What happens to you when your partner doesn't show up?

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Title says it all.

At my company you stay at station for 4 hours and if they can't find a partner for you, you go home and only get paid for the 4 hours.
 
"I'm sorry, Ma'am, we seem to have run in to some scheduling problems. Um, do you think you could help me lift your husband into the ambulance?"
 
Here if I do not have a partner, I first respond in the ambulance. And another service in a near by town is also toned out to help!! I get paid the same as first out. And I also do this for another ambulance dist. that I work at!!
 
Supervisor hops on the truck to be the partner. Or in my case, since I am the supervisor, if my partner doesn't show up the owner of the company will work with me.
 
Scheduling puts a call-out for overtime via the automated system and in the interim that Ambulance will first respond only.

In the event of multiple books off, the Superintendent may redeploy Paramedics who are first responding to create complete crews. But not usually, usually the OT call out fills any holes.

I've done a whole shift on first response. It was a nice change of pace.
 
Our paid staff aren't allowed to leave without coverage for their position. A vollie can provide coverage, or an officer, but some warm body must be at the house.
 
First respond in the ambulance, hoping to snag a driver off the fire crew.

When I worked at a big private service, we sat around, waiting to be the sup's partner if the bottom fell out of the system.
 
I should clarify, I work for a private company in San Diego that's based out of LA, so our closest supervisor is never less than 2 hours away, and our crew chief works three days a week. We only have around 12 bodies at our station and three rigs that go on each day, a 24hr and two 10hr rigs. When we have a call out, they send out a page for an open shift. Usually no one answers because it seems everyone here is burned out.
 
thatJeffguy said:
Our paid staff aren't allowed to leave without coverage for their position. A vollie can provide coverage, or an officer, but some warm body must be at the house.
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Neither are we per se, if relief hasn't shown up we have to call the Sup and make sure they know. Usually they're aware and tell you to go home. With 35 trucks they just adjust the deployment plan they way they would if that truck was on a call.

And if first responding and second unit will be sent for transport. The only personnel outside of EMS permitted to drive our vehicles are PD and that's an extremely rare circumstance. Last one was a neonatal arrest when the crew didn't want to wait for back-up and just put both medics in the back and PD drove and escorted.
 
Those of you who run as first responders, do you take a fly-car or your rig?
 
Usually someone works overtime. Otherwise you get paid for couple of hours and go home and company is force to use backup provider for that day.
 
katgrl2003 said:
Supervisor hops on the truck to be the partner. Or in my case, since I am the supervisor, if my partner doesn't show up the owner of the company will work with me.
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I am guessing the owner is at minimum an emt?
 
adamjh3 said:
Those of you who run as first responders, do you take a fly-car or your rig?
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Our usual truck. At my service in order to drive one of the SUV's on an emerg basis the Paramedic must complete an extra driving course with the Driver Trainer/Safety Office. We can drive them for admin purposes or if we have an intercept with and ACP response car and their vehicle needs to be driven to the hospital behind the Ambulance (no L&S).
 
I get blamed for keeping him out all night partying with lot lizards named, "All Beef Patty" and administering Capt Morgan to each other intravenously in less than sterile situations (i.e. Truck stop men's room).
 
Anyone who leaves work without pay because their partner fails to show up is an idiot. Anyone who is scheduled for 12 hours, and is sent home without pay and accepts this due to a scheduling issue is an even bigger idiot.

If you are scheduled for 12 hours, I'm pretty sure they are required by law to pay you for 12 hours.

If we have a call out, we will attempt to contact all per diem employees and see if they want to come in and work. If we have multiple call outs, overtime may be authorized by upper management.

If MY partner doesn't show up, and there is no scheduled staff, then I stay for the duration of my shift. if the boss wants to put me as a 3rd on another truck, or have a supervisor hop on the truck, that's their choice. but I am scheduled for 12 hours, I will be at my post for 12 hours, and expect to be paid for 12 hours.

and if they have nothing for me to do, I will stare at the walls for 12 hours, at my salary rate. but I planned on spending 12 hours of my day at work, and I expect to be compensated for my time, regardless of it there is a scheduling problem that is not my fault. If I chose to leave after a certain amount of time (after being permitted to by my supervisor), that is one thing, but I planned on being at work for 12 hours, and that's where I am going to be.
 
CountryEMT-bGurl said:
Here if I do not have a partner, I first respond in the ambulance. And another service in a near by town is also toned out to help!! I get paid the same as first out. And I also do this for another ambulance dist. that I work at!!
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^^^THIS HERE TOO^^^
we all got to help each other out..
 
Back in the days of yore, on the occasion that I'd not have a partner from the regular line personnel, I'd either work with a Supervisor, I'd wait to be sent home, or do office work for however long they want me (minimum 4 hours). Any which way, I'm getting minimum 4 hours "show-up" time, and potentially staying the whole shift.
 
CountryEMT-bGurl said:
Here if I do not have a partner, I first respond in the ambulance. And another service in a near by town is also toned out to help!! I get paid the same as first out. And I also do this for another ambulance dist. that I work at!!
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Wow, that's a great way of doing things. Here at my service, if my partner doesn't show up, dispatch either finds me another partner, I get sent home, or I get put to helping out in the office LOL. :) Or being used as lift assistance for someone who isn't exactly very strong :) :rolleyes:
 
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