Care Ambulance-FTO process questions

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Hey guys just wanted to ask some questions about getting hired on with Care Ambulance. I have one red light ticket on my driving record from 2 years ago would this be an emlimating factor for employment ? Also preferably from people who are still currently employed with the company, can you tell me what the FTO new hire process is like? For example, how many shifts do you run during FTO process? I know Care does both 911 and IFT do you run both types of calls and how much of each ? Do you only attend or do you both drive and attend ? For IFT calls since they usually require longer transports are those calls ran on gps or Thomas guide map books? My company uses a company phone as GPS and we receive all our call information on them how does Care receive their call information ? Thanks guys I know it's a lot of questions but it will be really helpful and clear things up .
 
The red ticket shouldn't be an issue.

From what I hear, the FTO process is a lot shorter than what it use to be. We are trying to get the new employees to drive and attend right off the bat.

Yes we run both 911 and ift. It all really depends to be honest. 70% 912 and 30% ift if you work in north Orange County and the opposite if you work South Orange County.
The LA 911 carts don't really get pulled over to do IFT calls.

Maybe 2/10 ambulances have GPS. The newer ambulances all have touchscreen radios with GPS implemented. We all have a Thomas guide in the Rigs.

And we receive call info via pagers for IFT and obviously for 911 we get dispatched via radio and receive info from Pager.

Highly encourage you to apply seeing as how we are looking for a ton of employees!

And before the Kern Team comes in.
Check out Hall Ambulance in Kern County. Heard the grass is greener on the other side.

(Looked like cotton fields to me when I went to visit)
 
wtferick said:
And before the Kern Team comes in.
Check out Hall Ambulance in Kern County. Heard the grass is greener on the other side.
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hahaha so true, if I didn't have other reasons tying me down south.....

They'll also be stumping for AMR Rancho or Riverside (where you'll be 1-and-1 with a medic on the ambulance, and that medic will be in charge vs OCFA/LACoFD). But hey, for LA and Orange Counties, Care is hard to beat...buuuut since I did some stumping for those guys, allow me a moment to do the same for mine ;)
McCormick Orientation is roughly a week long, with 5 FTO shifts. We still do the "You're an Attendant Only" tging at first until you get an EVOC course after a few months (a day of classroom+cone courses, then 3 additional FTO drivers shifts). Biggest difference between us and Care is that we're probably 90-10% 911-IFT (tgough we are starting to see a few more IFTs but everyone is on a first up 911 car). All calls info comes in via company issued pager. We also have one of those Nextel direct connect phones in each rig that is mostly used as a walkie-talkie between dispatch and crews when you're away from the rig outside of stations (you can freely get food without having to leave someone in the rig lol). Supposed to get those touchscreen in dash nav systems on the new rigs slated to come in next year, for now, it's primarily mapping cia Thomas Guide (or Google Maps on your cell phone, just dont let it take you to the wrong city that has the same street name lol).

So yeah, if you live near the South Bay area of LA Co, we can use some good new people to help fill the new shifts lol

But if you live in Orange (or east LA Co, Care sweeped AMR and Schaefer's 911 zones in the new contracts) Care is def a good place to be. Just don't spill any BBQ sauce on those white uniform shirts of theirs and you'll probably enjoy being a Care Bear ;)
 
Jim37F said:
hahaha so true, if I didn't have other reasons tying me down south.....

They'll also be stumping for AMR Rancho or Riverside (where you'll be 1-and-1 with a medic on the ambulance, and that medic will be in charge vs OCFA/LACoFD). But hey, for LA and Orange Counties, Care is hard to beat...buuuut since I did some stumping for those guys, allow me a moment to do the same for mine ;)
McCormick Orientation is roughly a week long, with 5 FTO shifts. We still do the "You're an Attendant Only" tging at first until you get an EVOC course after a few months (a day of classroom+cone courses, then 3 additional FTO drivers shifts). Biggest difference between us and Care is that we're probably 90-10% 911-IFT (tgough we are starting to see a few more IFTs but everyone is on a first up 911 car). All calls info comes in via company issued pager. We also have one of those Nextel direct connect phones in each rig that is mostly used as a walkie-talkie between dispatch and crews when you're away from the rig outside of stations (you can freely get food without having to leave someone in the rig lol). Supposed to get those touchscreen in dash nav systems on the new rigs slated to come in next year, for now, it's primarily mapping cia Thomas Guide (or Google Maps on your cell phone, just dont let it take you to the wrong city that has the same street name lol).

So yeah, if you live near the South Bay area of LA Co, we can use some good new people to help fill the new shifts lol

But if you live in Orange (or east LA Co, Care sweeped AMR and Schaefer's 911 zones in the new contracts) Care is def a good place to be. Just don't spill any BBQ sauce on those white uniform shirts of theirs and you'll probably enjoy being a Care Bear ;)
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Or guac from chipotle
 
wtferick said:
Kern County(Looked like cotton fields to me when I went to visit)
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Eh, cotton fields, farmlands, affluently entitled people and overcrowded streets, it's all relative.
 
Go to Kern and be able to do more than be a gurney jockey. Even as a BLS unit your in charge of a 911 call and scene. Your the transporting entity so you have the final say on everything. If your a medic you have the highest say. You can even wave off or cancel fire.

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gonefishing said:
LOL! a better system than LA city and County you damn well know it.
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Yes, but if the oh-so-infamous LA Co. EMS gods said "Hey, VentMonkey LACoFD has decided to keep the ALS intercept concept but kick their suppression medics off of them, here's your brand new sexy-looking squad. Go find yourself a good partner and have fun running intercepts in Malibu, little buddy." you think I would think twice??:cool:
 
VentMonkey said:
Yes, but if the oh-so-infamous LA Co. EMS gods said "Hey, VentMonkey LACoFD has decided to keep the ALS intercept concept but kick their suppression medics off of them, here's your brand new sexy-looking squad. Go find yourself a good partner and have fun running intercepts in Malibu, little buddy." you think I would think twice??:cool:
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Highly doubtful but will never happen. That's the fire departments bread and butter for budget justification and don't you know? Only fire knows EMS. Everything else is just poor care.

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"Could I help you with anything", "you want me to spike a bag" are the norm 9 times out of 10.

The 10th being "you guys need anything?" As they're carrying our bags to the unit for us. So again, we're all a team up here.
 
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