dhageremtp Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Curious for those that are NREMT certified, how is that working for you? I am set to expire in 2015, funding it harder to keep up working family practice. Went to a local ems organization but they want me to take call. Not really wanting to go back to the streets and low pay to keep it up, how are others doing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 If it's simply about keeping your medic cert, have you looked at state requirements rather than NREMT? Some states don't have as many requirements for maintenance. In CT I only need to pay a renewal fee to the state each year to keep my license; the CME requirements come from the local medical control, so they are only necessary if you are working as a paramedic. If you do want to keep your NREMT but don't want to work on the road, have you looked at inactive status for the Registry? You still need to keep up the CME's, but don't need affiliation with a service or a statement from your medical director verifying your skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhageremtp Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Yeah state requires national registry, probably will recert by exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted February 1, 2014 Administrator Share Posted February 1, 2014 If you work it right, you can use Cat I for some NREMT things, and some EMS stuff as Cat II. Mind you, I'm doing that at the EMT level, but no way am I letting that cert lapse... I work volunteer fire, every 9th day as a company officer and teach EMTs on the weekends occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Registry took my PA program as all of my required con-ed. I did have to get signatures from my FD for the skills attestation and and from the FD's medical director on my application. I do run call 1 night/week when I'm not working at the ED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 in NY you do not need to be a practicing EMT/ EMTP to maintain credentials. However you need to certify via exam or CME every X number of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Thus far, I have kept my National Registry as an EMT-P. I run two shifts per month and consider the people there part of my family. I have been taking a Saturday refresher every other year, but it got moved to Fridays and I can't do it. I have until next year and hope I can keep the streak alive. I did 6 years as a -B, 11 as a -I, and 11 now as a -P. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 7, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2014 In Pennsylvania once you have your medic cert it is lifelong as long as you check in with them every 2 years with current acls/btls/pals. I still have my card from there that says : Expiration: None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmdpac Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Have you considered switching to Inactive Status for Registry? Not sure how this would work as far as your State certs go. But it might be helpful at least in the short term with maintaining your Registry status for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItRainsItPours Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Are there any issues with volunteering as a Paramedic after becoming a PA-C? Assuming you were certified before PA school of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmdpac Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 That may be state specific. You should probably check with your state EMS board. In states where I've worked EMS, however, so long as you practice as a paramedic while working as a paramedic you're fine. Why volunteer, though? You worked too hard for that certification. Get paid for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I still ride as a medic. No big deal, though you may find yourself in charge of most medical emergency runs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Are there any issues with volunteering as a Paramedic after becoming a PA-C? Assuming you were certified before PA school of course. I worked per-diem as a medic for a few years after finishing PA school, and one of the major things I discovered was that you need to always be aware of which hat you are wearing. As a PA I could perform interventions or give medications whenever I deemed it necessary, but as a paramedic I needed to follow the same protocols as every other medic. When I put on the AMR shirt, I would still be calling medical control (speaking to my colleagues) for orders just like every other medic; it would be too much liability to do otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 11, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2014 A buddy of mine from pa school still does 2 12 hr medic shifts/week just to keep his hand in ems. at his day job he is in charge of disaster management for the hospital and works e.d. shifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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