It's the Economy, Stupid

Budget, budget, budget. I am beginning to hate those words. I took my present job, Clinical Technician, at the Cleveland Clinic to get my foot in the door. Great move, but at times. I feel stuck. I have applied for a few PRN jobs that would better utilize my skills as a medic, but because of budgetary concerns, mainly overtime, I have not gotten any of the positions. Being a driven type A, this is getting very frustrating.

On the plus side though, I have been re upping and reconnecting with the instructor community. If you have a chance, you should do this too. We as Paramedics make some of the best instructors for BCLS, ACLS and PALS. Your local AHA Training Center can guide you to where you can find Instructor courses. It is an excellent way to sharpen your skills and to network in the medical community.

There are Jobs in this Economy

The Department of Labor predicts a job growth of 30.3% in the health care field between now and 2014. That translates to 4,700,000 jobs. What are you waiting for. Some entry level jobs, such as EMT-B can be obtained with three months schooling. Others, such as RN will take a few years. Whatever the road, healthcare is a good, recession proof field. Future posts will explore opportunities.

Come on back and find out!

My Hero

See that picture to the left, my son. Here is a good story about him. Way cool.

He just graduated from EMT school, Cleveland Clinic EMS Academy to be precise. While working for a local ambulance company, he and his partner noticed a car driving erratically. The car went up on the grass and came to rest in some bushes. My son and his partner noticed the woman driver was unresponsive. They broke the window with their O2 tank. Found the woman in full arrest and started CPR. To make a long story short, the woman walked out of the hospital around eight days later.

The neat thing is my son told me he fell back on the training he recieved at the Cleveland Clinic EMS Academy.

The lesson? Pay attention in school.

Good job Dan!!!

Trooper VS Medic

Wow,

Weigh in on this one. Just seeing the video makes me jumpy. What really went on? I hope the investigation is fair and impartial. Whoever is wrong, I hope they go through some serious retraining. From what I can see and I have read, the trooper should be made to understand about patient care and an EMT's duty to their patients.


Let's hear what you think.

Back Once Again

Hey folks,

Back again. Busy with work and getting the bells and whistles together. I am going to try to write once a week on paramedic and medical issues. I am going to try to concentrate on finding that job.

I'm Back, Yet Again

I'm back. Had to go on a job hunt. landed a job at the Cleveland Clinic in the Surgical ICU. My son (the one pictured) just signed up for medic school. My daughter still wants to be a Doc, honor roll kid. Geeks rule the world. my nephew just graduated as an EMT-B. 96% average.

Quick one today. Good to be back.

I'm Back

Hey boys and girls, I see in my absence, I had a few visitors. I have been studying my brains out for my Paramedic reinstatement exam. I let the damn thing lapse. After being out of the medical field for a number of years, I decided to get back into it.
The test itself scared the crap out of me. It was the first test I took and had no idea how I did. One of those computer based tests, National Registry. I answered a little over 100 questions and had 75 minutes left and a screen popped up. you are done. Alot of strange questions too. I had nightmares of pharmokinetics for days. I'm happy to say I passed. One of these days I will write why I was out of the field, could help some first responder to seek help before you let things spin out of control.
Study hard out there and be safe.

P.S. I will also be writing about study tips.