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  1. MEDicJohn

    Hey San Diegans

    pm'd
  2. MEDicJohn

    Movie Marathon Thread

    if you're into the crime dramas "we own this city" on hbo. Based off the documentary called "the slow hustle". Both fantastic true story about the corruption of the Baltimore police gun trace task force.
  3. MEDicJohn

    First EMT job in IFT

    Learn from every patient be observant just cause you're not running 911 or emergency shouldn't deter that at all. Make the best of your time. Have fun
  4. MEDicJohn

    100% Directionless Thread

    hey congrats more letters next to name is always something to celebrate.
  5. MEDicJohn

    A 'lil Dizzy

    the chances. awesome man nice work
  6. MEDicJohn

    Movie Marathon Thread

    i suggest "the right stuff" as well. one of fred ward's movies great watch.
  7. MEDicJohn

    San Diego EMS Curiosity

    so here is another thing there was a glitch in the payroll software at falk , and a lot of the San Diego medics and emts didn't receive a paycheck for the month of February. Now they did receive the pay eventually. It was apparently 3 pay periods that were incorrect.
  8. MEDicJohn

    Nurse or Medic?

    You could be a cc rn and run cct on an ambulance at least in CA.
  9. MEDicJohn

    How many hours a week?

    I average 48 to 52 hours a week
  10. MEDicJohn

    Movie Marathon Thread

    essentially
  11. MEDicJohn

    Falck San Diego not meeting contractual agreements

    A lot of the Medics EMTs saw and heard what had happened with Falk over the acquisition of Care orange county and the miss handling of Alameda. From my talks with SD medics they were complaining that the Falk incentives were horrible and they would rather stay with AMR or go to Mercy.
  12. MEDicJohn

    Attempting to bridge the generational gap

    I made the transition from being in a box to management about 4 years ago. I started in EMS in January of 2007 and worked until late 2018 . I understand thats not a huge amount of time compared to some of the legends that frequent these boards, but I believe that I have done my time. Now im...
  13. MEDicJohn

    Movie Marathon Thread

    New Apple tv series. "Severance" ben stiller I think directs this show. About a company who's employees voluntarily undergo an operation that separates their business and personal lives. Adam Scott and Christopher Walken are really good.
  14. MEDicJohn

    EMT Discounts on AED's?

    https://coastbiomed.com/ this is where I purchase my supplies in California. It is a good company that is willing to work on pricing to help, but obviously need to make their own margins.
  15. MEDicJohn

    EMS podcasts

    I saw a post on EMTLIFE about educational EMS podcasts, is there any comical or funny EMS podcast that you all recommend? relatable and light hearted is what i am looking for .
  16. MEDicJohn

    Drug testing

    Most if not all ambulance drug tests are follicle which tends to last 6 to 9 months in the hair. So shave your entire body cause if no hair on your head they take from legs/arms. Good luck.
  17. MEDicJohn

    Do you have to follow your Agency's clinical protocols exactly as written?

    yes free thinking is a huge part of being a medic. situations develop and you need to be able to adapt to everything without calling a base for everything. obviously some skills require bho which is maintained. clinical safety is always priority.
  18. MEDicJohn

    Do you have to follow your Agency's clinical protocols exactly as written?

    guidelines here. New employees are given the guideline book and expected to work in that until they can free think
  19. MEDicJohn

    San Diego EMS Curiosity

    New medics get 18 an hour plus right now a sign on bonus of 10k thats paid over 2 years. If you're a seasoned medic they have a tiered system and give more pay I think up to 22 an hour. I don't work for falck but some of my past partners do and this is the passed down information.
  20. MEDicJohn

    FBI background check issue

    You don't get results from live scans personally the requesting agency are the only ones who receive anything from the background investigation.
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