Retention Rates |
One would be very surprised to learn that new hires start thinking about leaving their jobs as EMTs after roughly 180 days of starting. Even more disturbing is that half of these new hires end up leaving after the first year [1]. The reasons for such high turnover rates are sometimes obvious but more often than not, they are very subtle. The lack of praise and recognition within one's organization is a large factor in terms of the support that EMTs feel is necessary in order to be a successful EMT. While ways to fix this problem have been propsed, few organizations have implemented them and put them to work. Some of the more obvious reasons for leaving a position as an EMT are "burnout, low compensation, and lack of professional recognition and...irregular work hours" [4]. Among the other reasons for changing jobs are the lack of a retirement plan, dissatisfaction with job appreciation, minimal advancement, and not enough benefits. These are all legitimate reasons for leaving a job, but why even begin an EMS career if half of EMTs do not plan on staying in it for longer than a year? |
This website is being created for Marc Bousquet's CTW class at Santa Clara University. |