Recruitment & Retention
The SA国际传媒 recruitment and retention topic includes research into what drives providers from the profession, tips for finding, recruiting, hiring and onboarding EMS personnel, as well as strategies for protecting provider emotional and physical health and increasing job satisfaction for the long haul
Paramedics: don鈥檛 settle for a living wage. Instead, be audacious and demand a thriving wage for your lifesaving career of community service
From what to include in the welcome packet to how to incorporate resiliency training and family outreach 鈥� here鈥檚 how to improve your new employee orientation
Underfunding, staffing challenges and rising demands are pushing EMS systems to the brink 鈥� learn the critical changes needed for the profession to thrive
Readers sound off on what鈥檚 attracting new talent and keeping members satisfied
The Long Beach Fire Department said the class was going through live fire training and the blast happened in the structure鈥檚 basement as operations began
EMS leaders and rising leaders respond with concrete steps to improve recruitment, retention, wellness, safety, etc.
鈥淲e have seen an increase in people seeking employment, but we still have some vacancies,鈥� said Virginia Marshall with Beaufort County EMS
Local EMS leaders said that a recent pay increase may help, but they cited burnout, attacks and industry-wide staffing struggles
Advocacy, public health and medical specialty organizations signed a nine-page joint letter describing the ambulance bed crisis in a series of stories
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The Cool Branch Volunteer Rescue Department now has full-time and part-time EMTs and paramedics plus volunteers
MedStar increased staffing and 鈥渄ispatchers used ... pen and paper to keep track of where paramedics and ambulances were鈥�
We may be humble public servants, but that doesn鈥檛 mean we can鈥檛 spotlight our impact, particularly when the public is paying attention
The influx in applicants may be due to the county offering to pay for new hire training, and the closure of a local hospital, one Lee County supervisor theorized
The Madison Fire Department said it is adapting to a 鈥渃hanging economic and technological landscape since the COVID-19 pandemic鈥�
One-third of SA国际传媒 poll respondents picked up 16 or more overtime shifts in the last three months
South Lockport Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Chris McClune discussed short staffing and increased EMS call volume with the City of Lockport鈥檚 Common Council
The 鈥淪upporting Our First Responders Act鈥� would include $50 million in grants to cover hiring, training, equipment and vehicles
Grady EMS is offering wage increases and bonuses for providers, and officials are also working with area fire chiefs on possible solutions
鈥淭his legislation will add another tool for our members to use when recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters and EMS providers,鈥� said FASNY鈥檚 Michael Krummenacker
Carroll County Fire & EMS Director Michael Robinson Sr. said he plans to hire up to 240 employees in the next two years
Vincent Variale, president of the Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, says Capt. Alison Russo might still be alive if someone had been with her
鈥淲e have firefighters that are working 96-hour shifts,鈥� said Isaac McLennan of the Portland Firefighter鈥檚 Association
Learn how agencies have overcome obstacles to innovate and improve clinical, financial and operational elements in their systems
A more diverse EMS workforce provides more equitable care
Bryony Gilbey joins the podcast to discuss 鈥淗onorable but broken,鈥� the documentary that sums up the precipitous state of EMS
With Pharr EMS officials planning to lay off 40 employees next month, Med Care EMS鈥� legal allegations against the city are questionable
Every leader鈥檚 to-do list should feature things they know they don鈥檛 have to do but do anyway
鈥淚t has been a serious struggle to keep enough licensed personnel willing to do the job,鈥� said Pickford Fire & EMS Chief Jim Miller
Costs and wait times are up and annual memberships are down as Superior Ambulance Service founder Doug Dick is trying to retain EMS providers
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