mccormick amb. current openings?

[Jim37F]

Could be for all I know....I know my paycheck is signed by Westmed Ambulance dba McCormick Ambulance and there's some sort of relationship with Mercy lol

I've definitely been thinking, since my plan is to go to paramedic school this year if my last interview falls through, while I wouldn't necessarily mind getting my feet wet in the shallow end as a medical for McCormick (at least they get to go on 911s regularly even if treated as EMTs) I think Mercy in Pala is high on my list to apply to once I get my P-card..

 

[gonefishing]

Could be for all I know....I know my paycheck is signed by Westmed Ambulance dba McCormick Ambulance and there's some sort of relationship with Mercy lol

I've definitely been thinking, since my plan is to go to paramedic school this year if my last interview falls through, while I wouldn't necessarily mind getting my feet wet in the shallow end as a medical for McCormick (at least they get to go on 911s regularly even if treated as EMTs) I think Mercy in Pala is high on my list to apply to once I get my P-card..

Why not Hall? Atleast you would be treated nicely and the cost of living is low.

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[Jim37F]

Kinda off topic here but seeing how you are actively employed by Mccormick you might have some insight for me . I want to step up from IFT to 911 and this is my last semester for my AS . I'm currently working IFT and a full time student and my semester ends in June. I was curious if you think Mccormick will still be hiring around mid June time frame? Do you think a freeze might be coming up around that time ?

We just put a new hire class into the field and all the shifts are filled (no more overtime right now lol), that being said, by summer we'll almost definitely be hiring again for pretty much the same reasons Comeback Kid posted:

I was told by a field sup that a week after they went on a hiring freeze, 20 people left the company due to being fired, going to fire dept, medic school, etc. (all the sups get emails of who puts in two weeks or gets fired, as well as when their last day is) I can only assume theyll start hiring soon.

 

[Jim37F]

Why not Hall? Atleast you would be treated nicely and the cost of living is low.

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I drive thru Pala on my way to and from drill at my Army Reserve unit in San Diego each month, looks like a nice enough area, and if I were to move, while Hall is certainly a major option, I'd rather move closer than further lol
Plus my experience here at McCormick shows that I like being able to swap between driving and attending, Attendant Only and Driver Only sucks lol and Hall is only 1 and 1 right? Not too many dual medic units? Though Pala might be a bit on the slow side as a new medic interested in running around on different calls lol

 

[wtferick]

I drive thru Pala on my way to and from drill at my Army Reserve unit in San Diego each month, looks like a nice enough area, and if I were to move, while Hall is certainly a major option, I'd rather move closer than further lol
Plus my experience here at McCormick shows that I like being able to swap between driving and attending, Attendant Only and Driver Only sucks lol and Hall is only 1 and 1 right? Not too many dual medic units? Though Pala might be a bit on the slow side as a new medic interested in running around on different calls lol

EMT driving like 20 mins or so to a hospital sounds like a turn off lol

 

[VentMonkey]

EMT driving like 20 mins or so to a hospital sounds like a turn off lol

You would not like Hall then. Many of our metro units are still driving that and then some daily to our ED's.

 

[wtferick]

You would not like Hall then. Many of our metro units are still driving that and then some daily to our ED's.

As to why I mentioned it lol

 

[VentMonkey]

As to why I mentioned it

Well, unless there's been some sort of mass exodus, LA and OC are the same if not worse, and that's going code; it really only prolongs the agony.

The time it takes us to run an LDT is equivalent to the time it takes to run an in-county transfer from the south end of the county, to the valley and back.

 

[med12]

I drive thru Pala on my way to and from drill at my Army Reserve unit in San Diego each month, looks like a nice enough area, and if I were to move, while Hall is certainly a major option, I'd rather move closer than further lol
Plus my experience here at McCormick shows that I like being able to swap between driving and attending, Attendant Only and Driver Only sucks lol and Hall is only 1 and 1 right? Not too many dual medic units? Though Pala might be a bit on the slow side as a new medic interested in running around on different calls lol

i was at the casino for awhile. i'm banking highly that mercy has a significantly lower call volume than McCormick. That being said with mercy you're at a really nice station and all of the Pala Fire and other Mercy guys are super cool.

 

[wirk242]

I used to work at Mercy. They have about 10-11 units in the San Diego county area. All rural eastern portion of the county. Most new medics start on special event units or the prison untill a better spot opens up and it can take a while move into a North county spot like Pala.

I used to work at rural metro before mercy and I liked working at Mercy way more. Pay is on the low end but the quality of life was much better. The call quality was much better but the turn around times can suck. A few stations are at least an 1 hr to the nearest hospital. All in all I had a good experience, some people leave for AMR because of pay and call volume but I was tired of getting my *** handed to me on a daily basis.

Just an FYI McCormick medics get paid more that Mercy medics. It was kind of a sore point.