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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.

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