HALL AMBULANCE

CALEMT · Jun 28, 2017

RocketMedic said:
I am somewhat tempted by Hall and American and Santa Barbara AMR. Not so much Liberty. Medicwest is really, really tempting. So is MedStar. No more 24 hour shifts unless it's super rural though.

If you're seriously contemplating the peoples republic of California then look at Cambria Ambulance in San Luis Obispo county. Dare I say a better op than the Kern Co Cult. It's the only ambulance service that I know of that has a CalPers retirement. I believe they cover the northwest part of SLO county.

NPO · Jun 28, 2017

CALEMT said:
If you're seriously contemplating the peoples republic of California then look at Cambria Ambulance in San Luis Obispo county. Dare I say a better op than the Kern Co Cult. It's the only ambulance service that I know of that has a CalPers retirement. I believe they cover the northwest part of SLO county.

Is Cambria Ambulance a third service? I didn't know that. I've seen them once, seems like a very small operation. Do you have any more info? I thought they only served the town of Cambria

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CALEMT · Jun 28, 2017

NPO said:
Is Cambria Ambulance a third service? I didn't know that. I've seen them once, seems like a very small operation. Do you have any more info? I thought they only served the town of Cambria

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Only info I have is what posted on their website. http://www.cambria-healthcare.org I mean their benefits are on the level of a fire department. Their service area is 810 square miles so a modest sized chunk of the county. But from what I could imagine the northern part of the county is very rural which would mean slower than say the more populated southern part of the county. Honestly if I didn't want to go fire and if I didn't want to GTFO of CA I would could see myself working there as a career.

NPO · Jun 28, 2017

CALEMT said:
Only info I have is what posted on their website. http://www.cambria-healthcare.org I mean their benefits are on the level of a fire department. Their service area is 810 square miles so a modest sized chunk of the county. But from what I could imagine the northern part of the county is very rural which would mean slower than say the more populated southern part of the county. Honestly if I didn't want to go fire and if I didn't want to GTFO of CA I would could see myself working there as a career.

Oh it's a health care district. 1500 calls annually, only 500 of which end up as transports. That seems like a very odd ratio lol.

Our Boron station that I mentioned is funded by the Muroc Healthcare District, and it's a state owned ambulance. I guess the plus is Cambria provides government benefits, which is no small thing.

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CALEMT · Jun 28, 2017

NPO said:
I guess the plus is Cambria provides government benefits, which is no small thing.

It caught my eye at CalPers and full medical/dental and 80% medical/dental for spouse. 3% at 50 isn't bad, I believe thats what I had at Cal Fire.

jgmedic · Jun 28, 2017

CALEMT said:
It caught my eye at CalPers and full medical/dental and 80% medical/dental for spouse. 3% at 50 isn't bad, I believe thats what I had at Cal Fire.

If they still have 3% at 50 that is unheard of anymore, even for FD's, the standard safety retirement as of 2013 is 2.7@57. That is actually better than what you could get at a fire department.

CALEMT · Jun 28, 2017

jgmedic said:
If they still have 3% at 50 that is unheard of anymore, even for FD's, the standard safety retirement as of 2013 is 2.7@57. That is actually better than what you could get at a fire department.

I was perplexed to see a ambulance company... health care district... whatever it is have CalPERS. I had to do a double check to see if I was on a FD's website and a double check to see if this was in CA. Regardless if its 3 at 50 2.7 at 57 its a damn good retirement that builds itself (practically).

RocketMedic · Jun 28, 2017

NPO said:
We currently have an opening in Boron. 48 hour shifts, 100 calls per year out of that Station lol.

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I remember Boron. Retirement station lol

RocketMedic · Jun 28, 2017

Maybe if liberty ever gets sold I can move back to Ridgecrest lol.

VentMonkey · Jun 28, 2017

RocketMedic said:
I remember Boron. Retirement station lol

Still is 1 of 2, you can guess the other...

CALEMT said:
I believe they cover the northwest part of SLO county.

They cover Cambria (obviously), and San Simeon. And yes, CALPERS. Need I say more? I highly doubt anyone can waltz right in and score a FT gig. I posted about them a while back, and added their link, but IIRC you start off as PT/ on-call staff.

@NPO if you're referring to the paramedic opening in Boron I think you are, let's hope it's not permanent.

Also, I just received word we will be reimplementing DT Friday through Sunday for any metro or Lamont shifts, and Holiday Pay for any shifts during the week.

NPO · Jun 28, 2017

VentMonkey said:
Also, I just received word we will be reimplementing DT Friday through Sunday for any metro or Lamont shifts, and Holiday Pay for any shifts during the week.

I went a head and grabbed some of that sweet sweet metro double time

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VentMonkey · Jun 28, 2017

NPO said:
I went a head and grabbed some of that sweet sweet metro double time

Ditto, and they were approved in record time as well. I don't even go on my "days off" until next Wednesday.

RocketMedic · Jun 29, 2017

You get double time for weekends? Shift differentials?

What sort of take home pay might one expect if they work the base schedule?

NPO · Jun 29, 2017

RocketMedic said:
You get double time for weekends? Shift differentials?

What sort of take home pay might one expect if they work the base schedule?

We currently offer multiple incentives to fill open shifts including double time and holiday pay.

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NPO · Jun 29, 2017

RocketMedic said:
What sort of take home pay might one expect if they work the base schedule?

Base pay is $40,000/yr according to the website. But as a step 1 paramedic, I'm making close to double that with just a fair bit of OT.

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VentMonkey · Jun 29, 2017

NPO said:
Base pay is $40,000/yr according to the website. But as a step 1 paramedic, I'm making close to double that with just a fair bit of OT.

Baller much?

NPO · Jun 29, 2017

VentMonkey said:
Baller much?

Lol not bragging or anything just showing what you can make if you're willing to work a few extra days, especially with current incentives. I'm on holiday pay today.

I typically work 3-5 days per week. Working a 48 hour shift is really what allows me to get so much OT. But I try to take at least one vacation every couple months. We just got back from June Lake a few nights ago, Vegas in a couple weeks and Sam Diego in August. It's a fine balance between work hard play harder lol

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VentMonkey · Jun 29, 2017

NPO said:
Lol not bragging or anything just showing what you can make if you're willing to work a few extra days, especially with current incentives. I'm on holiday pay today.

I typically work 3-4 days per week. Working a 48 hour shift is really what allows me to get so much OT. But I try to take at least one vacation every couple months. We just got back from June Lake a few nights ago, Vegas in a couple weeks and San Diego in August. It's a fine balance between work hard play harder lol

This is all "story of my life" material. We take the girls to Disneyland for 1 week each for their birthdays, hotels, parkhoppers, the works; also not cheap. They're crazy little selves want Florida next.

I have a house full of women of all sizes. It. Is. Not. Cheap.

It would be nice if I wasn't separated by the CCT pay caveat, but meh, can't have it all. I do ok.

CALEMT · Jun 29, 2017

NPO said:
We just got back from June Lake a few nights ago

Do any fishing? I was up there in the beginning of the month.

NPO · Jun 29, 2017

CALEMT said:
Do any fishing? I was up there in the beginning of the month.

We were planning on it, but didn't being our poles, so we didn't bother getting our fishing licenses. We hiked a bit though. Until one of them tired out.

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