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Having to work hard day and day out for the minimum required 10 hour shifts just for $17 an hour? All while having the risk of PCR's having your name on it, patient risk, constantly being at risk for illness or injury? On top of that, the job itself could barely offer the supplies needed to even stay with regulation. Having to pay over $100+ for a beginning uniform, managers appearing when they need you for a shift then disappearing once you need them. Also, don't forget the fact they will hire drivers who aren't even EMT certified to operate with you, having only be taught the basics during orientation. And get this, they get paid more than the technician. The only thing that saved this job was being paired with people you would spend your day with. Lord forbid you get paired with someone you can tolerate because you're not stuck in a cramped van for 10+ hours. Overall, it made me genuinely lose all lover for EMT work. 

RCA Ambulance is a step in the medical field, however there are much better options. People working inside base that don’t even have medical experiences or licenses get compensated more than EMT’s. There’s no real “training”, managers state they’re there to assist you throughout your journey and there no where to be found or assisting other new hires with “training”. You can request a day off through their portal, and they will state you never notified them. When you need a day off, FORGET ABOUT IT; they pretend as if RCA Ambulance should be your top priority and have no outside life. 

NO BENEFITS! NO PTO, NO VACATION, NO SICK TIME, NO MEDICAL, DENTAL OR VISION BENEFITS. ANY FORM OR SORT OF BENEFITS IS IMMEDIATELY THROWN OUT THE WINDOW!

It's a transport company with experienced people in it especially when compared to other IFT companies. Sometimes it's mild, sometimes it's wild. The bulk of the non-emergency calls are appointments and discharges where you truly have to know what's going on because some of your patients are not very stable. (To me dialysis calls are essentially a break.) There's a fair amount of E1s at times during the day but more E1s on overnights. Compared to some other companies, dispatch is relatively understanding of the need for bathroom breaks, food, water etc. after a call as long as you're reasonable. A lot of people here, as always in EMS, are working on their way to somewhere else, and for some people they're here to pay the bills. 

Everything from the management, down to the 20 year old girls that are 'training' new EMT's while also dating their partners, to the pay, to the state of the ambulances, is shameful. 
If you're over 21 and have a license you'll get stuck driving the EMT's and will only be driving, no being in the back of the ambulance where the work takes place usually. THey have a board of ed program to get you to 20 an hour with a CDL, but ..the pay should already be 20 an hour. No one stays 3 months, because their turnover rate is so high. It's a Social justice warrior, weak and frail, dramatic company, and you will burnout from dealing with partners before you burnout from patient care. Stick with the other private ambulance companies or go straight for a hospital..

I drove an ambulance for this company and I received complaints not from the clients they service but from the young employees that they hire. Young people make decisions at this company all the time then do things they shouldn’t and say the most insulting things and nothing happens. But when you speak up to these little kids you now have official complaints that aren’t truly investigated. This is an at will company. So they will just terminate your employment. Thank god this wasn’t a job I relied upon. The younger generation would say crazy things to the clients, be distracted on a job, not do anything they should. I got hit with a stretcher because a young female would rather play with her phone. So in all I was disappointed. 

Everyone saying work here is a paid actor. The place is horrible and they dont care about their employees at all. The job is self is good means for patient contact but if you dont want to loose your mind dont do it. You will get little to no lunch break working a 10-13 hour shift which is against the law. The managers act like you can talk to them about any problems or concerns when in reality they ignore your problems. They mandate you every single shift even when you didnt even get a chance to eat. And the pay is horrible. You dont even make 20$ an hour. Sometimes employees drop patients and dont report it  because they hire anyone to work there literally. Apply to a diff company to start your emt skills rca isnt the place you will suffer

The job itself is mundane, mostly discharges dialysis and a bit of emergencies. However how management treats employees is honestly alarming. They will force you to work past your scheduled times (for over 2 hours at a time) nearly every shift. They will play favorite with a few select employees, and they treat everyone else with disrespect. Most will never respond even to texts and calls even for issues they are  responsible for. Training is very disorganized, scheduling is a headache and the company will refuse to pay existing workers what they pay new hires. They expect a 4 hr notice to call out of work but will cancel your shift at a moments notice. Like most private ambulance companies RCA works their employees like pigs and should be avoided 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people you meet, and work with.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sorting out permanent partner situations as a PT employee.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Family, Committed, Enthusiastic

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get the ambulance organized utilizing the in-service checklist, and mark the unit as available. Respond to calls, provide accurate patient care, if available utilize downtime to recharge and connect with your partner, respond to a few more calls, return the unit to base, do it all over again the next day.

A typical day at work - clock in, get keys, med pack, AED, radio and tablet, do the 800, let dispatch know were 98, do the calls
What you believed, you learned - I learned a lot about EMS in general and mainly the operations and how everything works. 
Management - Base Manager and Logistics were very helpful. 
Workplace culture - Most people I met were very helpful and nice
Hardest part of the job - The pay is astronomically bad. For EMS companies pay is generally bad, but RCA pay is very bad. 
Most enjoyable part of the job - everything is diverse from the places you go to the events you can work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
 Flexibility in days and hours


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not able to get off on time because of mandates 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Non-discriminatory. Regardless of your religion or culture you'll be treated according to the company's policies without bias.


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Smoothe going.  The key is to work smart not hard or you'll burn yourself out. You're on the clock so there's no need to rush whether driving or dealing with patients therefore you won't get stressed out. I enjoy working at RCA.

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