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I left an EMT job and came to positive to work after hearing that they were family oriented and paid more than my previous company. Worst decision ever. Family oriented? Ha. NO. Who cares if you have never once missed a day of work after months of being there, they wont let you leave even on time to handle a family emergency. Scheduled for 12 or 13 hour shifts but you can expect to work 18 to 19 hours any given day. Better not complain about it either because management loves to be able to say " well this is EMS, it happens sometimes"  I'm sorry but crews should not be given a 5 hour call 10 minutes before the end of shift when there are other crews available that get off at a later time. 
The company is horrifically unorganized, lacking communication between all of its upper employees. You can expect to hear one thing from one supervisor and something completely different from another. 
Even the multiple bases or headquarters are messy and disorganized.
They have no problem changing your schedule over and over again with no care about how it affects you or your family. 
Dispatcher and EMT/driver relations are riddled with favoritism with absolutely no effort from management to keep it in check. If a dispatcher doesn't like you they will directly try to sabotage you and run you more than any other crew and laugh about it with the EMTs that they befriended. 


Not all of the dispatchers are bad, I have met some absolutely amazing dispatchers there who are sweet but it doesn't make up for the ones who get a thrill out of ruining peoples day purposely. 

If you're looking to further yourself professionally in the EMS field or get your foot in the door as a new emt, do yourself a favor and look somewhere else.

Let me start by saying this about this company, the name is different but still ran as positive medical transport. In my short time there as a part time employee, I was told that “just because it’s your birthday doesn’t mean you can take the day off” or we have tried contacting you but yet they have only 2 numbers that they use or so I was told but yet those 2 numbers have not shown up in my call log or message inbox unless I contacted them. I was asked to have a phone meeting and I adhered to the scheduled time and then asked to call back when they were not ready for a meeting that they had scheduled, I asked for a day in which I was not at my full time job so we wouldn’t be interrupted and was let go. The Polk county station is deplorable and unacceptable, it’s a commercial warehouse with no air conditioning except in the office/ bunk room which smells really bad like bad Body odor, your expected to stay 24 hours in this type of environment. The people who are paid to train you don’t do their job, they are disrespectful and unapproachable. I actually regret taking this job as I feel as it was a waste of time and gas.  

Positive Medical Transport was a typical IFT job for an EMT or a Paramedic. 

There is a poor work-home balance. As long as you show up and run the calls and don't question anything you're told, you'll have a job forever. If you question things, or heavens forbid, want to get off on time ever, you will not last. 

Dispatch is quite incompetent and often criss-crosses trucks because of their friends being on other trucks. There are favorites played every day. 

The employees bond over the horrible conditions of the vehicles, the shifts, the calls and the constant mandatory over shift times. Decent enough co-workers.

Pay is actually good. They compensate their employees well for the job and is one of the better paying companies in the area. However, this leads to the company thinking they are entitled to do whatever they want with you and the phrase "Well, we're paying you to do it." is often uttered after being told you won't be getting off any where near on time.

I'd recommend going to a different company if that was an option.

I came into this job with 911 experience and I get from a 911 aspect of having a call run past your off time but with this company expect to work at least a hour or two past your 13 hour shift. I don’t know if it’s because of the lack of employees which causes a lack of trucks on the roads or if it’s sinply dispatch not being able to plan calls with off times but I am constantly getting calls past my off time. Once a week I can understand because of the nature of the beast but constantly every shift is nuts. The people I work with have bonded however over this which actually makes the job tolerable but if you have a family be prepared to make the call every night telling them you will be late home again.

Typical day - Clock-in, you get your things for the day and you go on calls. Spend anywhere from 4 to 16 hours working, lifting patients and bringing them to dialysis or discharged from hospitals. And at the end of the day you come back and clock out.

What I learned - experience.

Management - They don't care about much. Very laid back. However dispatch tend to do alot of dumb things, but I cant blame them, its hard to do what they do.

Co-workers - very good people

Hardest part - Long distance runs, Beriatric patients, Baker Acts... the unusual

The Enjoyable - The people, the drivers, the long periods of times where you are just hanging out with fellow co-workers because there aren't any calls to do.

Overall, for customers/patients the company works very well. Staff generally are good with patients and almost no complaints. As an employer, it is terrible. Management does not take care of employees, you are left fighting to get what you deserve, doing things that are designated to supervisors because they refuse to do it themselves. Every day there is something new, some crazy drama that makes you think if the company is going under or not. As for the actual work it’s a great job, decent pay, not difficult work, interesting calls, however the management is what brings everything down. 

PMT is a good place to start your EMS career. The company is family owned and operated so there is no corporate stuff to deal with and it makes you employment more personal. As with any job, it has its pros and cons. It is a rewarding job but can also be challenging at times which is something you have to be ready for. Would definitely recommend exploring this company as an option.

Was supposed to be hired for a 10 hour shift with all the overtime you wanted.  What I got was work when and if they want you to.  Any overtime had to be approved.  If you wanted to take a shift you may not know if they will allow it till the day before.  They ask what your time preference is to start but that does not play a role in what time you actually do unless you are "special".  Not a very good or nice place to work.  They also micromanage.  On the good side the CUSTOMERS ARE OUTSTANDING!!!

PMT is an awesome company to work for. At the beginning of this year the company closed the paratransit division, and helped all the paratransit driver's obtain another driving position within one day! I've definitely never heard of another company do that before.  

I have witnessed many people move up in the company. PMT likes to come along side those drivers who want to become EMTs as well as EMTs wanting to become Paramedics by helping with school. 

Recently across the board wages were raised! Can you say happy employees!!!

Basic ambulance transport company with seemingly more long distance transports than other companies due to company location and stretch of contracts. The distance situation provides a pro for employee; less amount of calls per shift, makes things a bit relaxing, more break opportunities, but also cons such as; high potential for really late calls, the more transports the more draining the shifts.

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