Don't quit your day job.

[jameswf]

So I have job/Career now. I make decent money and work banker hours. I want to do my sentence as an EMT then go in to a paramedic program. I intend to not quit my day job. Is anyone in Arizona aware of any crews that will allow a single saturday shift. I would prefer a 12 hour but could probably do a 24 hour. Is this something I am likely to find or should I focus on working in a hospital ED as PRN

 

[Tigger]

Doesn't matter where you are, no company is going to hire you without experience to be that part time. After you work somewhere for a bit and become competent enough then maybe you could drop down to once a week. The company has to invest too much into you for just one day a week.

We do have a few older guys where I work that work one day a week but they have been EMTs for years and years.

 

[MMiz]

So I have job/Career now. I make decent money and work banker hours. I want to do my sentence as an EMT then go in to a paramedic program. I intend to not quit my day job. Is anyone in Arizona aware of any crews that will allow a single saturday shift. I would prefer a 12 hour but could probably do a 24 hour. Is this something I am likely to find or should I focus on working in a hospital ED as PRN

I worked a single 12 hour shift as an EMT-B every other weekend in Michigan when I started. You'll just have to find the right company that is willing to work with your schedule. It won't be easy, but it can be done.

 

[VirginiaEMT]

So I have job/Career now. I make decent money and work banker hours. I want to do my sentence as an EMT then go in to a paramedic program. I intend to not quit my day job. Is anyone in Arizona aware of any crews that will allow a single saturday shift. I would prefer a 12 hour but could probably do a 24 hour. Is this something I am likely to find or should I focus on working in a hospital ED as PRN

Yes, you can do it. I too have a career that I'm not giving up because it is an easy 40 hours(daylight), I make great money, and the two incomes combined is phenominal, and I love it. I am also woking as an EMT-I/99 with a great agency and averaging about 36 hours per week. If you combine the right two careers, EMS can be a great second income for you, and you can get paid for what you would do for free anyway.

With that said, I would recommend you volunteer somewhere so you have an example of your skills to show your prospective employer, I would also recommend that you befriend people in that particular agency so you can get personal recommendations from them to help you get hired. It is much easier in EMS if you know people.

 

[Tigger]

I worked a single 12 hour shift as an EMT-B every other weekend in Michigan when I started. You'll just have to find the right company that is willing to work with your schedule. It won't be easy, but it can be done.

Do you think that such a staggered schedule affected your ability to get comfortable working on an ambulance or was it kind of a non issue?