Why does being a Paramedic seem so worthless sometimes?
This isn’t a happy post. I love EMS and love being a paramedic. I love the job, love taking care of the patients, and love the challenge, excitement, and challenge. I’ve always said that EMS is an...
View ArticleRequest for ideas on a problem – Can we be paid enough already?
Howdy! This post is random, disjointed neural firings. It comes from me trying to reconcile the fact that I really, truly do love working EMS but also hate the fact that I get paid worse than a...
View ArticleEMS Pay Sucks!! Part 2 – Identifying the problem
Welcome back to the “Life Under the Lights Bar and Grille”, your local dive bar filled with lousy food, tepid beer, bad ambiance, and great friends. Like any local Midwestern dive bar, it’s a...
View ArticleEMS Pay Sucks!! (part 3) – Who or What is at fault here!?
Welcome back to the “Life Under the Lights Bar and Grille”, your local dive bar filled with lousy food, tepid beer, bad ambiance, and great friends. Like any local Midwestern dive bar, it’s a...
View ArticleEMS Pay Sucks!! (Part 4) – We Control the Market
I read a short article in Entrepreneur Magazine (to which I subscribe) that had a story about a sign hanging in a shop somewhere that said this: “Low Price. High Quality. Good Service. – Pick two” The...
View ArticleExpanding Our Career Options – Non-Traditional EMS Jobs
In my decade or so working in EMS, I’ve had the chance to ply my paramedic skills in more places than the back of an ambulance. I’ve been employed as an ER technician, which is of course the usual...
View ArticleYou Can Nap if You Want To! Or You can Leave Your Calls Behind!
What a week! You’ve been pulling at least a double shift a week at your full-time ambulance job and have been hitting it pretty hard at your part-time job as well. Both services can’t seem to keep...
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