Minimum hours to work as EMT?

[dorothyip]

Hi,

I just recently completed my EMT-B course in Sacramento and plan on taking the National Registry Exam at the end of July. My ultimate goal is to work as EMT to gain more hands-on experiences before applying for Physician assistant schools.

I still have a few classes I need to take within the next half a year or so to complete all the coursework requirement needed for PA school admission. So, I could only work part time. I am wondering how likely it is for me to get hired as an EMT if I could only work 12 hours per work. How many hours of availability should I offer to make my job application more competitive?

Thanks,

D

 

[medicRob]

Most of the services around here do 24 hour shifts, or the 12 hour a day 7 days on 7 day off shifts. Check with some local EMS personnel.

 

[Shishkabob]

AMR in my area hires part time personnel that are required to do a minumum of 4 shifts a month.

As long as you can do that you're golden.

 

[dorothyip]

AMR in my area hires part time personnel that are required to do a minumum of 4 shifts a month.

As long as you can do that you're golden.

And each of those 4 shifts has to be at least 12 hours long, right?

Thank you for your reply!

 

[MonkeySquasher]

Keep in mind, almost all companies have a newhire clearing process that has to be completed. At mine, you go full-time with a training officer for a good month to clear, that's 48-hours a week. If you're going to work only 12-hours a week.. It may take you a long time to clear.

 

[LucidResq]

Keep in mind, almost all companies have a newhire clearing process that has to be completed. At mine, you go full-time with a training officer for a good month to clear, that's 48-hours a week. If you're going to work only 12-hours a week.. It may take you a long time to clear.

My boyfriend just got screwed by this so keep it in mind. He works part-time at a grocery store (often full-time hours though) and was recently hired at a private ambulance part-time - they told him all they wanted was a minimum 36 hours a month. They never mentioned that they would be requiring him to do 80 hours a week riding the first month or so to get cleared. I wish we would have heard this tidbit beforehand, because we found out with only a few days notice, after he had completed orientation and everything.

He was forced to quit because it was incompatible with his other job, which gives him his benefits like health insurance.