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There is no tenure to promote anymore. After you credential as a Medic you can take the next promotional exam. There are people who have promoted four months after being hired, which comes with a 17% pay raise. It's a Texas DSHS requirement that the patch you wear be what your licensed/certified as.

I dont believe it is necessarily a bad idea. It should be reviewed in context of the system implementing such a policy/ordinance. For example, in a system that has a large homeless population and commuters who call 911 for the "unresponsive, not breathing" person for the third time that day who...

Is anyone aware of services that bill bystanders who call 911 and do not remain on scene? I was speaking with a provider from Florida who mentioned an ordinance allowing services to bill bystanders if they leave the scene. This is to encourage them to stay on scene and direct responders to who...

Depends on how you wish to look at it; it's only a problem if you want it to be. There are usually two academies a year. You're still being compensated well and you're employed by one of a small handful EMS agencies who are civil service without being a FD. I didn't mind the wait. It only took...

Yes; however, there is no tenure requirement to promote anymore. Part of the reason they do this is because there is such a huge variation in the quality of people's paramedic education that not everyone is on the same page. You'll take the civil service promotional exam, get promoted and attend...

Starting pay at ATCEMS is $42,591 for an EMT. Your healthcare, if single, is free and the city contributes $1000 to an HSA. Other benefits are cheap and you're on a defined pension. As previously stated, you can go to Paramedic school for free in house and the dept will accommodate your...

That is relative. They reduced our work week to a 42hr one with one week being 48hrs and the following 36hrs. Providers have been happy with the extra time home. They also started rotating busy stations with slower ones. For example you work one busy shift and will rotate to a slower county...

Yes, departments can do that when they're under civil service contract and not working under straight Civil Service 143.

Sure. Google 'Texas Civil Service 143'

Texas Civil Service 143 applies to all civil service in Texas. It can amended by civil service contracts. The "law" doesn't simply apply only to ATCEMS.

The dept is hoping to roll out a Provider Level 1-6 program this springish. A PL4 will be a medic who is allowed to perform their skills at a Medic 1 level. A PL5 is a Medic 2. And PL6 is a critical care/advanced practice provider. There are plenty of promotional opportunities with pay...

I enjoy my employment with ATCEMS. It's a great department with a dozen or so specialities so you'll never be "stuck" on an ambulance for your career unless you choose to be.

Medic 1 and Medic 2 are ranks, and we are Civil Service. This means you cannot be hired into or "fast tracked" into Medic 2 without going through the promotional process. Currently we are without contract so we abide by Texas Civil Service Law which means you cannot promote to Medic 2 until...

42 hour work week. Cannot be held over after working a 24 hour shift. The positives keep adding up :)

Map reading takes a few hours. You should be intuitive enough to pick up on that. Civil Service law in Texas requires that you be in your rank/position for 3 years before your promote. The Meet and Confer contract changed that to 1 year. Now the department is working on allowing paramedics to...

I have no doubt that you have sacrificed and devoted a lot to your education. The people on this forum are a minority of the many people who hold an ALS certification. You know, became ALS to get hired with a FD, thought it would be easy, [insert whatever ludicrous reason someone became a medic...

I chose employment with ATCEMS for several reasons, and I'll explain my rationale of how I came to my decision in case it helps anyone else. ATCEMS is an established third-party system with civil service protection. There is a defined rank structure providing many opportunities and avenues for...

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