Looking for small town medic job

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I'm looking for a job with a small town mom and pop ambulance company. Any info would be greatly appreciated!
 
We need more info from you before we can help. State, county, region, etc would be helpfull.
 
Currently I live in california but I'm looking because I want to move
 
Fort Bend County Texas and Mason County Texas are hiring. Mason County is particularly small.

I'm assuming full paramedic, though I know Mason County will also look at intermediates.
 
Thanks kindofafireguy I'm looking right now
 
You might have to google the Mason county job. I saw it on Monster or indeed, one of the two. I think you have to call for an app.
 
Truth or Consequences, NM: Sierra Vista Hospital EMS, a hospital-based service with ALS. Protocols are NM-progressive, trucks are newish, pay isn't...horrific for the area (12/hour, about what you'll get from mom/pop places anywhere), benefits are surprisingly OK (hospital benefits). T or C itself is a town of about 12,000 people built around a large artificial lake (New Mexico's party lake, Elephant Butte), and with the I-25 and the county, you're looking at about 18,000 people all-told. Cost of living is pretty low, super-rural/frontier, and you are the medical (some volunteers, but nothing else really crazy, and no CA-type fire paramedics). There's also Silver City EMS, which is another county-based service in Western NM's Gila Mountains that pays pretty well and is a hospital-based system with a huge area.

If you're looking for small-town, northern and eastern Arizona and pretty much all of New Mexico are pretty nice (albeit lower-paying). Texas is a fairly mixed bag with a lot of small towns. Nevada doesn't have much aside from REMSA/Vegas/Winnemucca/Humboldt County/Fallon (Robb knows more about that). Oklahoma has some smaller agencies, but pay is iffy. (Sinor EMS in Weatherford comes to mind).

If you're interested in California, Liberty Ambulance in Ridgecrest/Lake Isabella/Kernville is *currently* family-owned but is probably going to get sold to Hall eventually.

New Mexico isn't that bad- no RSI but fairly open otherwise. Intermediates can do a lot there...
 
Thanks for all that info Rocketmedic40 I'm gonna look into all of it!
 
Rocketmedic40 said:
Nevada doesn't have much aside from REMSA/Vegas/Winnemucca/Humboldt County/Fallon (Robb knows more about that).
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Mom and Pop operations in Nevada....REMSA definitely doesn't fit what the OP is looking for. Vegas (AMR or Medic West both operated by EMSC and LVFD) definitely don't fit either.

Humboldt General Hospital EMS in Humboldt County sounds like it'd be what you're looking for. Pretty progressive protocols as far as NV goes, medium to low call volume, very rural. They also do all their own extrications. Rescue 4 is badass, crew cab medium duty, International chassis if I remember correctly. Lots of long distance IFTs/CCTs to Reno. They just hired in the last year, haven't heard about them hiring again though. One of those places people generally get on and don't leave. Hospital based out of HGH. Pay in the high teens to low/mid 20s with a pretty low cost of living. Get your CCEMTP and you get a solid raise as well. Don't know about their schedule. I'd assume 24/48 but 48/96 wouldn't surprise me either. You must have a Hmboldt County address to be employed there. You can get it after hire but once you're hired you have to live there.

Banner Churchill EMS (Fallon) would fit as well. Medium to low call volume, again relatively progressive protocols as far as Nevada goes, especially on IFT/CCT call (they run lots, potentially multiple 3 hour round trips per shift.) Ambulance range from real old to a pair of new (in the last few years) single cab International medium duties. Just hired as well, heard a rumor they may hire again soon. Hospital based as well out of Banner Churchill Community Hospital. Pay is decent, mid to high teens/hr. They have a weird schedule though from what I'm told. 24 hour shifts and you can be required to work in the ER if needed when you have down time.

Mostly everything else is fire based.

SEMSA in NorCal (Lassen County) would fit your bill as well. They've been hiring per diem, good luck getting a FT spot though. We can't even lateral into them because they just never open up.

I may work for one of the agencies listed above.

Hope this helps.
 
Sussex County EMS in Delaware. Progressive and good pay, very small town feeling.
 
Thank you so much for all these replies! I'm looking into all of them. I'm a family man from a small town in cali and looking to move somewhere where I can still run some good calls and make a descent living at doing so, but most of all not have to worry about my family when I'm at work.
 
kindofafireguy said:
Fort Bend County Texas and Mason County Texas are hiring. Mason County is particularly small.

I'm assuming full paramedic, though I know Mason County will also look at intermediates.
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FB County is far from small, lol. But a great service nonetheless. They just hired on new management, so their future looks bright. They also pay well for the area.
 
Touché. I was just thinking there were places out in the county that are far enough from the hustle and bustle.
 
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