Recent content by RMTMedic

Let me start by saying, I'm sitting in my office on a drillship right now, working for Safety Management Systems/Acadian. Though there are jobs in the oil field, right now, they are hard to come by, but they are there. As for training, if you have your NREMTP, a state EMTP, BLS, ACLS, and a...

You won't typically see pregnant oil field workers because of the danger of not being able to get them to shore if they go into labor. There may be days, when due to weather you can't get a patient in for 3 or 4 days. I've had to spend a extra 2 days at work because of weather. Imagine...

National, State, BLS, ACLS. That is it. We don't have kids out here, and no pregos either. Now if you want to maintain your alphabet soup, it puts you ahead of others, and looks good on your yearly review (increases your raise). I maintain every certification I can. I've never gotten below...

Nope, we have folks from NYC, WA, IN, KY, VA, NC, TX, OK, MS, FL, AL, TN, LA, AR, we even had a Canadian or two; you name it. Your assignment is a first come first serve. Once you have been there a while and the supervisors get to know you, it is possible to move around if you get a crappy...

Transportation depends on your assignment. Some, you drive to the dock or heliport, and SMS will pay you a maximum of $300.00 round trip (depending on where you live. live close by get less, live far way, get more). Some assignments mandate you fly, in that case SMS will make the flight...

It depends on what assignment you are on here in the GOM. The companies that pay higher typically either have little to no benefits or they aren't that good if they have them. I might make a little less, but my company has the majority of the assignments in the GOM. So if my current assignment...

I like my at sea time. Nothing like waking up in the morning and smelling the salt air, feeling the wind hit your face and not seeing land in sight. Then going down to breakfast that someone cooked for you. LOL!!! As you can tell, I'm working real hard today. Headed outside on the deck in an...

Depends on where you live. We have medic's from NYC, Washington state, NC, VA, OK, etc. If you live in an Acadian covered area, and you start working part time with them, probably so. I know some of the guys have worked a few weeks on the ambulance until they could get another assignment...

Well since I work with SMS I'll be more than happy to answer your questions. I started with SMS 4.5 years ago and love it. Your assignments can range from old jack-up rigs to modern state of the art drillships to semi-subs to production platforms. It is the luck of the draw, what is open when...

Not a bit of difference in what you can do according to the state. Maybe pay depending on the department and you get Licensed Paramedic on your patch. Woopie!!!

It all depends on the area, the company and how long ago the infraction was. There isn't many other there working on an ambulance that hasn't made a mistake or two, gotten a ticket or two or three. If you show that you haven't gotten additional citations/infractions, you stand a good chance.

Acadian stock (which you get after being there 1 yr) is going up every year. They are growing leaps and bounds. You also have the opportunity to work their over divisions, and transfer within the company. Every place has it's problems, Acadian is no different. I've been with their Offshore...

I applied right after they started using Paramedics a few years ago. They loved my qualifications, but the pay just wasn't what I wanted. I'm working offshore, 21 days on 21 days off making 60+/yr depending on assignment even more with benefits. I'm the only medical person onboard so I do it...

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