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
More staff, better leaders needed
There is no substitute for high-context communications and training that occurs between two people, engaging privately, face-to-face
“As a volunteer agency, I want to make sure when someone calls 911 in our district, that our ambulances are ready to roll out the door when the tones go off.”
Doug Hooten shares unique retention initiatives with Rob Lawrence, from doggy daycare to a resilience officer
Dr. Emily Nichols told her corps of paramedics she is departing, and the agency is expected to announce her resignation Monday
“Volunteers are hard to come by": Assistant Fire Chief Travis Buhnerkempe said the definition of a health care worker and rules for them create a staffing concern
“We’re about 80 paramedics down,” said Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie, who hopes the change helps with staffing
The Otsego County pilot program will employ 20 EMTs and its two ambulances are equipped with the latest technology
Hear from live liver donor Will Lindbergh, whose selfless act inspired a charity to encourage first responders to participate in organ donation
Falck USA has met nearly all of the city’s three dozen criteria, which includes hiring 360 paramedics and EMTs, and securing new ambulances and technology
According to Houston’s FF union president, officials had asked for radios to contact private EMS but were only provided cellphone numbers
With Tulsa onboard, the proposal goes to Oklahoma City
Data, even when it’s inaccurate or represented out of context, can confirm our biases. Answer five questions about how your agency’s data is being shared and interpreted
The expanded PrideStar EMS will employ 450 people and operate more than 115 vehicles after merging with Trinity EMS
Gov. Henry McMaster has allocated COVID-19 relief funding to pay for 2 years of training for high-demand jobs
The Cass County EMS Board is addressing the kind of radios needed and possible local firms to do the graphics for the three ambulances
The executive director of the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services said the state needs more EMTs and paramedics as “quickly as possible”
In this episode of Inside EMS, host Chris Cebollero is joined by guest host Matt Zavadsky, who offers his thoughts on the current staffing shortage the industry is grappling with
The organization issued a warning about the posts, which describes the data as incomplete and dating back to January 2021
Learn how mental health support programs can alleviate stress in the workplace
Polk County Fire Chief Robert Weech said the union’s claims of service downgrades are “untrue and misleading”
In response to staff EMSA shortage, Tulsa could remove a requirement that all ambulances be staffed with a paramedic
With jobs on the line, Austin’s Prop A drew opposition from the labor unions for firefighters and EMS
Staffing challenges and increasing service calls from an aging population make it harder to maintain service standards, the Wisconsin Policy Forum says
The poll examined the frequency of vaccine mandates, incentives, termination and jumping ship
Mayor de Blasio says the city’s agencies, like FDNY and NYPD, are prepared to deal with potential staff shortages
If Proposition A passes, the Austin Police Department would gain staffing and funding, while the Austin Fire Department and ATCEMS would lose both
Medic Deputy Director John Studnek says response configuration change is “going to help us bridge the gap of the long-term problem of staffing”
“We’ve got to figure out new ways of delivering the services that are needed,” said Arlington Fire Chief Don Crowson
Linn County officials unsuccessfully spoke with the governor about creating exemptions from the vaccine mandate or waivers for more aggressive testing for fire and EMS
The state is set to begin enforcing its mandate for medical workers on Oct. 29
Wilson County’s budget committee voted to conduct a pay study to improve retention
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