Recruitment & Retention
The EMS1 recruitment and retention topic includes research into what drives providers from the profession, tips for finding, recruiting, hiring and onboarding EMS personnel, as well as strategies for protecting provider emotional and physical health and increasing job satisfaction for the long haul
From what to include in the welcome packet to how to incorporate resiliency training and family outreach – here’s how to improve your new employee orientation
Underfunding, staffing challenges and rising demands are pushing EMS systems to the brink – learn the critical changes needed for the profession to thrive
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss EMS1 columnist Todd Bowman’s latest article focused on building confidence in new providers
Lawmakers see the bill as a way to address staffing shortfalls; employers would be able to verify EMS providers’ licenses
To make up for area agencies’ staffing shortfalls, Niagara County employees will respond to calls in two ambulances during the day and one at night
The new Austin Travis County EMS chief offers tips for rising leaders
Response times are longer, but interim director Roberto Lujan said calls are being answered in a timely manner and that he can fill the open positions
“It’s not that millennials and alphas don’t want to work; it’s that they don’t want to be lied to anymore, and let’s be honest: EMS has been living a lie for too long.”
Under Dr. John Gallagher, 92 employees left the roughly 200-person Sedgwick County EMS, causing ambulance shutdowns and reduced response times
The initiative includes a recruiting campaign, no-cost trainings and giving current providers equipment and supplies
Advocates want changes such as higher Medicaid payments, to keep a pandemic waiver on rig staffing, for personnel to be allowed to work across state lines
The Deferred Retirement Option Program applies to hires made after July 2007; newer union members agreed to pay more in retirement benefits
“There were insufficient facts to determine if the testing process was violated by the other members of the class,” a D.C. Fire and EMS spokeswoman said
As the state continues to grapple with an EMS shortage, college programs are exploring ways to expand and enhance the state’s pool of first responders
Five factors help explain why our current crop of firefighters and firefighter-EMTs never make the move
Police leaders celebrated the bill, saying it could help alleviate the police recruiting crisis
President of the Austin EMS Association, Capt. Selena Xie is always looking for ways to elevate the EMS impact on the community
Organizations stuck using yesterday’s demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
Decatur Morgan Hospital missed a response time requirement while responding to over half of first-quarter calls and working to hire crewmembers
A three-year program teaches Toledo high schoolers about careers in public safety
The conference is free for public sector employees, and discussions will include retention, recruitment, 911 and more
The local board is making EMS pay increases permanent in an effort to retain staffers
Scioto County leaders started a campaign earlier this month asking the public “stop and think” before requesting emergency services
The ideas to keep MEDIC afloat include establishing a tax levy, reorganizing, keeping the status quo or dissolution
The roundtable focused on recruitment, retention and other critical issues impacting the state’s EMS
In November, the Mattoon Fire Department won a legal challenge that forced the city to reinstate the service which had been removed to save money
Rockingham County leaders also approved extra payments for overtime work
One town considered using a private ambulance company, “but when we looked at return on investment, it did not work for Vernon,” the town administrator said
The legislation would provide more medical and mental health benefits for public safety telecommunicators
Buncombe County Rescue Squad’s financial issues date back at least as far as 2016
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts discuss cost of living concerns, EMS reimbursement and industry pay standards
