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
AMR’s award-winning earn-while-you-learn programs allow previously untrained candidates to became certified as EMTs in 12 weeks
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
Clinical psychologist Rachelle Zemlok, a firefighter spouse, emphasizes the role first responder families play in career decisions
“The Paramedic” reflects on stages of his career and worries that he is on the doorstep of burnout
Having an engaged, committed workforce is the best way to improve patient care
Local leaders, communities, agency leaders and the media all have a responsibility to help support emergency responders’ well-being through research, intervention, policy and education
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
Write a compelling narrative with passion, conflict and resolution to engage grant application reviewers in your project
Some chiefs believe merging departments and increasing MABAS might be necessary if departments can’t raise funds via taxes
EMT Kyle Lathon was arrested after a fight with his partner and striking mailboxes and a transformer with the ambulance at a high speed
New starting pay rates of $15.50 and $16.80 an hour will make the jobs more attractive to applicants
The department asked officials to find $160,000 to hire paid paramedics to ensure residents have proper emergency care
Functional capacity evaluations would be done in pre-employment process and annually to reduce workers compensation claims
The unspecified behaviors, reported through self-policing from within Okaloosa County EMS, are also the subject of a criminal investigation
After ten years of the Pinnacle EMS Leadership Forum, its founder discusses how the challenges and opportunities faced by EMS leaders have changed — and how they haven’t
The district has only one EMT staffed to run the ambulance service
During April, there were a combined 714 incidents of delays in handing over patients to staff
All personnel need appropriate access to information, forms and schedules from any device which connects to the Internet
An EMS agency, facing an applicant shortage, surveyed EMS providers to see if employee-employer compensation expectations matched
Mayor Kevin Faulconer outlined plans to improve and alleviate current 911 system issues
The expansion would reduce sluggish response times, lower expensive overtime costs and refer fewer calls to private ambulance companies
Parents of a 3-day-old baby, bitten by the family dog, drove their baby to the hospital themselves after two 911 calls went unanswered
Hire EMS providers with the experience, positive attitude and maturity to help your volunteer service be excellent in its commitment to the community
Ashlee Hutchinson-McGee wanted to become an EMT to save lives after finding inspiration in emergency responders when she had to call 911 twice in her life
Officials recommended adding a ninth ambulance to operate during peak hours; they’re also in need of more volunteers
The department became licensed as an ALS-level service in 2014; they have three years to meet the requirements or will lose their license
The additions will increase the department’s ability to provide advanced life support rather than just basic services
To move out of crisis mode and on from dire consultant studies, volunteer EMS needs less analysis and more action
Graduates of an innovative high school in Las Vegas are determined and passionate to make a difference for their community as caregivers
Department of Health describes reimbursement, recruitment and retention problems facing volunteer EMS agencies
The investment went into recruitment efforts, new ambulances and raises for current employees
Twelve organizations will receive funding to improve their recruitment and retention efforts
The Kentucky ambulance service will train and hire 100 EMTs in an effort to put unemployed coal miners and veterans back in the workforce
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