Do you get "sleep pay?"

Our pay rate does not change for night or 24hr shifts. If we are working a 12 hr shift, day or night, we have <59 seconds to get in the truck and radio dispatch that we are responding. At the slower bases where they work 24hr shifts they get an extra minute to respond between 11 pm and 6 am. If we are at work we get paid our full rate.
 
Outbac1 said:
Our pay rate does not change for night or 24hr shifts. If we are working a 12 hr shift, day or night, we have <59 seconds to get in the truck and radio dispatch that we are responding. At the slower bases where they work 24hr shifts they get an extra minute to respond between 11 pm and 6 am. If we are at work we get paid our full rate.
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something i always wondered, do you just sleep lightly or how to you go from full sleep to ambulance mode and dressed in -59 seconds?
 
emt_irl said:
something i always wondered, do you just sleep lightly or how to you go from full sleep to ambulance mode and dressed in -59 seconds?
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I always had jumpsuits (only after 5pm) and zippered boots...pretty easy to do within 20 secs and then you spend the remaining time draining your bladder if full. :)
 
akflightmedic said:
I always had jumpsuits (only after 5pm) and zippered boots...pretty easy to do within 20 secs and then you spend the remaining time draining your bladder if full. :)
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I usually take one of the ambulance blankets and sleep on the bed, Lord knows if I go to sleep IN it the station alarm will just go off sooner so I sleep in my uniform.

Oh and when I finally become an anaesthetic registrar I will get paid to put people to sleep, does that count?

... and my jumpsuit will be way more awesomerer than yours :D :D

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I like the radio turned up a bit so it will wake me, even if it's a voice call and not tones. If the radio is not turned up enough there is a danger it could be slept through. There is the odd time a crew doesn't hear themselves being called so another crew will call them on the phone to tell them that they are wanted by dispatch. Listening to other crews get calls etc. is a nuisance if you want the rest. But, you are being paid to be there response ready, so get some sleep at home.

As to making the truck in time, it takes a bit of practice. Only one crewmember has to get to the truck to say you are going mobile. Then you can unplug the truck and put up the door, login to the computer etc. Our 12 hr bases don't have beds so you are napping on the couch, dressed. It dosen't take long to roll off, step into a pair of zip boots, grap your belt and coat and walk out to the truck. When I used to work at a 24hr base alot of people wore jump suits,(coveralls), for night (11pm-6am). I just hung my shirt and pants on the back of my door. It shouldn't take more than a minute to pull on a pair of pants and a shirt. Try it, experiment a little as to how you want your clothes and boots laid out. Keep most of your junk in the truck.
 
Sleeping thru a call has never been an issue because when the tones go off, you get an alarm, the lights come on and the bay doors go up automatically.

If none of that wakes you, you do not need to be in EMS. :)
 
akflightmedic said:
Sleeping thru a call has never been an issue because when the tones go off, you get an alarm, the lights come on and the bay doors go up automatically.

If none of that wakes you, you do not need to be in EMS. :)
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I call that the moonwalk because I stagger down the hallway blurry eyed and half asleep feeling spaced out pulling my jacket back on as the damn station alarm blares away

However, I only wear blue goves.
 
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