Chris Matera

• Administered close patient care, checked vital signs, and monitored telemetry.
• Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
• Maintained comfort and safety of each patient through careful monitoring and knowledge application.
• Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored conditions to update nursing staff.

• Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care.
• Controlled wounds and injuries en-route to hospitals, prepping patients for advanced treatments or maintaining conditions pre-arrival.
• Triaged patients in emergency situations based on life-threatening needs and delegated tasks to better provide treatment to maximum patients at once.
• Conducted equipment and vehicle checks to maintain continuous and safe operation.
• Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines.
• Communicated with patients about pain, comfort, and needs during transportation and preliminary medical care.
• Collaborated with medical professionals to communicate patient needs with accuracy and speed using hospital and medical codes.
• Developed and maintained rapport with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care.
• Evaluated patient histories to assess and prioritize levels of care.
• Administered emergency medication to patients, quickly responding to changes in conditions and medication reactions.
• Maintained accurate patient records and documentation of treatments to enable tracking history and safeguard information.
• Assisted with lifting and moving patients.
• Transported patients to medical facilities and provided transportation to follow-up appointments.
• Responded to 911 calls for medical emergencies.
• Conducted patient intake and triage procedures.

Private midwifery practice, providing comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care, and home birth as a licensed midwife. During this time, I spent three months working with community midwives in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

Participated in the development community health programs under grant funding. Worked on COVID-19 emergency response as case investigator, contact tracer, and care resource coordinator.

Volunteer placement with Rowing Together, a small Spanish NGO. Maintained a clinic within the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) medical compound outside of Moria refugee camp, providing gynecological and reproductive care, health and sanitation education, and collaboration with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regarding cases of sexual and gender-based violence.

12- and 24-hour shifts (36-60+ hrs/wk) at a high-volume, freestanding birthing center and midwifery school in a binational, multicultural setting. Provided prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care. Responsible for training and supervising students in clinical skills, managing student teams and teaching academic classes. Other responsibilities included chart review, risk assessment and making appropriate transfers to higher-level care. During my residency I managed data tabulation and analysis of our practice’s clinical statistics in Excel, creating a Quarterly Review.