Hey all
I'm a medic raised and trained in the greater NYC area. I've worked in the Hudson Valley and Long Island, trained along FDNY on my field rotations. I recently moved to Pasadena and accidentally got myself hired by an international remote care company at the same time about a year ago. I'm looking to take some time off from that gig to get more established for a few months in California, then maybe return to working overseas every other month.
I'm wondering if anyone can recommend some good places that may be hiring December / January? I'm not married to LA county (I thought NY was expensive) but would probably like to stay in socal. I'm definitely willing to commute even a few hours if I can work 24s or 48s. Ideally, a hybrid system that's predominantly 911 that also handles inter-facilities would be perfect. I've worked privates operating that way before as well as 911 fly cars for fire departments and EMS agencies. It's corny but I do enjoy teaching new providers, especially the volunteers, as much as they can drive me crazy lol. I'm also looking for part time or per diem status while working full time hours, ie, I don't need benefits or a contract, but want to work as much as possible. I've read generally good things about Schaffer (sp?) and McCormmick but I'm not sure how flexible they would be regarding hours and such.
My other concern is the "mother may I" mentality. I've read on a few forums certain agencies have a lot more liberties and standing orders than others. After 6 years of working as the sole medic on scenes and only contacting medical control for the train wreck sphincter shrinking calls, I've become pretty independent and I'm going to be hard pressed to be asking permission to give some fluids. I'm finding a lot of conflicting info online about socal protocols, if there are any providers who worked in the NY areas I mentioned that also moved to socal, I would really appreciate your insight into any glaring differences.
I'm a medic raised and trained in the greater NYC area. I've worked in the Hudson Valley and Long Island, trained along FDNY on my field rotations. I recently moved to Pasadena and accidentally got myself hired by an international remote care company at the same time about a year ago. I'm looking to take some time off from that gig to get more established for a few months in California, then maybe return to working overseas every other month.
I'm wondering if anyone can recommend some good places that may be hiring December / January? I'm not married to LA county (I thought NY was expensive) but would probably like to stay in socal. I'm definitely willing to commute even a few hours if I can work 24s or 48s. Ideally, a hybrid system that's predominantly 911 that also handles inter-facilities would be perfect. I've worked privates operating that way before as well as 911 fly cars for fire departments and EMS agencies. It's corny but I do enjoy teaching new providers, especially the volunteers, as much as they can drive me crazy lol. I'm also looking for part time or per diem status while working full time hours, ie, I don't need benefits or a contract, but want to work as much as possible. I've read generally good things about Schaffer (sp?) and McCormmick but I'm not sure how flexible they would be regarding hours and such.
My other concern is the "mother may I" mentality. I've read on a few forums certain agencies have a lot more liberties and standing orders than others. After 6 years of working as the sole medic on scenes and only contacting medical control for the train wreck sphincter shrinking calls, I've become pretty independent and I'm going to be hard pressed to be asking permission to give some fluids. I'm finding a lot of conflicting info online about socal protocols, if there are any providers who worked in the NY areas I mentioned that also moved to socal, I would really appreciate your insight into any glaring differences.
