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olaf1988

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I'm currently in medic school and looking to relocate after I'm finished. What are the best services to work for as a single function medic? I'm looking for something that is in a urban or urban adjacent setting (close enough to commute) with decent pay and good protocols. Any input would be appreciated, thanks!
 
RocketMedic

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Depends where you are and what your expectations are.
 
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olaf1988

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RocketMedic said:
Depends where you are and what your expectations are.
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I'm in southern California, looking to go anywhere else.... I was thinking the northwest (Oregon or Washington maybe?), or even east coast. I just don't see the job prospects of working in CA since I am not interested in working for a fire department here. I've looked into Medic One and ATCEMS, and I was wondering if there are any others in that vein that I could consider. The reason I'm looking for something urban is that my fiancee works in the arts and it would be easier for her to find a job in or around a larger city.

Edit: I'm looking for a service that I can work for as a career. I want to work as a career medic and have a livable wage so I can raise a family comfortably. I'd also like to be able to use the skills I'm learning in medic school. Working in many counties in CA, the protocols are pretty restricted.
 
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RocketMedic

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ATCEMS and M1 are probably some of the most limited systems you could find, and in all honesty, Austin is a very challenging place for living and employment, particularly in the arts. ATC also had the disadvantage of having to be an EMT for a long time before you can be a medic.

My advice would be to find either a decently-busy SSM system like Hall, EMSA-Oklahoma, MedStar, Medic West /AMR Vegas, etc -or- a city or county-based operation. Also check into Houston's fire and county EMS systems
 
TransportJockey

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Harris County Emergency Corps (ESD1) or Montgomery County Hospital District EMS would be good. Galveston County EMS might be good. There's also places like Denver Health and AMR El Paso County (Colorado Springs) that are good places.

EDIT: Williamson County EMS is also a good option.
 
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olaf1988 said:
I'm in southern California, looking to go anywhere else.... I was thinking the northwest (Oregon or Washington maybe?), or even east coast. I just don't see the job prospects of working in CA since I am not interested in working for a fire department here. I've looked into Medic One and ATCEMS, and I was wondering if there are any others in that vein that I could consider. The reason I'm looking for something urban is that my fiancee works in the arts and it would be easier for her to find a job in or around a larger city.

Edit: I'm looking for a service that I can work for as a career. I want to work as a career medic and have a livable wage so I can raise a family comfortably. I'd also like to be able to use the skills I'm learning in medic school. Working in many counties in CA, the protocols are pretty restricted.
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Hall Ambulance in Kern County comes to mind. Single role EMT and Paramedic jobs with BLS fire department first responders. Decent pay, decent protocols, and decent equipment. Definitely check it out!
 
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Denver Health is hiring, last I heard there's going to be another academy in January.

Starting pay is $21.50 with more for experience. Benefits are good, affordable insurance, 401(a) and 457(b) with matching by the hospital.

Protocols are here.

There's lots of opportunities to do different work, as well. We have solo airport medics, bike medics, CCT medics, and a wildland medical team.
 
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A few things I forgot in my previous post- evening and night shift differentials, paid CE hours, free CE/cert classes, and tuition reimbursement.
 
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CodeBru1984 said:
Hall Ambulance in Kern County comes to mind. Single role EMT and Paramedic jobs with BLS fire department first responders. Decent pay, decent protocols, and decent equipment. Definitely check it out!
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What is considered decent pay? 70K a year? 80k a year? or are we talking like 50K?
 
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CodeBru1984

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About 35k-40k for an EMT, with additional pay DOE.
 
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I'll look at the 2015 pay scale when I get off shift tonight to confirm.
 
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olaf1988

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Ensihoitaja said:
Denver Health is hiring, last I heard there's going to be another academy in January.

Starting pay is $21.50 with more for experience. Benefits are good, affordable insurance, 401(a) and 457(b) with matching by the hospital.

Protocols are here.

There's lots of opportunities to do different work, as well. We have solo airport medics, bike medics, CCT medics, and a wildland medical team.
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Thanks, I'll look into that as well- seems like that's a good set up out there.
 
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King County medic 1 is a extremely difficult service to get on with.. but in my opinion they are truly the best of the best. Austin Travis County is a good service but you have to work for a year and a half as a EMT Basic before you can be cleared as the in charge paramedic. Washington and Oregon are pretty competitive places to work in general, I personally would recommend Texas. Harris County ESD 1, Montgomery County, San Marcos ems, Williamson County are all great services. Also check out Ada County paramedics in Boise Idaho, they are a great service.
 
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LACoGurneyjockey said:
They advertise on their website the low end is 28k for EMT and 40k for medic, DOE with regular raises. They top out at 60k and 80k respectively. But I don't work there and may be mistaken.
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Emt Top step is 80k
Medic is 97k with 10% raises for everyone in Jan .

I just looked at our wage scale.
 
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TRSpeed said:
Raises are yearly from 1-5% based on merit.
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I was recently told that we're moving away from the yearly merit based raises.
 
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