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I have been applying at places like crazy with no luck yet :( I am a recent graduate and got my NREMT and my state license, so I am all ready to go to work! So I am applying with EMSA now but my question is for anyone familiar with them, what kind of schedules do they run? I know it is 48 hrs a week, but is it a 4 consecutive days on 3 days off system? Or does it vary week to week? Just wondering so I can get my child watching arrangements figured out now before I jump on in there. Thanks!
 
EMSA usually do 12 hour shifts; I would check into which region East (Tulsa) or West (OKC);
although your anxious I would be very cautious. There is turmoil since AMR has assumed managenent.
There are many localE MS in metro areas to cut your teeth on. Talk to medics & techs first .....

Good luck in your search

R/R 911
 
both run 48 hr 12x4s with 3 days off, west also had some 10x5s.
 
The Good: EMSA pay is "decent" for the area, lots of OT available, lots of trucks, decent equipment (power cots, LP-15s, enough meds for most things, decent trucks, etc).

The Meh: Lots and lots and lots of calls as a system, but in a normal day, you'll only get like 7 or 8. Busy, but generally not terribly challenging. As a paramedic, my paper load gets to be a bit large at times, but it's not unmanageable.

The Bad:
Morale has been and probably always will be bad. There's a decent core group, but a lot of burnt-out individuals who do nothing but extend high school.

Pay, although "decent", is still "meh".

This is not the place to work if you enjoy helping people much. As an EMT, you're literally treated by EMSA as an ambulance driver, with a scope of practice that's essentially "lay out your medic's stuff and hope they let you touch a patient" in serious things and a literal prohibition on teching a call as an EMT. As a paramedic, you can do a little more, but you're not going to be able to do a great job of relieving pain and suffering due to an eye for statistical analysis and an emphasis on conservative medicine.

It's not horrible and it's a great place to get experience, but...
 
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