Pros
Beautiful area, little to no commuter traffic, relatively high pay for the industry, and a good working relationship with allied agencies are reasons you might want to work here. There is a lot of autonomy here and plenty of opportunity for a diverse range of patients / calls.
Cons
Due a protracted staffing shortage, it is common for us to to be FORCED to work more than 50% more hours than our base schedules. Full time employees are working anywhere from 60-80 hours per week on the regular. Also, there is almost zero promotional opportunity as a paramedic here. Most people who leave fall into one of several camps: 1. They get injured and subsequently medically retired. This happens most often to the 40 and over crowd. 2. They get hired by the fire department 3. They go back to school 4. They burn out and quit Stations are pretty nasty too
