Your Expectations
Our volunteers provide emergency medical care and transportation services to the citizens and visitors of Virginia Beach. As a whole our EMS system answers more than 50,000 emergency calls each year with volunteer staffed ambulances supplemented by career providers. The residents and visitors of our city rely on Volunteers to provide this critical service, we we are able to provide free of charge.
As an Ocean Park member all training that is necessary to serve the community as a volunteer is provided to you at no cost. The entry level training is the "BLS Academy" which will certify you as a National Registered Emergency Medical Technician, with CPR (AHA BLS), Emergency Vehicle Operator (EVOC), and various operations courses. The length of the training varies depending on what format you elect to enroll in.
At no cost to you, Ocean Park will provide you with continuing education, the latest equipment and technology to serve your patients.
As an Ocean Park member all training that is necessary to serve the community as a volunteer is provided to you at no cost. The entry level training is the "BLS Academy" which will certify you as a National Registered Emergency Medical Technician, with CPR (AHA BLS), Emergency Vehicle Operator (EVOC), and various operations courses. The length of the training varies depending on what format you elect to enroll in.
At no cost to you, Ocean Park will provide you with continuing education, the latest equipment and technology to serve your patients.
What you bring to the table
Here at Ocean Park we set high standards for performance and the delivery of care. When your neighbor dials 911 they deserve the best service every time. Our behavior should instill confidence in the community and our patients. We provide the highest standards of customer service and patient care. We treat everyone, including fellow members, responders and bystanders with courtesy and respect.
View your time as an EMT like you would any other job. While volunteering at Ocean Park you will be expected to uphold all policies and procedures ensuring the job gets done right,
As a Volunteer EMT, the community relies on Ambulances and response apparatus to be staffed when they call 911 in their time of need. You are expected to stand duty on a regular basis, and be on time so calls can be answered. Your neighbors, community and your partner are relying on you, flexibility for illness, emergencies and unique scenarios are allowed and handled as they arise like at any other job.
Most members stand duty for 48 hours a month. Your schedule is flexible to accommodate your needs. We offer varying shift times and lengths allowing you to contribute around your schedule. Ocean Park offers a flexible "leave" program that can offer you time off or a reduction in duties when you need the time. Your typical duty day will consist of preparing your ambulance for the shift, answering calls for service to include treating the sick an injured with the latest prehospital care, day or night.
View your time as an EMT like you would any other job. While volunteering at Ocean Park you will be expected to uphold all policies and procedures ensuring the job gets done right,
As a Volunteer EMT, the community relies on Ambulances and response apparatus to be staffed when they call 911 in their time of need. You are expected to stand duty on a regular basis, and be on time so calls can be answered. Your neighbors, community and your partner are relying on you, flexibility for illness, emergencies and unique scenarios are allowed and handled as they arise like at any other job.
Most members stand duty for 48 hours a month. Your schedule is flexible to accommodate your needs. We offer varying shift times and lengths allowing you to contribute around your schedule. Ocean Park offers a flexible "leave" program that can offer you time off or a reduction in duties when you need the time. Your typical duty day will consist of preparing your ambulance for the shift, answering calls for service to include treating the sick an injured with the latest prehospital care, day or night.
What's in it for me?
So, what do you get out of this?
This will be a life changing experience for you. Our volunteers come from all walks of life and Ocean Park is truly one big family. Weather you are looking to make new friends, expand your career horizons or just give back to the community we have a place for you.
The skills you will learn will forever make you a valuable person. Many members have used the opportunities to jump start careers in public safety ad Paramedics, Firefighter, Police Officers and Dispatchers. Others have used the experience providing medical care to others as a segway into practinging medicine as Physician Assistants, Nurses and Doctors.
Put your leadership skills, compassion and knowledge to the test by serving as a Volunteer with Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad!
