Employment Info
We’re Building a Different Kind of Ambulance Service
We are two working paramedics that started our own ambulance transport company called First Rescue, and the following should be read as a personal letter to our future employees.
The people we hire during this round of selections will be part of our foundation; the newest additions to the very small group of our first employees. We will seek your input as we continue to build upon our organization, the policies, practices, protocols, and culture. We will be very selective and may possibly turn away many. We’re looking for great, not good enough.
Like many of you out there, we were dissatisfied with how many/most EMS companies do business. We know how it feels to work long, hard hours in shabby stations using dated, barely functioning equipment and trucks. Our ideas for change are relatively simple: the pay should be great, the standards high, and the job should be enjoyable.
Compensation - The EMS industry can be tough, but the transport business can certainly generate a profit. What if a company spent less at the executive level, on overtime to fill constant holes in the roster, on waste, and instead invested more back into the company itself and its staff? As with any business, we’ll cut costs where we can, but never on our employees, the equipment/supplies we use, and the vehicles and station in which we operate. We’re shooting for the top of the pay scale, but we’re not simply giving that money away; its a transactional relationship. We expect excellence - top performers - and those people should be compensated and treated accordingly.
First Rescue Physical Abilities Test
Physical fitness standards are important and very relevant to the functions of our daily tasks. We often lift large patients, move them while in awkward positions, and walk fair distances to and from hospital rooms in large facilities.
Our goal at First Rescue is to maintain high physical standards, in line with our professional standards.
The PAT is a 2,000m row-for-time based on the Texas Department of Public Safety row-time standard. It will be challenging, but entirely possible with a little prep time spent on a rowing machine.
Don’t expect to meet this standard with no rowing experience. It is very advisable to seek access to a rower, watch tutorials online, and develop a form you find effective and comfortable.
2,000 Meter Row Calculator
Calculate the maximum time allowed to complete First Rescue's 2,000 meter Concept2 rowing assessment.
The required time is calculated using standardized age- and sex-based aerobic fitness norms together with body weight. The assessment is intended to establish a minimum level of cardiorespiratory fitness appropriate for the physical demands of ambulance operations.
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