"Unusual" paramedic jobs...

[broken stretcher]

What are some atypical, unusual places paramedics work?? Cruise ships, oil rigs, set medics are really the only ones I have heard of... Where else??

 

[irishboxer384]

expedition medics, private security medics/bodyguard medics, flight medics (overseas), search and rescue

 

[cprted]

Ski Patrol

 

[irishboxer384]

remote medic locations- mining projects, energy projects (oil and gas various countries) exploration eg antarctica etc etc, everyone needs a medic of some sorts...

 

[DrankTheKoolaid]

Cardiology offices, insurance exams (home type), mobile medicine clinics (ie house calls), mobile hangover clinics ( Vegas and Reno)

 

[medicsb]

I know that there was a cardiology service that was using paramedics to remotely perform exercise stress tests. I believe the National Park Service will hire paramedics for ranger positions, but they're basically rangers that also have medical training. Not quite sure about how much of the job is actually paramedicine. If I didn't go to medical school, this is likely a job I would have pursued. I know Yosemite has an EMS and I think Yellowstone, too. But, I'm not sure if they're at the paramedic level of care.

 

[medicsb]

Oh, hey, I should have done an search first... http://www.emsworld.com/article/11187270/ems-in-the-national-park-service. Yeah, I'd love a job at the Yosemite clinic in the future.

 

[joshrunkle35]

Resorts/Amusement Parks/Water Parks/Zoos.

 

[medic1255]

some professional sports teams

 

[Jason]

In addition to the usual hospital ER positions, Medics do very well in the procedure side of the hospital environment. I hear many paramedics get hired into the Cardiac Cath Labs in some areas.

 

[EMT11KDL]

Ski Patrol

Why is Ski Patrol an unusual job for a Paramedic, there is a bunch of us on here that work Ski Patrol haha

 

[DesertMedic66]

Why is Ski Patrol an unusual job for a Paramedic, there is a bunch of us on here that work Ski Patrol haha

Because the majority of public and new providers only think medics are on fire engines or ambulances.

 

[EMT11KDL]

Because the majority of public and new providers only think medics are on fire engines or ambulances.

That is a good point, but we get paid to ski, and we get to ski in all the new powder haha. And I will gladly keep it that new providers do not know about ski patrol, less competition for us on the hill

 

[TimRaven]

I know that there was a cardiology service that was using paramedics to remotely perform exercise stress tests. I believe the National Park Service will hire paramedics for ranger positions, but they're basically rangers that also have medical training. Not quite sure about how much of the job is actually paramedicine. If I didn't go to medical school, this is likely a job I would have pursued. I know Yosemite has an EMS and I think Yellowstone, too. But, I'm not sure if they're at the paramedic level of care.

They have paramedic rangers, AMR also has a station inside the park.

 

[EMT11KDL]

There actually is openings currently for the Parks Service as Paramedics down in the Grand Canyon

 

[wanderingmedic]

There actually is openings currently for the Parks Service as Paramedics down in the Grand Canyon

Do you, or anyone else, know how competitive those positions are to get? Does anything beyond NRP/NREMT-P help make candidates more appealing?