u/jweaver170

Hello all this one’s for you New Hampshire ED techs or ED RNs. Me and my fiancée are planning to move to New Hampshire from the west coast as she has family in the state we will more than likely land in the Manchester metro area. I’m currently a ED tech at a level 1 trauma with 7 years of ED experience as well as 5 years experience pre hospital. I am certified at the advanced EMT level. Through my research I know of the big 4 hospitals in the southern NH area are Elliot hospital, CMC, St Joseph and southern New Hampshire med center and to my knowledge all of these hire techs at the AEMT level in the ED.

I’d really like to get some inside info from current or former ED techs or ED RNs who have been at any of these facilities so that I can make a informed decision about where to potentially pursue employment. And I have some specific questions that you can’t really get through Google ect.

My specific questions are……

1. What is the scope for AEMT techs? I’d assume it’s starting IVs 12 leads ect but is there anything further? Or unique? For example med administration, breathing treatments, foley/striaght catheter?

2. If any of you know How do the scopes differ between the different facilities/health systems

3. What roll is the tech usually filling when it comes to code activations such as stemi/stroke/trauma/CPRs

4. Are any of these facilities ECMO capable? If so what’s the ED techs role in that?

5. Is being a unit clerk/secretary part of the responsibility’s of the ED tech at any of these facilities? (This is a potential dealbreaker for me)

6. How is the culture at the facilities? How are techs treated? Are techs used as collaborative members of the team and treated with respect in their role?

7. What is the age of these facilities? Are they well maintained? Is equipment old/new/well maintained?

8. What’s the average volume and acuity at these facilities?

I know that’s a lot and any answers to any of these questions would be greatly appreciated as I’m trying to get a picture of the landscape out in NH. Any and all info on any other ED tech jobs or hospitals in the state is also welcome including facilities to look into or ones to completely avoid.
Thanks in advance!

Hello this one’s for all you New Hampshire firefighters and/or EMS personnel. Me and my fiancée are planning to move to New Hampshire from the west coast and i will potentially be looking to pursue a firefighting position somewhere in the state once we get our feet on the ground. Im currently a certified Advanced EMT with over a decade of EMT basic experience in the 911 field as well as in the ER, I have one year of part time firefighting experience as well. As far as I can tell there’s a lot of volunteer/call departments but I more interested in the paid positions so departments that offer part time/full time/per diem jobs.

I’ve done my research on what certifications are required and how to obtain them through the NH state fire training, I’m more interested in the common hiring practices and processes and the state of the firefighting industry in NH as a whole so I can kinda get a picture of the job landscape I’ll be attempting to enter.

I understand that each department will likely have there own specific individual requirements that we’ll differ from each other, but where I’m from there always some constant requirements to expect.

Some specific questions I have are,

1. What kind of hiring process should i expect from most career departments? Multiple interviews?

Polygraphs? Personal history questionnaires and background investigators?from what I’ve seen posted it seems like some departments do these things and others don’t? and they just have you do a regular interview/criminal background check? Some job postings aren’t very clear on this

2. What are typical hiring timelines? How competitive is the market? It seems like there’s a decent amount of job openings around the state, is there a shortage of qualified personnel?

3. Are there opportunities at career departments to promote and get specialized certifications? (Hazmat,tech rescue, paramedic school)

4. Is it common for departments to have single roll EMS positions available where you can eventually promote up to a firefighter role?

For context my local area almost exclusively full time career only where your paramedic certification is a requirement on top of it already being a very over saturated and competitive market. Long drawn out hiring processes with personal history questionnaires and background investigations/polygraphs are the norm.

Also any and all info on firefighting and fire departments such as what place to look into or avoid are welcome. I’m just trying to gage what i should be looking forward to and preparing for.

Thanks in advance!

Me and my fiancée are planning to move to the New England area from the west coast. We have family in New Hampshire but are considering Maine as an option particularly around the Portland area. I have some particular questions about the service that you can’t really find on google ect. I’m a AEMT so I’d be applying at that level I have ten years of 911 EMT and ER tech experience as a basic.

I’d love to hear from recent or current members of the service so I can get some true details about what’s it’s like to work there. Moving across country is a big deal for us so I want to make sure I land at a good place to work.

So my questions are…..

1. How does IFT work? Are they two

separated divisions or is 911 and IFT operations combined?

2. If they are separated are you forced to work IFT until you can bid onto a 911 unit?

3. If IFT and 911 are combined what is the average ratio of IFT to 911 calls per shift?

4. Do they utilize ILS (AEMT/EMT B crews)?

5. I read somewhere that they have you pull shifts in the ED doing tech work on top of shifts on a ambulance? Is this true? I wouldn’t mind the split to be honest

6. How the culture and moral? Good/bad/ugly?

7. How is the relationship with the fire departments the agency works with?

8. Do they have an internal Paramedic program or paramedic school sponsorships?

In conclusion if anyone has any info on mainehealths EMS or just EMS in Maine or the Portland area it would be welcome. I’m open to hearing about other services FDs and even ER tech positions.

Thanks in advance!

Me and my fiancé are planning on moving away from the west coast we have family in NH but we also have family in the OKC area so we are considering it as an option. I’ve tried my best to gather as much information on the service as I can but still have some specific questions that are difficult to answer via google or other online sources. I have my advanced EMT but as far as I can tell the service doesn’t utilize them so I’d be applying at the EMT level. I have ten years of 911 EMS and ER tech experience as a EMT basic.

It would be great to hear from folks currently/recently having worked at EMSA so I can really get a solid understanding of the service. Moving across the whole country is a big deal for us and making sure my job is at good place is incredibly important as the reviews I’ve read have been mixed.

So my specific questions are…..

1. Does the operation run IFTs? Do they have separate IFTs and 911 divisions or all the units running a combo of both?
2. If it is separate divisions do the EMTs get stuck working IFT until they can bid on a 911 unit?
3. If the units run a combo of both 911 and IFT what is the ratio between the two per shift on average?
4. What kind of IFTs does the service run? I saw on the website there is a CCT/ECHMO unit but I'm wondering if they do like SNF/Dialysis/Hospital Transfers.
5. How’s the EMSA culture? Are the crews solid? Is morale good? I’d like to work at a place where most people are good clinically and that I can learn from.
6. How’s the relationship with the local FD? Is running calls with them good/bad/ugly? Who has medical authority on scene?
7. I read that EMSA incorporated BLS units into the 911 system. How many units are there? What is their role in the system?
8. I see that EMSA also has a in-house paramedic program, but only available with a contract agreement, so is this a program that people would recommend? Basically, is doing the contract after the program worth it?

To be completely frank I HATE IFTs and would like to keep the potential of running them to a absolute minimum as I have not had to deal with them for many years now.

To wrap it up, if anyone has any info on EMSA or just EMS in the OKC area in general including other services like EMSSTAT or the OKC FD transport program, please feel free to drop that info as well. Any info is greatly appreciated as I'm trying to gather as much info as possible in order to make an educated decision.

Thanks to everyone in advance!

Me and my finance are considering a move to the area from the west coast as we have family out in NH. I have my AEMT so that would be the level I’d be applying at, I also have ten years of EMT/ER tech experience. I’ve tried my best to do my own homework on the operation but there’s some questions I have that i haven’t been able to find on google/reddit ect.

I know it’s a bit of a long shot but it would be great to hear from folks currently/recently having worked there so I can really get the inside scoop so to say. Moving across the whole country is a big deal for us and I’m well aware the vastly varying quality of life for AMR employees based on the local operation.

So my particular questions I have are….

1. Does the operation have separate IFT and 911 divisions or are all the units running a combo of both?

2. If it is separate divisions do AEMTs get stuck working IFT until they can bid on a 911 unit?

3. If the units run a combo of both 911 and IFT what is the ratio between the two per shift on average?

4. How’s the relationship with the local FDs? Is running calls with them good/bad/ugly? Who has medical authority on scene?

5. Does the operation utilize ILS? If so in what capacity? (911 only? IFT only? Combo?)

6. How’s the AMR culture? Are the crews solid or meh? Is morale good? I’d like to work at a place where most people are good clinically and that I can learn from

To be frank I HATE IFTs with a passion and would like to keep the potential of running them as low as possible as I haven’t had to deal with doing them for many years now.

The plan is to use AMR (if it’s a good fit)to get comfortable with my new scope and with how EMS works in New Hampshire while hopefully getting my fire certs to apply for a full time fire positions if we really do decide to settle down in NH for good. If anyone has inside scoops on some departments in the state feel free to drop that too, the see coast region departments interest me greatly.

To wrap it up any and all info on AMR or just EMS in NH as a whole would be greatly appreciated trying to get a whole picture to really weigh out the pros and cons

Thanks in advance!

Posted in the EMS sub but figured I’d put it here to

Me and my finance are considering a move to the area from the west coast as we have family out in NH. I have my AEMT so that would be the level I’d be applying at, I also have ten years of EMT/ER tech experience. I’ve tried my best to do my own homework on the operation but there’s some questions I have that i haven’t been able to find on google/reddit ect.

I know it’s a bit of a long shot but it would be great to hear from folks currently/recently having worked there so I can really get the inside scoop so to say. Moving across the whole country is a big deal for us and I’m well aware the vastly varying quality of life for AMR employees based on the local operation.

So my particular questions I have are….

1. Does the operation have separate IFT and 911 divisions or are all the units running a combo of both?

2. If it is separate divisions do AEMTs get stuck working IFT until they can bid on a 911 unit?

3. If the units run a combo of both 911 and IFT what is the ratio between the two per shift on average?

4. How’s the relationship with the local FDs? Is running calls with them good/bad/ugly? Who has medical authority on scene?

5. Does the operation utilize ILS? If so in what capacity? (911 only? IFT only? Combo?)

6. How’s the AMR culture? Are the crews solid or meh? Is morale good? I’d like to work at a place where most people are good clinically and that I can learn from

To be frank I HATE IFTs with a passion and would like to keep the potential of running them as low as possible as I haven’t had to deal with doing them for many years now.

The plan is to use AMR to get comfortable with my new scope and with how EMS works in New Hampshire while hopefully getting my fire certs to apply for a full time fire positions if we really do decide to settle down in NH for good. If anyone has inside scoops on some departments in the state feel free to drop that too, the seacoast region departments interest me greatly.

To wrap it up any and all info on AMR or just EMS in NH as a whole would be greatly appreciated trying to get a whole picture to really weigh out the pros and cons

Thanks in advance!