Trouble getting started as a basic.

[JoeTheBasic]

Hi all and thanks in advance for your help.
I am a newly minted Basic, green to the bone and hopeing to truely start my experiential education in EMS. I have had trouble with getting (semi volunteer) agencies to get back to me as i am in a tough spot with licencing. I am a fully credentialed NREMT, but the great Empire State needs me to jump through their hoops to get a licence (I studied out of state). I have been in contact with a couple of semi volunteer agencies but have not heard anything back in a couple weeks and have had a hard time getting in contact with anyone there.
Any advice on how to move forward as a volunteer (for now)?

Thanks for reading my novel of a post!

Ps. I really would like to work with an organisation with some full time staff because I think it will give me a better learning opportunity.

 

[EpiEMS]

the great Empire State needs me to jump through their hoops to get a licence

I got my NYS license (soon to expire, since I only practice in CT) based on my CT & NREMT. My understanding is that there should be no problem granting reciprocity for NREMT:

The Bureau of EMS is able to grant direct reciprocity for individuals who hold only National Registry certification, as long as they have completed a state (Non-NYS) recognized or NREMT Practical Skills and Written Examination within the last 18 months.

What are your specific issues/hoops? It should be straightforward - though it may be time consuming (waiting on them).

 

[JoeTheBasic]

I got my NYS license (soon to expire, since I only practice in CT) based on my CT & NREMT. My understanding is that there should be no problem granting reciprocity for NREMT:



What are your specific issues/hoops? It should be straightforward - though it may be time consuming (waiting on them).

Thanks EpiEMS. I really just don't know where to get started and what the first step is. This is why I was hoping that a service would be able to point me in the right direction. Do you know if I need to be affiliated with anyone to receive my license? I have done a little digging seince reading your post and I think I have found the appropriate forms online, it does seem pretty straight forward which is surprising for NYS. Thanks for your help!

 

[EpiEMS]

@JoeTheBasic

No problem - glad to help.

You don't need to be associated with a service (in NYS) to get your license from the NYS Bureau of EMS. (Obviously, you need a license & agency affiliation to practice as an EMS provider.)

The process is time consuming, like I said, but straightforward - if you need help, the NYS BEMS does pick up the phone, as long as you call during business hours (and not during their lunch ). Of course, feel free to PM me or post on this thread if you'd like!

 

[Doomedtheory]

This link https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/pdf/ems-reciprocity may help