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I have used the search button to try and find a thread that answers this question.
I feel like i have an understanding of why Accreditation is important, but I actually would like it spelled out for me.
I understand that the idea is a homogeneity of curriculum and a "minimum level of skill and understanding" between courses for paramedics.
I also have read the guidelines stating that any paramedic who attends an unaccredited school can still be certified unless they begin their class after Jan 1, 2013.
What is the difference between a school that is accredited and one that is on a time line to be accredited by 2012?
The reason why I ask this is because a company that I recently applied to as a basic, pretty much told me that they hand pick all of their medics out of their own 13 month paramedic program. I asked them if they were accredited and the reply was that they would be for the new guidelines. What is attractive to me about this company is that they hold the 911 contract for a moderately sized city with a VERY AGGRESSIVE medical director...(as an example, one of their instructors told me that many times, as a result of their protocols, they bypass the ER and go straight to the cath lab -- here is a quote from their hiring page "Protocols- Aggressive and progressive including in field C-spine clearance, EZ IO, Rapid Sequence Induction and STEMI Program including field administration of Heparin and Plavix. We encourage our staff to seek higher standards of care with Airway Boot Camps and a variety of lively discussions with our Medical Director at monthly Medical Review." ) in short, working for them I will learn alot.
I have to admit, I really do not want to take the extra time and money to get my intermediate certification before going on to medic school.
Some of you already know my history, I am about to graduate as an RN. And before we go off into, you should practice as a nurse first, let me just say due to the economy right now all of the major hospitals in my area have a hiring freeze. So i am looking for work as a basic, I don't plan on moving or commuting far enough away to get to another level 1 trauma center. There is only one hospital that I want to work at and I 've already spoken with the ICU charge nurse there. I won't be taking a nursing job until I can get a job in critical care at our level II (soon to be level I) trauma center. That being said, while I wait for this job, I may enter paramedic school.
The company of which I have been referring to operates on a modified school schedule, so that you can attend their medic program and NOT miss any shifts as a full-time employee, so this school looks most attractive to me.
Is it really just the idea that the education is Sub-par? Their medics have to take the same registry test...
anyway, i'm not trying to be disrespectful, so please remain constructive, I am after all coming to you for your opinions, most of which I hold in high regard, so please keep it a discussion and don't rant at me.
I feel like i have an understanding of why Accreditation is important, but I actually would like it spelled out for me.
I understand that the idea is a homogeneity of curriculum and a "minimum level of skill and understanding" between courses for paramedics.
I also have read the guidelines stating that any paramedic who attends an unaccredited school can still be certified unless they begin their class after Jan 1, 2013.
What is the difference between a school that is accredited and one that is on a time line to be accredited by 2012?
The reason why I ask this is because a company that I recently applied to as a basic, pretty much told me that they hand pick all of their medics out of their own 13 month paramedic program. I asked them if they were accredited and the reply was that they would be for the new guidelines. What is attractive to me about this company is that they hold the 911 contract for a moderately sized city with a VERY AGGRESSIVE medical director...(as an example, one of their instructors told me that many times, as a result of their protocols, they bypass the ER and go straight to the cath lab -- here is a quote from their hiring page "Protocols- Aggressive and progressive including in field C-spine clearance, EZ IO, Rapid Sequence Induction and STEMI Program including field administration of Heparin and Plavix. We encourage our staff to seek higher standards of care with Airway Boot Camps and a variety of lively discussions with our Medical Director at monthly Medical Review." ) in short, working for them I will learn alot.
I have to admit, I really do not want to take the extra time and money to get my intermediate certification before going on to medic school.
Some of you already know my history, I am about to graduate as an RN. And before we go off into, you should practice as a nurse first, let me just say due to the economy right now all of the major hospitals in my area have a hiring freeze. So i am looking for work as a basic, I don't plan on moving or commuting far enough away to get to another level 1 trauma center. There is only one hospital that I want to work at and I 've already spoken with the ICU charge nurse there. I won't be taking a nursing job until I can get a job in critical care at our level II (soon to be level I) trauma center. That being said, while I wait for this job, I may enter paramedic school.
The company of which I have been referring to operates on a modified school schedule, so that you can attend their medic program and NOT miss any shifts as a full-time employee, so this school looks most attractive to me.
Is it really just the idea that the education is Sub-par? Their medics have to take the same registry test...
anyway, i'm not trying to be disrespectful, so please remain constructive, I am after all coming to you for your opinions, most of which I hold in high regard, so please keep it a discussion and don't rant at me.
