EMT jobs in the front range

[mpatch]

My other half recently became an EMT and is having no luck finding employment. From what I know/have seen "real" jobs in the whole front range area are in super high demand which means you are competing against a huge pool of qualified applicants..
I keep telling her to try and get on with the local FD which she is already a volunteer with.
Insight?

[thvigil11]

True. Especially if only EMT-B or IV. Most are only looking for paramedics. Best to get on as a FF right now and build up some more training and experience. As with anything. Knowing folks in the company can be the biggest foot up.

[argonstrom]

Things evidently haven't changed since I was one. As she has a foot in the door with that department, that is absolutely her best route.

[thvigil11]

Things evidently haven't changed since I was one. As she has a foot in the door with that department, that is absolutely her best route.

If I remember right, you came up Pasquale trained didn't you? Not having IFSAC certs probably didn't help.

[argonstrom]

If I remember right, you came up Pasquale trained didn't you? Not having IFSAC certs probably didn't help.

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[thvigil11]

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I guess it was someone else here I'm thinking of. Raton had a chief that would train guys himself. Training was decent, but the Chief Pasquale cert didn't count for jack with other departments.

[275RLTW]

To work with Poudre Valley she will have to spend 2-3 yrs on their reserve unit doin all the shitty gigs. No way around it with PVH. Thompson Valley is a bit better but since they have their own EMT program, they tend to hire from there.

[stodg73]

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/coems

Try here, they post jobs occasionally. I am part of this group. She must apply for membership though.

[Great-Kazoo]

Windsor has / had an opening. FWIW: i know the Chief, i'll reach out to him, see what's what.

[cmailliard]

Try Stadium Medical. They do mostly transfers but they have many contracts with sporting events.

As an EMT you will be severely limited in your choices. Most 911 service is moving towards Fire Based EMS meaning you must be a Firefighter. Third party and hospital based usually run dual Medics because the Fire Department they run with is mostly EMT's (two Medics are nice for critical calls) (PVH/University does run with Medic/EMT rigs)

The typical career for an EMS provider is:

• EMT (Consider EMT Advanced, much more marketable) with a private, doing transfers. This is a great way to learn the ropes, it may suck but 75% of the Medics you see on 911 calls started here.
• Then go to Paramedic school
• Continue working for a private, may get on a 911 rig in areas that still use privates for 911 (Aurora, Golden, Boulder).
• Apply and test to move up the food chain

You may get lucky and get in quicker (fire job) but it is very difficult. Unfortunately there just is not huge demand for EMT's and there are a ton of them. If she wants to stay an EMT and not become a Medic, options will be severely limited.

Rural areas may offer some different options but different problems as well.

Good Luck