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Escambia County EMS Offers $5,000 Signing Bonus
April 27, 2024
Escambia County EMS is offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus for new full-time paramedics, with a goal of attracting qualified individuals with a passion for public safety to join the EMS team.
Several full-time paramedic positions are currently open, offering numerous benefits including competitive wages, shift differentials, deferred compensation, state retirement, and more, the county announced Friday.
The $5,000 sign-on bonus is available for newly hired full-time paramedics, to be paid out over 3 years in accordance with the terms of their contract. A contract is required in order to receive the bonus, which will be paid in three installments.
“We are excited to offer this bonus to recruit high-quality individuals to increase our staffing levels, which will help ensure we are continuing to provide the highest level of service to Escambia County residents,” EMS Chief David Torsell said. “Recruitment and retention are challenges faced by EMS agencies throughout the nation, with many looking at innovative ways to enhance recruitment. Our hope is that this bonus, combined with our competitive pay and benefits, will encourage qualified applicants to seek a rewarding career in public service with the Escambia County EMS team.”
Minimum qualifications for Escambia County paramedics include, but are not limited to:
- High school diploma or the successful completion of the GED test
- Completion of emergency medical coursework at the paramedic level, or a combination of education and experience equivalent to these requirements
- Licenses and certifications including: Valid Florida Paramedic Certification, AHA CPR Certification, AHA ACLS Certification, valid driver’s license from state of residence.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply at MyEscambia.com/careers, or click the direct link here.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
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5 Responses to “Escambia County EMS Offers $5,000 Signing Bonus”
I’m not entirely sure I’d take that deal. We’re talking $1,650.00 in three installments which would be on years 1, 3 & 5. That’s not a lot to be locked into a contract.
Very well said John Conner. I agree
Escambia County offers wages comparable to Mississippi not actual Florida. Look at Santa Rosa the lowest employee makes 16.04$ an hr in Escambia the lowest employee makes 13.15$ an hr. That is complete garbage for a county job. Then you take Paramedic pay in Escambia pays roughly 42k a year. That is bottom tier of any county in the United States. In Santa Rosa it’s over 53k and Okaloosa over 55k. Meanwhile the County Commissioners of Escambia County make over 170k a year. Let tgat sink in, people who do nothing but sit in a chair and mess up the OLF deal constantly make over 70$ an hr. The people who save lives barely make over 20$. Heck the detention employees at the jail only make 14.25$ an hr. Gas stations pay more. ESCAMBIA COUNTY pay ypur employees and stop giving raises to Commissioners!
When I saw a $5,000 bonus being offered I thought,”the pay must be pretty low”.
Instead of offering sign on bonuses, they need to increase hourly wages. Why would anyone go to school to be a paramedic when they can be a nurse and make 2 or 3 times more? Nobody wants to be a paramedic anymore because the pay is terrible.