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P A R T - T I M E P R O S
Local Firefighters Make Great Hires
L
ooking for
a few extra
hands to
help around the
facility? Check with
your local fire
department to see if
any of the firefight-
ers want a part-time
gig. They're typical-
ly on for 24 hours
and might have sev-
eral days off
between shifts, so
they're often avail-
able for per diem
work. We work with
4 firefighters. They're smart and fast learners. They help turn over
ORs, stock linen, clean and organize storage and equipment rooms,
help position patients and run lab work to the local hospital. They're
obviously experts in fire safety and are often trained as paramedics,
so we have an emergency response team on site most days. They even
help teach staff basic life support and advanced cardiovascular life
support.
Barbara Holder, RN, BSN, LHRM
Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
bholder@andrewsinstitutesc.com
Barbara
Holder,
RN,
BSN,
LHRM
z HERO HELP James
Shaw EMT, an orderly for
Andrews Institute ASC and
firefighter for Escambia
County in Pensacola Fla.