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I'm considering moving to Seattle in about a year after I test registry for paramedic. What's the job market like up there? What kind of salary can I expect? Anything I should know about reciprocity?

Thanks in advance.
 
Can't work in Seattle unless

You went to school in Seattle. I think the program in Seattle is 1600 hours.
They do there own thing. Seattle has advanced Medic Program.
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER-UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic Program
325 Ninth Avenue, Mail Stop: 359727
Seattle, Washington 98104
Program Director: Dean Brooke, EMT-P
Telephone: (206) 521-1224
Medical Director: Michael K. Copass, MD
Class Capacity: 24. Begins: October Length: 10 months
Tuition: Sponsorship by Regional EMS Employers ONLY
Award: Certificate
Other areas of Washington are different.
See my post on the NR. This is what I mean.

Now I was told a medic can't come into King county from an out of state school and get certified.
I know Fire runs the show in Seattle. I had a PT that was flown from our ship offshore to Seattle. The flight medic who was also an RN, was a FF in Seattle. We talked for minute or 2 during the PT transfer, that the info I got.
 
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Update

To Apply for Reciprocal (out-of-state) EMS Certification


Applying for Washington State EMS provider certification based on current EMS provider certification from another state or with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

This process applies to the following EMS certification Levels.

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced EMT (AEMT)
Paramedic
NOTE: Association or affiliation with licensed or approved prehospital EMS agency is required to become certified as an EMS provider in Washington State. A listing of licensed EMS agencies is provided below:

Licensed EMS Agencies

Infectious Disease Prevention training is required for all individuals seeking certification in Washington State. The Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System accepts either of the following training options to meet the bloodborne pathogens training requirement.

The "Infectious Disease Prevention For EMS Providers" training program which is usually taught in initial First Responder and EMT-B courses, but may be available at the local EMS level

OR

A Washington State Department of Health approved, 7 hour HIV/AIDS Prevention Training program. A Resource listing for the 7 hour program are listed below.

HIV/AIDS Prevention Training for reciprocity applicants. (7 hour training program required)

Please return all applications to:

Department of Health
Customer Service Office
PO Box 47877
Olympia, WA 98504-7877

If you have questions regarding EMS certification, please call Customer Service at 360-236-4700
 
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Nice job copy and pasting the DOH website. :/

I'm currently, til tomorrow morning, a Washington state paramedic. I can give It to you straight. Here's the breakdown.

You cannot work in King County unless you attend Harborview's medic school. It's a closed program, meaning it's only open to new hires at King County Medic One or King County fire departments. You can't just apply and get in. On the west side, all of the 911 ALS, with the exception of King County Medic One, is fire based.

There are positions in Pierce, Kitsap, Skagit and Mason counties for some IFT and maybe some 911 medics, but they are few and far between.

Different story east of the mountains, but money for non fire medics sucks here. Think $14 an hour.

Unless you plan on testing for KCMO, and you want to attend Harborview's program and be a "mother may I" medic, don't plan on moving to Seattle to work as a medic.
 
n7lxi said:
Nice job copy and pasting the DOH website. :/

I'm currently, til tomorrow morning, a Washington state paramedic. I can give It to you straight. Here's the breakdown.

You cannot work in King County unless you attend Harborview's medic school. It's a closed program, meaning it's only open to new hires at King County Medic One or King County fire departments. You can't just apply and get in. On the west side, all of the 911 ALS, with the exception of King County Medic One, is fire based.

There are positions in Pierce, Kitsap, Skagit and Mason counties for some IFT and maybe some 911 medics, but they are few and far between.

Different story east of the mountains, but money for non fire medics sucks here. Think $14 an hour.

Unless you plan on testing for KCMO, and you want to attend Harborview's program and be a "mother may I" medic, don't plan on moving to Seattle to work as a medic.
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Holy crap 14 for a medic?! I make more than that as an I/85! If I worked for the city I'd be making 17 and 22 as a medic! Seems like the entire west coast pays like crap.
 
Yeah. It's not a great place to be a medic. In most places, the protocols are liberal, but the pay sucks. Yakima County, for example. Great system, the MPD is awesome, aggressive protocols... But $11 bucks an hour as a medic.
 
However, i just saw that medic one is testing and hiring for next year's medic class. You don't need to be a medic, just have three years of experience as an EMT.
 
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