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Midwest Ambulance in and around Des Moines. Good? Bad? Thoughts on leadership?

Any good services in the Chicago area hiring paramedics? Jason

Anything I can do to help, let me know.

I believe they are similar to MCHD - double medic or medic/intermediate. Pay should be comparable to MCHD as well.

You've named the best of the best in the area.

If you are looking for excellent pre-hospital medicine with liberal protocols, look at MCHD (Montgomery County Hospital District EMS). www.mchd-tx.org Jason

MCHD is a hard place to come in as an IC. I had over 10 years of experience when I moved here and it took me about 4 months. If you are hired as an IC, your contract will say something to the effect that you have 180 days to obtain IC status and if you are not successful then if there is...

ETMC doesn't pay well. I went and talked to them about PT and they offered $13.50/hr. HCEC (Harris County Emergency Corps, used to be HCESD-1) is an excellent service that is busy. All 24 hour shifts, I believe. CCEMS - I hear they are a good service. I have not had good experiences...

MCHD is a dual paramedic or paramedic/intermediate service. The In Charge role is just that, in charge of the ambulance, clinically and operationally. The attendant can ride with patients and the normal is every other call. The IC will usually ask the attendants "plan" prior to leaving for...

You have to have your license by the time new employee orientation starts. If you are testing today and you have not applied for your license and orientation starts in a month, you would not have your license in time. Texas is averaging about 8 weeks to process out of state licenses. If you...

http://www.mchd-tx.org/uploads/2012/04/Field-Wage-Scale.pdf

I'm sorry to hear that Fred!

As of yesterday, we started hiring part time again.

HMMM, i will check on it for you. Usually that has not been a problem in the past.

Its been for the past 6 years that I have been here. To be part time, you have to work full time and then reduce to part time, but we do not hire part time.