I tested/interviewed with PRN waaayyyy back in 2012 (they were my first ambulance job). Back then I remember doing a skills test that involved cracking a fresh O2 tank and attaching an NRB, properly inflating the reservoir and applying the O2 to a dummy patient, and some other basic airway stuff....then there was a short quiz (NR Basic questions, multiple choice, nothing too fancy, don't remember how many questions but in the neighborhood of 25-50 I believe), followed by a short interview, once again basic interview questions you can Google...all in all I remember doing the whole thing in ~30 min give or take. And I had an on the spot offer. Keep in mind that was 4+ years ago now, and they've had at least one big management shakeup in that time since I left so I have no idea what it's like now. But they are a pure 100% IFT only business so don't expect anything too crazy. Accept the job, sign the HR paperwork, go do the physical, they'll give you a uniform voucher, so you'll go to the uniform store and use it to pay for your uniforms. New Hire Orientation was ~3 days long (give or take a day). Then you'll do 4 or 5 third rider shifts with an FTO (they can extend you if they feel it necessary) and then you get assigned an open shift and you start working once your signed off. Drivers training consists of an EVOC video and classroom discussion, followed by one of your FTO shifts you'll be driving with your FTO riding shotgun, so as soon as your cleared, your cleared for both driving and attending, and you can pick up an open EMT shift, whether its on a BLS, ALS, or CCT unit. (Once again, all this is subject to have changed in the last 4 years lol)
I've recently been hired by McCormick, went through their interview/testing process back in December. I walked in to their Torrance main office (if you look at the city lines in the Thomas Guide, you'll find its in reality City of Los Angeles though due to the funky Post Office Zip Code it has a Torrance address....just a random tidbit I found amusing that wont affect anything else haha), hand delivered my app in the morning, asked to speak to the hiring manager by name (otherwise it's possible your app will get filed in the "circular filing cabinet" which happened to me a few weeks earlier actually), got to talk to him for a few min while he looked over my app and scheduled me to come back in a week later for an entry test. Sounds like the OP has already finished this step.
So a week later I show up for the test, they hand you a Thomas Guide mapbook and a list of addresses, you have to find both the page and the grid of each address. Then give directions between some of the addresses (none of them are on the same map page btw). After that was a multiple choice EMT Basic test. Know your NR Basic stuff and you'll be fine. After they grade that and you pass they'll schedule you to come back in for the Lift Test/Assessment Test and Final Interview. For me that was a week after the Mapping/Written Test.
The Lift test was very simple. A weighted, man shaped sandbag basically with handles at the shoulders, all you have to do it drag it around the big conference room, maybe 50Ft? Idk basic classroom size? Anyway immediately after that your dummy becomes your patient you'll go through an entire assessment on, just like your final in EMT class (starting with BSI/PENMAN all the way through to transport decision and secondary). After that it was the final interview with the hiring manager (once again basic interview stuff at this point) and then you'll get the job offer (or not, but you should have a feel for their attitude towards you at this point). If/When you accept you'll go sign a billion HR papers (or so it feels), get your "Badge Number" (Really just your employee ID number, it wont be the same number on your actual physical badge once you make it that far) and go do your pre hire physical (don't use the restroom until you pee in the cup!) It's a basic pre hire physical check...but there is a back test portion where you'll do 10 sets in a number of basic gym machines at a set weight (I don't remember what it was) basically just to see if you're physically capable of doing the job. They tell you when to show up to pick up uniforms for your training
YES you will be Professionally dressed every time you show up to their office. YES you will do the dummy drag in professional dress (because you'll do the Final Interview shortly thereafter in the same session). I showed up in a full suit and tie every time. They will explicitly tell you to show up in nothing less than business casual. Show up in gym clothes and they'll prob ask you to leave. It's not too bad....it's just one dummy drag, it's not the CPAT lol They'll let you take off your coat and tie lol. Even the back test in the gym machines at the physical isn't bad at all. Remember on the job you'll be doing all this lifting (if need be, there'll be days when every patient is ambulatory on the ground floor.....but there'll be days where everyone needs a stair chair.....) in a button up uniform shirt over undershirt and long pants and boots, the lift test didn't ruin my suit, it wont ruin yours!
After your physical and pick up uniforms, you'll do 5 days New Hire Orientation (most days for mine was at the Torrance main office, but at least one was at the old Hawthorne Main Station (St 11) so make sure you know exactly where you're going! Trust me, sucks to show up to the wrong location...) You'll do 5 FTO shifts...you will NOT be allowed to use any GPS routing to calls during this time...you MUST use your Thomas Guide. Once out of FTO you can get away with your cellphone (though I've had times when my phone was lagging and wouldn't load the directions in the 30 second window you have to start rolling towards the call once dispatched, so you still need to at least know how to start going in the right direction if your technology fails at a critical time...) Otherwise the vast majority of your calls will be 911's. I did my FTO time out of Station 14 (South Redondo/Torrance) so all my calls in FTO were with Torrance FD, Redondo Beach FD, or County in 2's area (Oh yeah, if you get hired on you'll be expected to know where the different County station areas are....that's part of your mapping, since you'll be told, "You have a call in 2's area at XYZ Address.... so if you know you're in 6's or 106's area you already know generally which direction to start heading before you've even found the address in the mapbook). Anyways, I've only worked 3 day car shifts post FTO time due to back to back military commitments but I've yet to run a single IFT (you'll hear a few go out over the radio on occasion but by and far everyone runs almost all 911 calls)
