CARE Physical Test in Orange County, CA

Although I'm waiting on the call back from Schaefer to go do their lift test, I'm curious, if I applied at Care today (already LA Co accredited and just got my OC card) and assuming no hiccups, when would the next new hire class be? I ask because when I tested at AMR last week they said I just missed the last rounds of interviews of the year and unless they could squeeze me in that I probably wouldn't get a call back until January, so like I said I'm just curious if Care is in a similar boat or not
 
Jim37F said:
Although I'm waiting on the call back from Schaefer to go do their lift test, I'm curious, if I applied at Care today (already LA Co accredited and just got my OC card) and assuming no hiccups, when would the next new hire class be? I ask because when I tested at AMR last week they said I just missed the last rounds of interviews of the year and unless they could squeeze me in that I probably wouldn't get a call back until January, so like I said I'm just curious if Care is in a similar boat or not
Click to expand...
Care hires about every month. As from what I have seen :).
 
Update: Passed the back test! I'll be starting orientation in a week. I'm super excited to start working at Care. :)
 
I just went to the Care open house last night, but there's a couple questions I forgot to ask, namely on a private car (IFT) shift, how often do you get pulled into 911? Obviously, SGV and Riverside are gonna get less 911s than an East LA unit lol but for whats the average, 10% or less 911s? And I'm assuming this is true, but you know what they say about assumptions :P Once cleared from training and assigned a shift and can pickup overtime, you're able to pick up an open 911 shift right?
 
Jim37F said:
I just went to the Care open house last night, but there's a couple questions I forgot to ask, namely on a private car (IFT) shift, how often do you get pulled into 911? Obviously, SGV and Riverside are gonna get less 911s than an East LA unit lol but for whats the average, 10% or less 911s? And I'm assuming this is true, but you know what they say about assumptions :p Once cleared from training and assigned a shift and can pickup overtime, you're able to pick up an open 911 shift right?
Click to expand...

It's been a long time since I worked there, but the OC BLS cars averaged maybe 1-3 911's a week, LACo, a little more. The BLS 24's got a little bit more 911 as at the time they were second in to whatever area they were stationed in. And yes, you could pick up open 911, unless it was Anaheim or Fullerton, since you needed "special training". But don't you work at GFD?
 
You could pick up as many overtime(911) as you want. As to how many fire calls you get on your BLS IFT. I do not know. But have heard of some being assigned to 911 shifts right off the bat.
 
Yeah I know they said they had to fill a ton of new shifts when they got the south OC contracts earlier this year so idk if new hires can still get openings down there or not (but south OC is a good hours drive from me with no traffic lol)
 
Jim37F said:
Yeah I know they said they had to fill a ton of new shifts when they got the south OC contracts earlier this year so idk if new hires can still get openings down there or not (but south OC is a good hours drive from me with no traffic lol)
Click to expand...
Yeah driving far was a big no for me aswell lol. To be honest no good calls come out from that area haha. Atleast from what I hear on the Radio.
 
LAEMT0993, quick question. I just got invited to test with CARE. How was it, any pointers?
 
I juat had the back test today. It was pretty tough. I'm a big guy 6'3 250 so the resistance was pretty strong. I'm not so sure I passed it. Is it faily easy to pass it and I am just psyching myself out or do a lot of people fail it?
 
DJG22 said:
LAEMT0993, quick question. I just got invited to test with CARE. How was it, any pointers?
Click to expand...
Hey, sorry for the late reply. Let's see, the behavioral interview itself wasn't bad at all if you prepare beforehand. Lots of situational questions where you have to give examples on how you responded to the situation at hand. I was able to figure out what kind of questions they were going to ask by just doing a simple google search. I then thought of personal examples and just practiced answering them with flashcards. When answering, remember to give the
1. Background of the problem
2. Your role in the situation
3. Results of your intervention

Here are a couple of questions they asked I remember off the top of my head.
-Give me an example of a time you dealt with someone that didn't like you
-Tell me about a time you were in a dangerous situation

The skills test was really basic, all stuff you will have learned in your EMT class.
The written test was also pretty easy, easier than the NREMT!

Let me know if you have anymore questions :) Good luck!
 
Brady Dale said:
I juat had the back test today. It was pretty tough. I'm a big guy 6'3 250 so the resistance was pretty strong. I'm not so sure I passed it. Is it faily easy to pass it and I am just psyching myself out or do a lot of people fail it?
Click to expand...
Hey! From my experience and from talking to the other hires, the back test itself is pretty easy to pass. Good luck with everything!
 
LAemt0993 said:
Hey, sorry for the late reply. Let's see, the behavioral interview itself wasn't bad at all if you prepare beforehand. Lots of situational questions where you have to give examples on how you responded to the situation at hand. I was able to figure out what kind of questions they were going to ask by just doing a simple google search. I then thought of personal examples and just practiced answering them with flashcards. When answering, remember to give the
1. Background of the problem
2. Your role in the situation
3. Results of your intervention

Here are a couple of questions they asked I remember off the top of my head.
-Give me an example of a time you dealt with someone that didn't like you
-Tell me about a time you were in a dangerous situation

The skills test was really basic, all stuff you will have learned in your EMT class.
The written test was also pretty easy, easier than the NREMT!

Let me know if you have anymore questions :) Good luck!
Click to expand...

Awesome thank you for the pointers, going in tomorrow at 8! Do you remember how many questions they asked you? Thanks again for the help.
 
DJG22 said:
Awesome thank you for the pointers, going in tomorrow at 8! Do you remember how many questions they asked you? Thanks again for the help.
Click to expand...
They didn't ask many. I think the whole interview total was probably about 15 minutes.
There was an introductory question, "Why do you want to be an EMT"
An then afterwards about 4-5 scenario-based questions.
Best of luck!
 
LAemt0993 said:
Hey! From my experience and from talking to the other hires, the back test itself is pretty easy to pass. Good luck with everything!
Click to expand...

Thanks man, I appreciate the advice. I passed! Another question, does Care give you a uniform voucher for boots? I know that they give you a voucher for uniform clothing, but do they give you uniform money for boots?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top