Carl Garms
Buna,TX
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Park Ranger position. Ready to help team achieve state and park goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
16
16
years of post-secondary education
Work History
EMT Advanced
Acadian Ambulance
Beaumont, TX
07.2009 - Current
- Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care.
- Communicated with lucid patients to gather incident and medical history information.
- Developed and maintained rapport with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care.
- Communicated with patients about pain, comfort and needs during transportation and preliminary medical care.
- Restocked ambulance with proper equipment such as vents, ET tubes, medication and IV pump tubing to maintain optimum inventory.
- Conducted equipment and vehicle checks to maintain continuous and safe operation.
- Controlled wounds and injuries en-route to hospitals, prepping patients for advanced treatments or maintaining conditions pre-arrival.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines.
Volunteer Firefighter
Buna Fire Department
Buna, TX
01.2006 - Current
- Maintained close contact with dispatch to receive and share information about current fires, equipment movements and incoming personnel.
- Assessed and repaired fire extinguishers and various fire equipment for stations.
- Effectively supported fire suppression by setting up and maintaining water supply lines.
- Evaluated areas after containing fires to identify and suppress hot spots.
- Laid and connected hoses, held nozzles and directed water streams as part of fire suppression activities at active scenes.
- Searched residential and surrounding areas to locate potential victims and employ rescue tactics and administer first aid.
- Participated in multiple training exercises and in-class training to improve personal fire service knowledge.
- Provided station tours, pre-incident surveys and installed smoke detectors to provide fire education to public.
Hospital Corpsman
US Navy
Multiple, TX
06.1987 - 07.2007
- Administered medical care for range of conditions and basic health concerns.
- Provided emergency medical care and conducted physical exams and interviews to gain medical history and relevant health data.
- Provided leadership, delegation and exceptional medical service in high-pressure situations.
- Transported sick and injured and conducted preliminary physical examinations.
- Rendered emergency medical treatment and administered immunization programs.
- Filled prescriptions and maintained pharmacy stock.
- Maintained treatment records and reports and cared for over 250 injured and sick individuals per week.
- Learned new techniques to better serve patients' needs.
- Kept up with continuing education requirements to maintain certification.
- Evaluated injured or ill persons to determine nature and extent of concerns.
- Followed decontamination and mandatory reporting procedures when dealing with infectious individuals.
- conducted numerous types of briefs, presentations, lectures on a variety of topics to include HIV/STD prevention, blood borne pathogens, personal hygiene, sexual harassment awareness, alcohol and drug abuse recognition and prevention, and food service safety.
- Counseling of individuals concerning career opportunities, rights and benefits
- Performed inspections and surveys of foods and food service facilities, berthing spaces, and recreational facilities
Skills
Patient Condition Observation
- Venipuncture Procedure
- Vital Sign Assessment
- Dispatcher Communication
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Work Coordination
- Rapport Building
- Drug Inventory Management
- Medical History Recording
- Advanced Lifesaving Procedures
- Patient Positioning
- Treatment Documentation
- Emotional Support
- Emergency Treatment Procedures
- Drug Reaction Intervention
Certification
- AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician National registry- 8 years
- Certified firefighter, Buna, TX Fire department- 17 years
- EMT-B Florida Department of Health
- Wildland Firefighter type 2- Texas
- Instructor 1 - Texas
Education
Certificate - Firefighting
Texas A&M Engineering Extension
College Station, TX Jul.2006 - Jul.2022
Certificate - Wildland Firefighter Type 2
Capital Area Interagency Wildfire Academy
Bastrop, TX Oct.2023 - Oct.2023
Timeline
Certificate - Wildland Firefighter Type 2
Capital Area Interagency Wildfire Academy
Oct.2023 - Oct.2023
EMT Advanced
Acadian Ambulance
07.2009 - Current
Certificate - Firefighting
Texas A&M Engineering Extension
Jul.2006 - Jul.2022
Volunteer Firefighter
Buna Fire Department
01.2006 - Current
Hospital Corpsman
US Navy
06.1987 - 07.2007
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