Seattle area EMT info

[Axeld]

Just curious as to the state of hiring at the local ambulance companies around seattle (AMR, Pro transport, tri-med, rural/metro). I moved up at the exact wrong time and everyone tells me 'no, shoo, stop calling' (or no answer to emails). I just got NREMT cert in jan. and have been looking around since then- even hospitals (though they want MA or CNA/ LNA in ER)... pay isn't an issue, it's a job I want to do, which trumps pay in my book.

Thanks in advance for any inside help. I'm in Seattle, but willing travel a bit for 12 or 24 hr shifts.

-Alex

 

[yowzer]

Pro Transport shut down its Washington operation a month or two ago, flooding a market that already wasn't hiring with out-of-work EMTs. Best I can suggest is sending in applications every 6 months or so and being patient. The place I work at (Non-ambulance) just lost someone, but that opening might already have been filled from the applications already on file.


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[NomadicMedic]

AMR has a huge backlog of applicants, and isn't hiring anyone anytime soon. TriMed just hired a large batch of EMTs, so no spots there now, although there may be some openings in Fall. From what I hear, the R/M guys are way overstaffed and there is still a hiring freeze. There are a couple of other spots you may want to check ... Northwerst Ambulance in Marysville may still be looking and I think that Olympic in Lacay is looking, too.

Good luck in your search.