Orange Coast College Emergency Medical Technology

Memorial for Phylicia Hassapis will be this Sunday in Santa Ana. All are welcome.

We are still looking for Orange County certified and licensed EMTs to fill at least one skills instructor opening. Do you have what it takes? The hours are Thursdays 1645-2245. There will be some opportunities for Tuesday day time work during EMR CPR instruction. You will get the opportunity to become an AHA BLS instructor. Two of our skills instructors have gone on to become part time faculty (that pays a lot more!). please contact the program director if you are qualified and interested.

One more thing! If you are enrolled in EMS 150, EMS 150L, and EMS 151, consider getting started on your serial TB Skin Testing (TST) now. You are required to have two negative tests about 1-2 weeks apart. However, DO NOT get any vaccinations at this time. They can cause a false positive in your reading. Always complete your serial TST before you receive any vaccinations if required. You will learn more the first week. The Orange County Health Services offers many of these services for free, as does Memorial Urgent Care in Fountain Valley to OCC Students, and most Urgent Cares offer TSTing for $20-30.

If you are enrolled in EMS 150, EMS 150L, and EMS 151, please get your Varicella titer tested now before the semester begins. Bring your results the first week of school. It would also be a good idea to get your Hepatitis B Titer tested, but DO NOT get any vaccinations for ANYTHING at this time. Wait for instructions the first week.

Remember to bring your current and valid AHA Healthcare Provider CPR Card (BLS) the first day of class for EMS 150. We do not accept any other CPR training, nor do we accept letters from instructors or receipts. Here are the remaining schedules at rcpals in Anaheim (rcpals.com) and CME associates in Anaheim where you will get your card the same day. An example of what your card should look like is below and it must be signed in ink by you on the back.

We continue to get questions about the prerequisites for the EMT Training Program. This is what is in the college catalog and on the online schedule. You cannot enroll onto the wait list if you do not meet one of these requirements within OCC's enrollment system. If you meet this prerequisite from another school go to the Consumer and Health Sciences Division office with a copy of your college transcript validated that you meet this prerequisite and they will assist you. The enrollment system does not verify your AHA HCP CPR validation. We do that the first day.

There is still plenty of room on our wait list. Our wait list is used from EMSLab. Waitlisted students are petitioners, but are given priority, in the order they appear on the wait list, over traditional petitioners. Remember that EVERYONE must bring their current and valid AHA Healthcare Provider CPR card the first day of class - no exceptions.

Hurry! JOB OPPORTUNITY!! If you are interested in short term EMT work starting this Thursday, July 17, 2015 please contact the OCC Program Director at [email protected] This is a 3-week assignment Thursdays through Sunday at a cheerleading camp at Vanguard University. I do not yet know the hours or the pay, but I will put you in contact with the person who is hiring. Please act quickly.

A special thank you to our Veterans for keeping the U.S. the home of brave. We appreciate your service and sacrifice for our country.