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
Learn how agencies have overcome obstacles to innovate and improve clinical, financial and operational elements in their systems
A more diverse EMS workforce provides more equitable care
Bryony Gilbey joins the podcast to discuss “Honorable but broken,” the documentary that sums up the precipitous state of EMS
The short-term goal is to have the ability to assign the EMT basic certified firefighters on city rescue trucks after an available shift is offered to EMS staff
Data collected from May through Nov. 16 show that of the 338 calls, the company had no crew for 88 of them
With over half of their staff taking the city’s firefighter exam, the department’s EMS team will have to work overtime
Topics will include the possibility of the agency hosting emergency medical responder and technician classes in early 2017 to address the shortage of trained personnel
Instead of two paramedics handling a non-emergency transport, one paramedic will be paired with an EMT during each transport
Unless EMS leaders can explain “why” to the millennial workforce, any quality improvement process is doomed
By having a volunteer on staff once a week for one 12-hour shift, the town would save $12,000 annually
Officials have had to hire dozens of additional dispatchers since at any given time, almost half of the city’s dispatchers are on federal medical leave
A $2.5 million department budget will allow the city to hire on 20 new EMTs and replace 10 ambulances
Your partner seems to be struggling both on and off duty; did you make the right call?
EMS leaders promote the importance of a degree, but too few agencies require higher education as part of their hiring practices
The county has had difficulty maintaining staffing levels at the 911 center; they are short 21 employees
Emotional extremes are common in EMS and remind us of exactly why it is that we wear the uniform
Take an active role in overcoming the challenges of EMS career so that you can focus on doing what you love
Watch for these signs in yourself, your co-workers and try some of these tips to manage the traumatic stress of EMS work
Here’s why the logistical and emotional complications from working in EMS can make connecting with new people nearly impossible
Try these tips for busting the immediate and long-term stress that often accompanies working as an EMS professional
We might not be great about discussing these things, but that doesn‘t mean we don‘t seek or value the support of the people that love us
Learning and understanding five things about EMS and life saved my career and gave my life more meaning
A new approach to hiring EMTs, paramedics, firefighters and police officers described at EMS World Expo
Under the agreement, the department would place one paramedic on every fire engine in order to provide ALS
The new agreement is aimed at ensuring no employee works more than three days in a row and has every other weekend off
After a 2014 shut down, community members have been working to re-establish a volunteer base that has since allowed the ambulance service to regain its license
The $1 million grant to train and hire fire department paramedics won’t take effect unless the council approves it
Although the two positions are normally held by two individuals, the mayor recommended combining the two to save funds
The chief wants the regulations to read that anyone looking to take the test required to be on the hiring list for the dept. already have paramedic training
Newton Ransom Volunteer Fire Company’s ambulance service’s low response rate leaves its license in jeopardy
Boynton Beach’s firefighters, paramedics and city employees not represented by a union will receive pay raises this year
People who run the departments say those in their early 20s to mid-40s are less likely to volunteer than their predecessors
With a decline in volunteers’ availability, the city is considering hiring paid EMS personnel
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