Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 OPPS!!!! This is a Calif. Ad. It would be nice if we could do this in Texas. Ron Good Recruiting EMS News New Employee Benefit Programs available at RAS: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS * Signing Bonus - This program has been initiated to attract new Paramedics to RAS. We will pay a sign on bonus of $5,000 for new full time paramedics. The bonus will be paid in the following manner: $2,500 upon completion of Merced County Accreditation a.. $1,500 after completing one year of employment b.. $1,000 after completing two years of employment The new employee would be required to sign an agreement outlining the parameters of the program. They would need to complete the two years of employment to obtain the entire $5,000. Relocation Costs - RAS will provide financial assistance for actual relocation costs up to $2,000. New employees would be required to relocate to Merced County and accept a full time position. Home Loans - RAS will provide financial assistance for full time employees to purchase a home in Merced County. We would loan full time employees up to $7,500 for closing costs in the purchase of their home. A low interest rate would be applied to the loan and an agreement would need to be completed, which would outline the parameters of the offer. Scholarship Program - RAS will provide up to $5,000 in scholarship monies for current EMTs to advance to the Paramedic level. The employee would not be required to re-pay the scholarship monies if they completed the requirement of the offer (two years of employment with RAS after completion of their Merced County accreditation). The requirements are as follows: Current employee who has completed his/her probationary period and has at least 1 year of field experience on an ALS unit a.. Employee must be in good standing b.. Employee must receive a recommendation from 2 full-time RAS Paramedics c.. Employee must receive a recommendation from an RAS Clinical Field Evaluator d.. Employee must achieve a passing score in the Paramedic School pre-test. e.. Employee must accept a full-time Paramedic position, if offered, upon receiving Merced County accreditation. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS EMPLOYEE'S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 The home loan part seems kinda new for EMS, although other corporate ventures have been doing it for years. The relocation money, sign-on bonuses, and scholarship money happens all the time. I am sending 6 of our EMT-I's to school in exchange for 2 years of service afterwards.....and pro-rated paybacks if they don't make two years. It can be done anywhere if you can justify the cost vs. benefits to whoever you have to be accountable to (i.e. city council, county commission, stockholders, etc). As our staffing problems start to become even more acute than they are today...the idea will not be " can we do it " it will become more and more " Can we afford NOT to do it.... " . Happy New Year everybody!!!!!!! Dudley Wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 In stead of the methods below I'm seeing more and more offers for the same pay and short work schedule. Several EMS services are going to a 24/72 for the same pay. Some fill the so called 4th shift with part-time, ect'. I've seen many services come out with " make your own schedule " based on you picking the days and hours you want to work each month. The hours are 6,9,10,12 and 24 hour shifts. So you can work a 6 hour today, a 24 tomorrow, take off 4 days, then work a 10 hours shift and get in your 40 hours each week. Over a period of time the old faithful 24/48 is a thing of the past as the staffing problems get worse. I to have seen what you talk about below, but not as much money as the one I posted. Are you guys paying as much as those guys (sign on, scholarship ect) they were paying allot. This doesn't make allot of sense, when you could just pay a higher salary to me. Ron Re: Good Recruiting The home loan part seems kinda new for EMS, although other corporate ventures have been doing it for years. The relocation money, sign-on bonuses, and scholarship money happens all the time. I am sending 6 of our EMT-I's to school in exchange for 2 years of service afterwards.....and pro-rated paybacks if they don't make two years. It can be done anywhere if you can justify the cost vs. benefits to whoever you have to be accountable to (i.e. city council, county commission, stockholders, etc). As our staffing problems start to become even more acute than they are today...the idea will not be " can we do it " it will become more and more " Can we afford NOT to do it.... " . Happy New Year everybody!!!!!!! Dudley Wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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