hey there gals and germs,
longtime lurker, first time poster.
figured I'd add to the plethora of ca emt job threads. but I think I have a unique cavat.
I have all my certs, save for my ADL. 5 years ago, my license was suspended for less than a month. because of that, the DMV was unable to issue me my temporary cert. it's been sent up to sac, along with everyone else's. so to expand on my background, I was unaware my license had been suspended (from a failure to appear for a fix-it ticket). but once I found out, I took care of it as quickly as I could, and got everything paid off. besides that, I don't have much else on my record, pretty much just the FTA, fix-it, and a failure to stop at a stop sign back when I was 16.
so what I'm wondering; what are my options? I'm looking at moving to the bay area, so I'm stuck in this catch-22 of needing a job for an apt, and needing an apt to have the proximity to a job. I do have more than enough couches to crash on, so I can work without an apt for a bit. but I'm curious if there are employment options that I could qualify for as an EMT-B (without an ADL), such as, but not limited to: ift attendant, regular ambulance attendant, maybe an ER tech? I am open to just about anything.
what do you guys think/suggest/recommend? anyone else go through anything familiar? and finally, anyone else in the bay area have places they love/would hire unexperienced emt's such as myself?
longtime lurker, first time poster.
figured I'd add to the plethora of ca emt job threads. but I think I have a unique cavat.
I have all my certs, save for my ADL. 5 years ago, my license was suspended for less than a month. because of that, the DMV was unable to issue me my temporary cert. it's been sent up to sac, along with everyone else's. so to expand on my background, I was unaware my license had been suspended (from a failure to appear for a fix-it ticket). but once I found out, I took care of it as quickly as I could, and got everything paid off. besides that, I don't have much else on my record, pretty much just the FTA, fix-it, and a failure to stop at a stop sign back when I was 16.
so what I'm wondering; what are my options? I'm looking at moving to the bay area, so I'm stuck in this catch-22 of needing a job for an apt, and needing an apt to have the proximity to a job. I do have more than enough couches to crash on, so I can work without an apt for a bit. but I'm curious if there are employment options that I could qualify for as an EMT-B (without an ADL), such as, but not limited to: ift attendant, regular ambulance attendant, maybe an ER tech? I am open to just about anything.
what do you guys think/suggest/recommend? anyone else go through anything familiar? and finally, anyone else in the bay area have places they love/would hire unexperienced emt's such as myself?