Good pay, but benefits need improvement - EMT-B MMT Ambulance Employee Review

Solid Pay, Great work enviroment

Dispatch can sometimes be uncoordinated with units

If you’re newly certified, don’t be discouraged from starting with a private EMS company. If you’re planning to further your education, please work with a private company for at LEAST 6 months before you sign your life away to a medic program. It really makes all the difference. Actually work in the field as an EMT so that you can maybe, possibly, become a decent medic. These positions provide an excellent foundation for ambulance operations, patient transport, and effective communication with both patients and hospital staff. This is KEY. Just be aware that burnout can come quickly, so recognize when it’s time to take a step back or move on to a new role. Don’t listen to anyone who talks down about private EMS, those who have done it as well as your future employers will have tons more respect for you knowing you have that experience. Pay isn’t too bad to start out with either.

Interfacility transport. High call volume, burnout, occasional never ending shifts, psych patients, burnout, working with those who got their certs out of a cereal box, back pain. burnout, etc.