How to Hire a Set Medic
Hiring a set medic requires careful consideration to ensure you bring someone on board your crew that’s going to honor and protect the members working on your film set. Now, more than ever before, a set medic is a necessity to ensure the safety and health of your film crew. As you seek details on how to hire a set medic, consider the following requirements and testing to ensure your film set medic is the right EMT for the job.
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#1. Check Credentials
The first step to hiring any set medic is to check the credentials of those who apply for the position. You’ll want to do a thorough background and credential check to ensure that the medic you’re considering has the skills and education that you desire.
Most set medics are Paramedics or EMTs and have the educational background of such.
#2. Determine Additional Rescue Needs
If you’re hiring a set medic for a basic film set, where cooking or standard filming is taking place, you may not have to seek additional advanced rescue information.
But if your crew intends to film major stunts or activities that could result in injury or potential death, you’ll want to determine any additional rescue needs and the appropriate background or history for the film set medic to have in order to protect your crew.
#3. Advanced rescue services film set medics are involved in:
-Lifeguard
-Jet Ski rescue
-ATV rescue
Most of the time these types of standby rescue crews will be hired in addition to your film crew medic. This way your set medic can focus on the crew and the production tasks that could lead to injury, and the standby crew and focus on being immediately prepared for any emergency, life-threatening injuries or illnesses.
#4. Discuss Compensation & Set Medic Rates
The amount that you will pay your set medic depends on a variety of factors. His or her qualifications and background is one of several factors that goes into determining the set medic rates that you should pay.
As you discuss compensation of your set medic for the task that you are hiring for, be honest about the potential crew size, needs, and risks. Be equally honest about the set medic rates that are acceptable to you for this position.
Compensation of your set medic should be largely tied to the events and interactions taking place between the crew and your set. Set medics generally have to have a background in health and should be versed in mental health too.
As you look to hire a set medic that will help you keep everyone on your film set safe, please be sure to talk openly with anyone that you consider hiring.
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This way you can let them know what the exact needs are with your crew, what safety precaution or tests you intend for them to take with the crew, and how they can work with you to keep your film crew safe.
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