Welcome to personal opinion and perception in the world of EMS..............
1. They do not accurately pay their employees.
Then file a complaint with the DOL.
2. HR have intentionally screwed up paperwork.
Such as?
3. For new hires, they do not provide a 3 man after the fact that they promised one. (not too big of a deal if you have been an EMT for a while)
If its not in writing in a binding contract, then it isn't binding (welcome to EMS). Besides, why would you need a 3 person crew for new hires? I could understand a couple of shifts as third, but a new employee can be easily precepted (especially in an IFT environment) with a standard crew configuration.
4. No raises ( I think that's kind of standard)
Again, welcome to EMS. Why would a private for profit entity have an incentive to provide raises to the an EMT when their skills are easily acquired and in plentiful supply?
5. No lunches, No breaks, No down time. At any time. Not just one day here or there. Literally you will be constantly working. ER's have become the new rest stops.
Have I welcomed you to EMS yet? Patient needs are the priority and the business. Your personal wants are not. It is quite easy to be creative in getting a moment or two for your dietary needs (i.e. pack food).
6. They will stack call after call. They disregard patient care and will bully you in hurrying up and at times will coerce you to try to abandon your patient.
Having call after call is a good problem to have for a business. Of course, they will try to hurry you up, your maximum productivity is essential to their business.
7. Their FTO's are a joke. Only a few are actually good.
So what kind of quality improvement can you offer this issue? Can you bring something to the table that will make the situation better?
8. They have violated HIPPA laws and OSHA regulations.
What the heck is HIPPA? I've heard of HIPAA, but not HIPPA. Perhaps you may want to learn the actual name of the law before you spout off how they allegedly are not following it. Also, I am an OSHA consultant and outreach trainer, feel free to inquire about these allegations as well.
9. Dispatch plays favoritism on a regular basis. ( pretty common)
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10. They will and always will remind you that you are an AT WILL employee. They will literally have a normal conversation and will insert that line somewhere while talking to you.
As you are, this is a factual statement. Again, at the EMT level, you should be mindful that for every open position, there could be up to 100 applicants. You are disposable.
11. They tell their employees not to steal but do not supply their employees with proper equipment for the job. So the employee has to liberate what he needs.
Such as? If you do not have the required equipment as per your regulatory agency, then you should consider a complaint to them.
12. ALL cabinets are locked and difficult to get into. Some of the supplies are so old that the plastic bags are literally falling apart.
Then replace the supplies if their presence is required. Most things that are locked are difficult to get into, hence the whole locking definition.
13. Most calls are roughly a 30 mile drive so there is alot of traveling and that can be very draining.
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14. Mechanics do not do their jobs most of the time. If you break down you are SOL.
Refer to your supervisor for further inquiry to ensure the issue is addressed.
15. They have so much paperwork it'll make you go cross eyed.
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Find another company to work for. It's not worth working for them. I wrote ambiguously but I'm pointing out general issues that were a common practice. There are other things as well. Very petty but I didn't want the list to be any longer.
So while I did lay the sarcasm on pretty thick, my question to you is......................
Have you provided quality input that could improve the situation and work towards a solution or have you just come to gripe on an online EMS forum?
You are not telling anyone here anything we haven't heard before. This is a jacked up industry, occasionally having twisted priorities. But some of it is what it is.
Either be part of the solution, or consider another line of employment. Being part of the problem by *****ing isn't beneficial to anyone, especially you if there are any Americare folks on here (which I believe there is).
By the way, welcome to EMS........................
