Richmond VA

[sdiener]

Hey guys,

Anyone here work, or did work for the RAA (AMR). What was your experience, good pay, benefits, etc...? How were the employees treated?

Sam NREMT-P

[kkidder]

I personally have never worked for RAA. . . however I've got a good friend that has and from the way he's talked about it, it's not too shabby at all. The pay is good, in addition to the benefits. You get your share of seeing everything in the EMS field, gunshots, stabbings, septic, MVC, etc etc. In addition RAA is the head hancho in that area. If you're known as a RAA medic in the area, people know that you're cream of the crop. So if you can get on with them, it'd be a great thing overall.

[Rescue0ne]

Richmond Ambulance Authority = Ambulance Transport Service.

They used to be Richmond Ambulance Service, Incorporated. Changed the name, primarily, to make themselves sound more professional, and more like an EMS service, instead of an AS.

You can change the sheets on a bed, but if you don't flip the mattress, you're not gonna get a good nights sleep. RAA changed the sheets, but not the mattress.

American Medical Retards? HeHe.

I've transported into RIC, as well as out of RIC, despite RAA's temper tantrums about them being the only ones "allowed" to transport FROM richmond into another county/city (while working for a private service once upon a time). They're full of themselves.

In addition RAA is the head hancho in that area. If you're known as a RAA medic in the area, people know that you're cream of the crop. So if you can get on with them, it'd be a great thing overall.

The employees are decent, although far from being the creme de la creme. Go to Charlottesville, VA for that. However, if you're stuck in the Richmond Metro area, then you're better off to apply with Chesterfield Fire Dept. Yeah, they're combo, but you'll get better bennies, and actualy run real EMS calls.)