Nope. Raised the Paramedic minimum 22%, raised everyone else 5%. New cleared Paramedic (6mo to 8mo exp) will now make 2 dollars less than me, with 18 years experience as a Paramedic.
Pennsylvania EMS is a hodge podge of EMS. Philly is Fire based, as is Reading PA. Allentown and Bethlehem are city departments. Everything else is pretty much 3rd party non-profits.
Avoid MEDIC at all costs. I guarantee you will be nothing more than a number to them. Busy all shift, no breaks, system status postings...so yeah, MEDIC is terrible
I have a 3M "half mask" with P100 2091 filters. Everything I read says "6 months or 40 hours of use", however that appears to be for industrial use. Does anyone know how long the filters are good for as respiratory protection against Covid-19? Is there a way to "sanitize" these?
Mecklenburg EMS in Charlotte NC is hiring. They've always got openings, but a recent change by the Mecklenburg County Board Of Commissioners has increased the starting EMT rate to 15.00/hr
No experience required.
https://medic911.candidatecare.jobs
It probably all depends on where you live now, where you want to live, and how "busy " you want to be. I can answer any questions about MEDIC (Mecklenburg EMS) that you might have.