran into a fellow who went through their EMT-Basic course. He didn't know what syncope was. Plus he admitted he believed their program is a waste of time and money. He was trying to get enrolled at Saddleback College. I've heard good things about the ROP...

Here in southern California it's no good at all. I'm returning back to work doing private armed security work.

We're you convicted as a juvenile or as an adult? Also find out if you get the conviction reduced to a misdemeanor and expunged.

Pacific Ambulance and Doctors.

I'm a newly minted EMT-B too. Right now the job market is scarce. I live in Orange County, CA and have been job hunting for 3 months. I have had a total of 2 interviews even though I've applied everywhere (LA, SD, IE, etc.). I was turned down from from # 1 ambo company and the 2nd told me...

I did. I sent the Director of Operations an email the same day thanking him for his time and consideration. I also let him know I was still very much interested in the position. We'll see how things pan out. How are things going for you?

Follow up to my interview story: I had the interview last week and I thought I performed well. I had to take a multiple choice test and I was asked a local protocol question during the interview. I was told they would contact me in 90 days or less once they got another group together for...