Paramedic jobs in Washington?

Not for nothing Rocket, but I think you would be the last person to trust on the opinion and merits of a system.

The EMS job you want doesn't exist. Or maybe it does, in Oz. (The imaginary land, not Australia.)
 
Ok, I've read through this thread and have some questions:

I'm not sure I'm firefighter material, but I'd like to try to pursue a Paramedic career in WA (possibly Clark or Snohomish County). My family is here and it would be difficult to move them too far away. Plus, my husband needs to be in a tech city for his career. KCMO is currently out of reach for me, but I've heard Clark County hires Paramedics that aren't fire. I know the consensus is to not try to work in Washington, but I'm wondering about Clark County and if anyone has experience there, or anywhere near Portland.

Thanks.
 
MedicWoman said:
Ok, I've read through this thread and have some questions:

I'm not sure I'm firefighter material, but I'd like to try to pursue a Paramedic career in WA (possibly Clark or Snohomish County). My family is here and it would be difficult to move them too far away. Plus, my husband needs to be in a tech city for his career. KCMO is currently out of reach for me, but I've heard Clark County hires Paramedics that aren't fire. I know the consensus is to not try to work in Washington, but I'm wondering about Clark County and if anyone has experience there, or anywhere near Portland.

Thanks.
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I've looked into KCMO. Why is it out of reach for you? I still need one more year experience to apply but it seems they're hiring.
 
MedicWoman said:
Ok, I've read through this thread and have some questions:

I'm not sure I'm firefighter material, but I'd like to try to pursue a Paramedic career in WA (possibly Clark or Snohomish County). My family is here and it would be difficult to move them too far away. Plus, my husband needs to be in a tech city for his career. KCMO is currently out of reach for me, but I've heard Clark County hires Paramedics that aren't fire. I know the consensus is to not try to work in Washington, but I'm wondering about Clark County and if anyone has experience there, or anywhere near Portland.

Thanks.
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I know for Clark County, AMR in Vancouver is the non fire service. I hear the pay isn't too terrible , and they are primary.
Try north country ems near mt st Helens which is the county run service . They usually are always hiring part time medics and pay $18 an hour. You could work both!
 
Sorry to report Snohomish County is all fire based EMS and very competitive but not impossible. But I will bang the drum all day for AMR in Spokane if you are open to the eastern part of the state.
 
Heck AMR Spokane will even give you a 5k signing bonus since they are so short staffed.
 
You get paid to go through the arguably best training a paramedic can get and have a guaranteed job when you're done. If you're a practicing lawyer from Joe schmoe law school and you get offered one of the best jobs out there but you have to go to Harvard Law school in order to get it, would you?
 
Grozler said:
You get paid to go through the arguably best training a paramedic can get and have a guaranteed job when you're done. If you're a practicing lawyer from Joe schmoe law school and you get offered one of the best jobs out there but you have to go to Harvard Law school in order to get it, would you?
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If i wouldnt take too much of a pay cut to do that i would do it. Qt the very least i wouldnt have to pay to do ce hours for my current cards and certs
 
The pay, working conditions, continuing education, benefits, et al are very niiiiiiiiiice.

The biggest thing has already been mentioned is that it's kind of a mother may I system. Having done a handful ride along there, the medics don't call for orders as much as they call to tell the doc what they are going to do to which the reply is something along the lines of "ok, see you in 5." Granted I haven't seen a super sick patient or something that stumped the medics I was with but that's how I understand the system to run.
 
TransportJockey said:
If i wouldnt take too much of a pay cut to do that i would do it. Qt the very least i wouldnt have to pay to do ce hours for my current cards and certs
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according to their website you make about $50k while you are in school at UW Harborview. a great portion of your training is in the field as well. South King County looks like a great place to work, all ALS.
 
If you go to amr.net and look at jobs in Washington, they have quite a few paramedic openings and about half a dozen with 5000 sign on bonuses. Just throwing that out there.
 
I work for AMR Spokane. We do have the hiring bonus of 5k, about 3500 after taxes. We are actually starting to fill up on medics thanks to this bonus. Our relationship with spokane fire sucks. There arrogant and terrible for the most part at there jobs. They have scene control and can chose to ride in if they want to. It's a good stepping stone to something else. Pay is good for the area and our union isn't terrible. If I can tell you anything else let me know.
 
OIF3vet said:
I work for AMR Spokane. We do have the hiring bonus of 5k, about 3500 after taxes. We are actually starting to fill up on medics thanks to this bonus. Our relationship with spokane fire sucks. There arrogant and terrible for the most part at there jobs. They have scene control and can chose to ride in if they want to. It's a good stepping stone to something else. Pay is good for the area and our union isn't terrible. If I can tell you anything else let me know.
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Eh, you're not exactly selling it. Sounds like an AWFUL system ... And a paramedic job that offers a sign on bonus immediately throws up a red flag to me.
 
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