Austin-Travis County EMS 2024 Annual Report

ALWAYS AIMING HIGHER IN OUR PRACTICE AND IN OUR PEOPLE

ACADEMY & RECRUITING

DOING GOOD MEDICINE. ATTRACTING TOP TALENT. HIRING MOVERS AND SHAKERS. RINSE AND REPEAT.

INNOVATION TO ATTRACT

FY24 was the year of innovation for EMS Recruiting . Under the direction of the Academy operations staff division, we have advanced our recruiting efforts nationwide. We have continued to accept applications year-round, creating more opportunity for potential candidates. Through these efforts we opened a total of 10 hiring processes and four Academies in 2024.

REACHING THROUGH EVENTS

EMS Recruiting meets face-to-face with potential recruits through a variety of outreach and community events to recruit top talent for our department. Leading 97 outreach events, expos, conferences, job fairs, college/high school visits, community events, and military career fairs.

ONBOArDED 81 MEMBERS TO ATCEMS

KEEPING WITH TRADITION WHILE GROWING INTO THE FUTURE

EMS Recruiting continues to increase the number of applications projected for each fiscal year, expanding our overall diversity within our applications and new hires.

BLS and lateral academy for new hire candidates is 10 weeks - ALS internal students academy is 16 weeks

1,285

41%

10

HIRED 33%

FEMALES

TOTAL APPLICANTS

DIVERSE APPLICANTS

HIRING PROCESSES

NATIONAL REACH

2024 ANNUAL REPORT

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