Programs
Mon EMS provides opportunities for non-employees to ride-along with an EMS crew for observational purposes only. All non-employee ride-a-longs must meet the following requirements:
- Be a minimum of 17 years of age except as outlined below.
- If the participant is <18 years of age (17), written permission of a parent or legal guardian shall be obtained.
- Participants of programs sponsored by national organizations which provide personal liability and medical insurance coverage for their members may be exempt from the minimum age requirement.
Each participant should be in good health and not have any conditions that may restrict Mon EMS staff from performing their official duties. Mon EMS will, to the extent possible, make every effort to provide reasonable accommodation to any person interested in participating in the program.
Ride-a-Long Observer
The observer is any individual, most often evaluating EMS as a career option or seeking understanding of EMS roles and responsibilities. Only one participant shall be permitted to ride along in one emergency response vehicle at a time.
Process
APPLICATION
- Complete a Ride-Along and Observation Program Application at least ten days prior to the desired date requested for the ride-along.
- Complete a Confidentiality Agreement and a Mon EMS’s Ride-Along Observation Program Waivers of Claims and Release of Liability prior to the desired date requested for the ride along.
- Complete HIPAA Training Course.
- Complete all documents fully.
- Interested individuals who do not completely fill out the paperwork cannot participate in the ride-along.
- Mon EMS will review all requests on a rolling basis.
- Approved applicants may be subject to background screening.
SCHEDULING
- Participants are scheduled at the convenience of Mon EMS. It is recommended that interns provide multiple days and times of availability.
- Each participant will be assigned to a Mon EMS provider for their shift(s).
- If a participant is unable to make a shift, they must notify the on-duty supervisor at 304-376-6344 and send an email message to supervisor@monems.org prior to the shift start time.
- Failure to attend a scheduled shift without notice as described will result in dismissal from the ride-a-long program.
APPEARANCE
- Student participants must wear their education program’s assigned uniform. If no uniform is assigned, the intern must comply with the requirements of this section.
- Black or dark blue uniform or trouser style pants are acceptable. No jeans, denim, or leggings allowed.
- No visibly offensive tattoos or piercings that would inhibit patient care or crew safety.
- Participants must exhibit good personal hygiene (no body odor, no perfumes or colognes, etc.)
PARTICIPATION IN PATIENT CARE
- All primary patient care will be provided by licensed and credentialed Mon EMS providers (EMTs and paramedics).
- As allowed and directed by their assigned Mon EMS field provider, participants may participate in care up to their level of training in a formal education program or EMS certification. Participants may be overridden by their assigned supervising provider at any time.
SEPARATION
- An education program may have an existing agreement on file with Mon EMS for durations in excess of 6 months.
- Mon EMS administration may at any time terminate a ride-a-long for any reason.