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I have recently applied to RSI MEDIC 1 Ambulance company which is in Baldwin park Ca . I was wondering if anybody has worked at this company and what they have to say about it . I should be doing an interview with them soon . I did a ride along with them and the two EMT's I was with said many things about them . This would be a great company for me to start out because its about 15 minutes from my house . I have also applied to Medcoast and PRN ambulance . If anybody has worked there too and could leave feed back on the hiring process and their overall impression and feeling of the company that would be much appreciated . Thank you in advance .
 
EMT9396 said:
I have recently applied to RSI MEDIC 1 Ambulance company which is in Baldwin park Ca . I was wondering if anybody has worked at this company and what they have to say about it . I should be doing an interview with them soon . I did a ride along with them and the two EMT's I was with said many things about them . This would be a great company for me to start out because its about 15 minutes from my house . I have also applied to Medcoast and PRN ambulance . If anybody has worked there too and could leave feed back on the hiring process and their overall impression and feeling of the company that would be much appreciated . Thank you in advance .
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All of the companys you have applied to are your basic LA County ift. Tons of dialysis and discharge transfers.

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They don't RSI. Do they even have medics or is their name all a lie? Haha
 
I believe it's called RSI because the parent company is "Rescue Services International"....I don't remember Rapid Sequence Intubation ever even mentioned in my EMT class, so I would be less than surprised if many of their EMTs connected that RSI with the name.....but in any case unless you consider taking someone to/from dialysis or doctors appointments or discharges from the hospital to the SNF to be "Rescues" then the name is still somewhat misleading in that regard lol because as gonefishing said, RSI Medic One is just another one of your typical IFT companies (I don't even think they're one of the dozens that claim backup 911s with Downey or whoever lol)
 
RSI does have medics. They took over Medic1 who were based out of San Dimas/Monrovia for years since around 1954. They use to be a legitimate company. Now its just a renal rodeo.

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one of the emts i did the ride along with said they back up one of the fire departments but i forgot which department and i didnt hear anyone going to back them up much less do a 911 call for them . so i wouldnt consider them to really be a 911 company . i was considering doing the IFT because they actually do all of the interacting with the patient and they gain a lot of patient care skills unlike in 911 calls where if there is much severity to the call then the medics do everything and you end up as the taxi . i was kind of looking for a place where i could use the skills i have learned .
 
EMT9396 said:
unlike in 911 calls where if there is much severity to the call then the medics do everything and you end up as the taxi.
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Is there? Crap, was I supposed to be doing stuff back there??
EMT9396 said:
i was kind of looking for a place where i could use the skills i have learned .
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So am I. When you find it, let me know.
 
EMT9396 said:
one of the emts i did the ride along with said they back up one of the fire departments but i forgot which department and i didnt hear anyone going to back them up much less do a 911 call for them . so i wouldnt consider them to really be a 911 company . i was considering doing the IFT because they actually do all of the interacting with the patient and they gain a lot of patient care skills unlike in 911 calls where if there is much severity to the call then the medics do everything and you end up as the taxi . i was kind of looking for a place where i could use the skills i have learned .
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Than leave LA County. Don't think like that. You will interact with the patients and do something in a 911 setting. Not much in LA county but hey its something. If you want to be a real emt minus just a gurney van driver with a emt card, go out of LA county.

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i was thinking about going up to kern county area where Hall ambulance is at . i have heard that most of the fire department out there are EMTs and the only or most of the medics are from the ambulance companies . seems like a good place to get to use your skills .
 
Taking a (quick) glance at their website, they seem to have at least one CCT unit that does RN/RT level transfers. From their website:

" Assisting the RN are two Emergency Medical Technicians who have had additional medical training relative to nurse-level critical care transports."

^^I'd try to become one of those two EMTs. You'll learn a TON.
 
gonefishing said:
If you want to be a real emt minus just a gurney van driver with a emt card, go out of LA county.
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In all seriousness, when I was a not-real? EMT in LA I did more splinting, auscultated blood pressures, and assessments than I have seen any EMT here do collectively over 8 years, so, yeeeeah...
 
medichopeful said:
Taking a (quick) glance at their website, they seem to have at least one CCT unit that does RN/RT level transfers. From their website:

" Assisting the RN are two Emergency Medical Technicians who have had additional medical training relative to nurse-level critical care transports."

^^I'd try to become one of those two EMTs. You'll learn a TON.
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Yea, never saw their cct unit? I do know one time MLK needed a cct unit bad for a serious patient. I helped the charge RN try to find a provider. They didn't have anyone available. This was a year or two ago.

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VentMonkey said:
In all seriousness, when I was a not-real? EMT in LA I did more splinting, auscultated blood pressures, and assessments than I have seen any EMT here do collectively over 8 years, so, yeeeeah...
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Those were different times.

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medichopeful said:
Taking a (quick) glance at their website, they seem to have at least one CCT unit that does RN/RT level transfers. From their website:

" Assisting the RN are two Emergency Medical Technicians who have had additional medical training relative to nurse-level critical care transports."

^^I'd try to become one of those two EMTs. You'll learn a TON.
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I can first hand back that up. As a EMT-B on a NYS CC rig, my CC-P partner teaches me more in a day then i learned in the 2-3 month EMT class i took.
 
gonefishing said:
Yea, never saw their cct unit? I do know one time MLK needed a cct unit bad for a serious patient. I helped the charge RN try to find a provider. They didn't have anyone available. This was a year or two ago.

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Huh, maybe their website is outdated? With that being said, if they do have a CCT unit, I would very strongly encourage the OP to try to get on it. BLS IFT is a great start, and even some 911, but being around critically ill patients will give you a whole new idea about what the word "sick" means.
 
medichopeful said:
Huh, maybe their website is outdated? With that being said, if they do have a CCT unit, I would very strongly encourage the OP to try to get on it. BLS IFT is a great start, and even some 911, but being around critically ill patients will give you a whole new idea about what the word "sick" means.
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Exactly. Usually from experience those units are the hardest to get on and are usually the people that have stuck it out for a while. If this guys looking for serious experience try doing something other than an ift company and go for a big name.

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NysEms2117 said:
I can first hand back that up. As a EMT-B on a NYS CC rig, my CC-P partner teaches me more in a day then i learned in the 2-3 month EMT class i took.
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when i did a ride along there the first call was for a CCT and the nurse was teaching me a lot there. the EMT's kind of had a bad attitude about it and seemed like they were over it but i would love to be in their postion and be able to learn as much as i could from a nurse doing that
 
gonefishing said:
Those were different times.
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Nope, times can change all day long, the willingness and desire to learn is intrinsic, or, it isn't.

What @medichopeful said, OP. Make the most of your situation, and gain the most from what you can at your company. No matter how bad the company is, there's always learning opportunities.

I learned a ton from doing CCT even in LA. It depends on you and your perspective. None of us can convince you otherwise, just offer our advice. There a smart, well-balanced and good providers in every county. Getting caught up in what you hear from so and so is a horrible habit, taking it with a grain of salt, less horrible.
 
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