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    American Medical Response Reviews

    Updated October 17, 2018
    591 reviews

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    American Medical Response President Edward “Ted” Van Horne
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    Pros

    • "High call volume and good equipment" (in 16 reviews)

    • "Pros friendly and diverse environment, plenty of overtime" (in 12 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Low pay for working a lot of hours in an area that is expensive to live in" (in 48 reviews)

    • "Long hours, often get off late due to high call volume" (in 23 reviews)

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    1. "EMT"

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      Former Employee - Assistant Manager in Palmdale, CA
      Former Employee - Assistant Manager in Palmdale, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at American Medical Response full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      great experience I loved it

      Cons

      they are not very flexible with your shift

    2. "Best in my career"

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      Former Employee - EMT-Basic in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - EMT-Basic in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at American Medical Response full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great colleagues, bosses with sense of humor, flexible scheduling, training and access to acquire CE hours to maintain certifications, chances to advance in certification level

      Cons

      Broken/missing equipment, rundown ambulances, dispatchers were in another city (sometimes complicated running calls)

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    3. "EMT"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at American Medical Response full-time

      Pros

      Make your own schedule

      Cons

      Pay and dispatch and dispatch

    4. "It's ok, but not much growth potential unless you want to move to Denver."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      You are IT. One man band for everything.

      Cons

      Watch out for local non IT management.

      Advice to Management

      Be open and communicate with staff.

    5. "Its ok"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at American Medical Response full-time

      Pros

      Family like environment and fun at times

      Cons

      Low pay and long hours

    6. "Good Money...Bad Workplace"

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      Current Employee - 911 Dispatcher in Santa Rosa, CA
      Current Employee - 911 Dispatcher in Santa Rosa, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at American Medical Response part-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Salary and Benefits are good. Flexible (somewhat) work schedule.

      Cons

      The management is inconsistent. Unreal expectations to memorize and know a 40+ agencies worth of response information.

    7. "High call volume"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Knoxville, TN
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Knoxville, TN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at American Medical Response full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Unlimited over time opportunities in knox co

      Cons

      Low staff low pay upper management cares less for thier employees. We are only a patch.

      Advice to Management

      Treat us like we are more than a patch, without us you lose contract.

    8. "Glad there was a management change"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at American Medical Response full-time

      Pros

      Pays the Bills, work with great people.

      Cons

      Call volume is more than the trucks can take care of.

    9. "EMT"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at American Medical Response full-time

      Pros

      Great people, Career advancement opportunities.

      Cons

      IFT.
      Dispatch had no idea how to do their job.

    10. "EMT"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at American Medical Response part-time

      Pros

      Flexible schedule; a variety of shifts; units football games; baseball games; concerts; teaching opportunities; attend medical response conventions

      Cons

      No holiday bonuses; minimal to zero team meetings

      Advice to Management

      have unit events to built morale

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