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Christopher Diaz replied to Maveric Vu's discussion Why do you think the EMS industry is having troubles recruiting and retaining employees?
Debbie replied to Maveric Vu's discussion Why do you think the EMS industry is having troubles recruiting and retaining employees?"I believe it is a combination of low wages, increased risk of life threatening diseases and burn-out that is causing this serious healthcare crisis in our nation. I have been in this field for a long time and have also done nursing, but always came…"
Dave Leach replied to Maveric Vu's discussion Why do you think the EMS industry is having troubles recruiting and retaining employees?"http://www.indeed.com/salary/q-Social-Worker-l-Iowa.html
Interesting as this may sound a Paramedic in Iowa that has no degree and works OT will make about as much as a Social Worker with a four year degree.
So, where does the patient lie within…"
Maveric Vu's discussion was featuredWhy do you think the EMS industry is having troubles recruiting and retaining employees?
Reports from around the nation describe mass shortages of paramedics and EMTs. Managers have cited a number of issues to account for this downward trend, including non-competitive wages, mandatory training, and a changing mentality among the younger work force. However, departments in Calif. and Tenn. are gearing up for major surges in EMS employees in the near future.Why do you think the EMS industry is having problems with recruiting…See More
"So Andrew (and everybody else) - how do we make that happen? We all recognize the problem, we all complain about it, but nobody seems to want to do anything about it? Do we enjoy being where we are? If not, why don't we, collectively, move?"
Andrew Spencer replied to Maveric Vu's discussion Why do you think the EMS industry is having troubles recruiting and retaining employees?"Pay, hours, working environment, public image, lack of professional standing, employers, lack of support, assaults of crews,..... I could go on for hours.
These problems are repeated for EMS medics the world over.
We are paid poorly whilst doing…"
"Thank you. I work for a volunteer Service and have for 10 years. I'm proud of what I do and the volunteers that I work with. Yes we get up in the middle of the night slap a ball cap over my hair. We have uniforms that we received from the…"
Bethlehem Sanders replied to Maveric Vu's discussion Why do you think the EMS industry is having troubles recruiting and retaining employees?"How can someone from the inside ask this question? Pay is one aspect but the actual j-o-b is another. Paramedics (and emts to some extent) are expected to be both technicians and furniture movers. How many times does one hope not to drop a patient…"
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Getting a bad rap...
After just glancing at the news headlines at the top of EMS1 today, it's easy to be disheartened by the messages broadcasted to the world.
Texas EMT convicted of pulling thousands in unauthorized gas charges
Ambulance attendants accused of molesting patients
While each of these situations have important nuances, and I'm in no way trying to excuse their behavior, it can be said that EMTs and paramedics -- and all first responders, for that matter -- are… Continue
Texas EMT convicted of pulling thousands in unauthorized gas charges
Ambulance attendants accused of molesting patients
While each of these situations have important nuances, and I'm in no way trying to excuse their behavior, it can be said that EMTs and paramedics -- and all first responders, for that matter -- are… Continue
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