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
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One-third of EMS1 poll respondents picked up 16 or more overtime shifts in the last three months
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Officials said the turnover rate for Horry County Fire Department is high due to firefighters and paramedics leaving for departments with better pay
Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Department is being dispatched to medical incidents after nearly a year of inability to provide that service
County officials are addressing the matter by forming a committee to study the issues, share ideas and come up with possible solutions
According to a statement, the school “made an administrative decision to suspend the paramedic associate degree program due to low enrollment”
New Castle County said the overtime is high because there are not enough paramedics to handle the growing call volume
Mobile Medical Response is paying students $9 an hour to complete the classes, so long as they continue their paramedic education afterward
Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Jasper Brown said nearly 13 percent of crew positions are vacant after 52 new positions were created to reduce work hours
Crews transported 2,211 patients in one day, which exceeds the amount of patients usually transported during disaster situations
Officials said the company is restructuring to stay current with the “ever-changing health-care marketplace”
The hope is the new structure will allow for a second crew when the first crew is conducting a patient transport or answering an emergency call
AMR recruiter James Menor saw Robert Golden’s story on the news and offered him a scholarship to EMT school after graduation
The Kansas Department of Labor projects that 90 new nurses a year will be needed for the next decade just to serve the needs of north central Kansas
Less people are willing to volunteer due to the increase in training requirements in the state
Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr said that although response times have improved, the increase in medical calls is taxing on the department
Lindsey Derby was a police officer and an EMT before becoming Kasson Fire and Rescue’s first female firefighter
Orlando’s union president Ronald Glass said the department should be hiring more firefighters who can also respond to medical calls instead of 25 paramedics
A review of Boston EMS found that responders are sometimes ordered to take multiple patients from separate calls to the hospital in the same ambulance
AMR said the Resource Access Program is no longer in operation due to staffing shortages that lasted longer than anticipated
Insiders from California Highway Patrol said the delays are caused by understaffing and outdated equipment
Sarinya Srisakul was given the Freedom Award for her efforts in recruiting more female firefighters
Less resources makes stronger, more independent clinicians, able to think on the fly and find creative solutions to EMS challenges
“It’s often a very thankless job. You really have to have a passion and a drive to want to do this kind of work,” Spartanburg paramedic Jody Ledford said
EMS agencies met with technical college officials to discuss how to bridge the skill gap with apprenticeships and courses
The ability to hire DACA recipients as first responders varies state by state and department by department
Our co-hosts review and discuss two EMS news articles from the week
Act 172 allows communities to offer volunteers breaks on earned income taxes and up to a 20 percent reimbursement for property taxes
The police emergency call times now meet national standards, but a dispatch union rep said the fire department call center is understaffed and overwhelmed
The ultimate goal of the class is to prepare students for an EMS career while fostering their personal growth
Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio fire departments say they need a new generation of paramedics to come on board
The 10th anniversary of EMS1 is a great time to recognize the positive attributes millennials bring to EMS as they drive prehospital care into its second 50 years
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