Air Methods reviews

No real HR department. If you happen to have a crappy boss or someone in power at your base doesn't like you, they will make up a reason to make you go away. Also non-union so you don't have rights like you do in a traditional hospital setting. The pay isn't great. The clinical independence and autonomy is fun, but it can also get a little sketchy because you're making these decisions very quickly, on little sleep, and with little to no information. I was shocked to find out that our HR dept is virtually non-existent. No published office hours, no organizational structure, no supervisors, no oversight, and no one answers phone calls or emails. This is sadly not an exaggeration. Published company policies are generic and vague, with varying degrees of enforcement by management. Nothing is ever in writing until a manager needs it to be, and then they'll just summon an HR rep to write it out for them as their needs require to make it legitimate... and use all that to take action against you. Just so I make myself clear, keep in mind that you have no rights here. It's quite insane. Any minimum standards for a company HR dept you've come to expect from being out in the workforce simply don't exist at Air Methods. Wish I had known that going in.

12 to 18 hour shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, on call and no lunch breaks because we are “EMS”, unless we are in a pandemic, then the company slaps NON essential employee at the top of all dispatchers reviews so we don’t qualify for pandemic pay or bonus, while still categorizing us as EMS. Benefits for the most part are lacking. Raises cap around 2% when they aren’t frozen or delayed… sick time and vacation is minimum, especially when you work a 12 hour shift. It takes a lot longer to earn a day off. Management is a joke… have a problem with your boss? He might be married to his boss so good luck reporting an issue about him to his wife. Young lady looking for love? Maybe one of your bosses will get you pregnant! Married and want to branch out? We have plenty of comm specs for you to choose from. When you find one you like just give them a promotion! Does your whole family need a job? Be a manager here and you can hire all your siblings, your mom, your baby momma, her husband, the whole clan is welcome and we will definitely have a spot for them because we are always hiring! There not all bad though… there are 2 good ones that might be your saving grace. P.S. I’m convinced some of the glowing reviews for this position are written by management desperate to boost staffing issues. In your interview do yourself a favor and ask questions. Ask about the schedule, on call, PTO, culture, benefits. They will sit you with a comm spec during the interview process. Ask them as well so you have multiple prospectives. ASK ASK ASK.