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EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE INC

I have never before worked for a company as terrible as this one. If I could rate zero stars across all categories, I would.

We are all (way) overworked, (way) underpaid, and unsupported. All of this has led to increased workload on the paramedics who are actually willing to work (casuals are given free rein to manage their schedule (and rightly so), but as entitled individuals, they refuse to work nights, weekends, and holidays). 

Management is an old boys club. Unless you are one of them or favoured by them, you will never advance here. They like who they like and make work difficult for those they don't. Both the company and the union are out to protect the company - neither will back you. Management handles complaints poorly and employs underhanded ways of dealing with "problem" medics. 

Decision and policy makers (read: management) are either way out of touch (having been off the road for 5+ years) or have been assigned roles because they have been deemed unsuitable for actually working the job. 

Day-to-day, most medics are willing to help each other out and do what needs to be done, but at the expense of shift overrun and forced overtime and at the cost of mental and physical health. I don't know one paramedic who dreamed of spending 12 hrs on offload delay in the hospital when they were in school. Morale has never been lower and patience has worn thin. Complaints are ignored and every day is a battle to just stay afloat (and FYI, we're drowning).

Take the advice from someone who has come from away - DO NOT COME AND WORK HERE. It's not worth it.

The healthcare system in Nova Scotia is falling apart. More and more paramedics are spending more of their time on offload delay at hospitals all across the province while EHS refuses to staff more ambulances to respond to the sick and injured. 

The pay is inadequate as the government simply refuses to even consider Cost of Living as a basic increase to our salary. Employees have been without a contract since 2015, and morale amongst them are the worst. Our scope of practice continues to evolve, but with no changes to reflect these changes and skillsets, paramedics have compassion and employment fatigue. 

Mental and physical injuries continue to rise, which is why they want you to work here. The company will do nothing for your wellbeing, and will continually get your hands rapped for wanting to take a day off after a bad call or injuring yourself. More and more employees are finding employment elsewhere because this job isn’t worth the disruption to personal and professional life anymore. 

So ask yourself the same question that the recruiters from EHS will ask you - “Why would you want to work for an organization like EHS?”

Overworked. Understaffed. Underpaid. 

Nova Scotia paramedics are among the lowest paid in Canada. Both management and the provincial government fight traditional collective bargaining and legislate a pay freeze.  At least the benefit package for full time employees is decent. 

Low pay has led to staffing issues and ambulances are constantly offline, leading to increased workload on the remaining units.  Little to no downtime, breaks are often missed, and be prepared for lots of mandatory overtime due to late calls. 

Job advancement?  Forget it. Especially if you exercise independent thought over upper management “groupthink”. 

Management is a mixed bag. Middle management is actually pretty good but upper echelon staff seem increasingly out of touch.  Policy is decidedly “top-down” with little to no input from front-line staff. 

Culture and morale can only be described as toxic.  Being a paramedic should be rewarding and inspiring...  Instead it feels like we are constantly battling everyone around us.

This company doesn't value or support their employees at all. I worked as a paramedic for this company for 8 years, supervisors and managers have no actual business or managerial experience which often results in poor and unsafe choices and decisions being made based on grudges and personal biases which adds to an already stressful enviroment. After 8 years of working, taking literally no time off, I lost a very close loved one and was placed on stress leave by my doctor. I might as well have died because the company treated me like I did. Not only did I receive no support, I was essentially told my mental health was not priority to them because I was replaceable. I decided I no longer wanted to work for that company, I quit and never looked back. I have many friends still working for emc who tell me often how miserable they are because of this horrible company, it's a truly toxic environment. 

this Company is top heavy with management that is so far from the actual day to day work done by its field medics. They (medics) are treated poorly is an understatement. I have seen many of my good coworkers go through things at work and receive no help, and a lot of friends who the company is the sole cause of the problem. The union is weak and so overworked that the employees are often even without current working contracts that have been in bargainings for years. The pay is weak and there is little no room for advancement. Health and LT and STD are all mandatory pay deductions and very expensive. This company preaches mental heath and ptsd awareness with one hand  and they discipline you for using your alotted sick time with the other. So many problems here I could go on forever.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My first job was Covid 19 vaccine line, and I worked only 3 months and it was great 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Received phone calls, sometimes people are not respectful, I’m from South Asian country, sometimes some people don’t want to talk with me 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not bad , it was good, inside my coworkers are very supportive and helpful 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It was so many coworkers from different countries and I was happy because it was different countries people together and help people for Covid vaccine

EMC has been treating their employees like they are numbers for years. They provide very little advancement opportunities. Little to no work life balance. Very demanding job. Very little support provided by the company. Mirco managed. Breaks... Well just forget about those because those are rare. The work place environment is extremely toxic. Frequently get forced OT. Just forget having any home life. Many staff have zero trust or faith in this company. Highly recommend running. 

Low pay.  For the stuff you gotta put up with on a daily shift..  Pay should be the same or more as other ems workers ! The company is money hungry. Once you leave the company wheather your fired or quit,  they want nothing more to do with you.  They are hiring too many inexperienced young people who thinks its a glory job.  Dealing with people's lives and death is not easy.. The trauma catches up with you.  10, 15, 20 year veterans can tell you all about this company. I feel free now.  You feel like your always under the microscope.

The company is always progressing but you need to speak up in formal and informal ways if you want to have input in the direction of that change.  The relationship between management and field medics is very relaxed, which is nice, but you will need to push supervisors to get what you need.  It is owned by an insurance company, always keep that in mind.

Emergency medical care is a "not for profit" subsidiary of blue cross, however make no mistake they are all about making money on the back of their overworked, overstressed and pushed to the breaking point employees.

I worked for the for almost seventeen years and it becomes a worse and worse work environment every year.

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