Dennis Mitchell

Highly motivated, experienced pre-hospital care provider. Demonstrated leader that is comfortable working under highly stressful conditions, looking to use my background, experience, and knowledge, to pursue new career opportunities preferably in a supervisory or mid-level management role.

• Certified Instructor Coordinator I/C
• Certified CPR Instructor
• Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) instructor
• P.A.L.S. and A.T.L.S. certified provider
• Field Training Officer EMTs
• Field Training Officer Paramedics
• Recipient of numerous awards including: unit citations, Pre-hospital cardiac arrest save medal
• Dr. Irwin Hirsch excellence in Pre-hospital Trauma Award
• Dedicated member of Boston EMS Honor Guard
• Elected House Of Representatives Union Member Boston Police Patrolman's Association (BPPA) EMS Division
• BEMS Paramedic of the year 2014

• First Response/Life saving techniques
• Respond quickly and safely to 9-1-1 calls for emergency medical assistance
• Administer basic first-aid and advanced life support measures to sick and injured persons
• Assess nature and extent of patients illnesses/injuries
• Develop a working diagnosis of patients and develop a plan for treatment based on patients condition
• Perform rapid and safe extrication of victims under sometimes hazardous conditions, and initiate prompt and safe transport to closest appropriate medical facility
• Re-assess and stabilize patients during transport
• Management
• Administer treatment under medical control guidelines and statewide treatment protocols
• Coordinate patient care with other members of EMS and other public safety agencies
• Occasionally act in supervisory role when Incident Command Structure is indicated
• Customer service
• Comfort and reassure patients and family members
• Complete thorough and accurate patient care report

 Frequent lecturer at public schools encouraging students to pursue a career in EMS, Advocated for and instrumental in procuring Automated External Defibrillators (AED's) for Tewksbury's Public Schools by working closely with Head School Nurse, and School Committee

Dean's List MCC, Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society