Then wait until you submit your florida application for certification and they will process it and send you a letter approving you to take the exam. It will save you from taking the same test twice!
You might not have a choice if the state of New York uses the nremt exam for state certification, which was my problem in Virginia. And about finding work, I got my fl cert this August and found a job September (over a week ago) and I'm in the Jacksonville area.
Heads up, I did my basic course in Virginia and then moved back to Florida once I got my cert. I took the nremt exam as apart of Virginia certification in June and passed. I went to apply for my Florida certification and they made me retake national registry exam in July- AGAIN. The FL website...