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daily duties; such as cleaning and inspecting the squads, checking all your supplies and making sure everythingis in stock, cleaning around the station, training, exercising, answering a wide variety of calls and making sure the sick or injured people get the appropriate care needed for transport to the hospital.
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What is the typical work schedule of an EMT?
This varies. If you are an EMT basic, Intermediate or Paramedic working for a private ambulance company, you could work 8, 12 or 24 hour shifts. Typically Paramedics who work with a company that stages their ambulances (places ambulances in strategic locations within their jurisdiction) work 12 hour shifts and usually four days a week. Firefighters who are EMT's or Paramedics can work 3 days on, 3 days off and one day on call. It just depends on where you work and who you work for.
Where can I find emt jobs that are available for hire?
To find a job on emt, you should go to this site www.indeed.com/q-EMT-jobs.html. It will be easier for you if you already have an EMT certification and you can have a good work.
How do you become an EMT Paramedic after certification of EMT-basic?
It depends from state to state, but most requires you to work a full year as an EMT Basic before you can become an EMT Paramedic. You need to take the EMT Paramedic training and certification.
Where do Emt work?
An EMT (emergency medical technician) can work anywhere. You see them mostly working with paramedics on an ambulance but they can also be with a firedepartment. I have some EMT friends who work at factories. They are part of the special response teams. I am an EMT at the first responder level.
How do you become a peramedic?
You become an EMT and work your way up. An EMT course at a community college is about 6 mos. After 2000 hrs as an EMT, you are certified as a paramedic.
What is the purpose of an EMT training course?
EMT training courses prepare an individal to pass EMT accreditation exams in order to work as an EMT Basic or EMT Paramedic. Both provide emergency medical care to the injured or ill in a number of settings.
how do i find emt's looking for work?
Check with the local school that provide emt training, like the community college.
What is it like being an emt how many hours a week do you work Does it leave enough time for a personal life do they make enough money to live off?
Well, there are different levels of to being an EMT; there are EMT-B's, EMT-I's (in some states) and EMT-P. So I suggest you do some investigation work and decide which one you actually want to pursue. Overall, being an EMT is a fun gig. Depending on where you live definetly determines how many hours a week you'll work to what you'll actually see. If you work in a busy city, you'll definetly see some things and work a ton of hours. Once again, pay varies with where you work. A lot of EMT's work several hours over their norm because in more cases that not, the pay leaves something to be desired.
How much is the cost to go to EMT schools?
EMT schools can be expensive to attend. However they are typically less expensive than attending your typical four year college, and more on the level of a tech school.
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To find a job on emt, you should go to this site www.indeed.com/q-EMT-jobs.html. It will be easier for you if you already have an EMT certification and you can have a good work.
What states allow you to work EMT with a criminal back round?
no state will register you as an emt with a felony.
Is is possible to work for the Fire Department and be an EMT at the same time?
In most large cites over 10,000 people they require their fire fighters to be EMT
