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Gina Arellano

Santa Maria,California

Summary

Meticulous hard worker, excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure. I'm a flexible former seasoned Paramedic offering 17 years of service in the emergency medicine industry. I have a strong background in training and years of experience and knowledge underneath me and am able to adapt to changing priorities, maintain a positive attitude and strong work ethic. More recently I have been working for Costco as a morning merchandiser at the Santa Maria location warehouse. I have years of experience working with the general public and dealing with different personalities and characteristics. I feel all these assets would make me a great addition to your team.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Morning Merchandiser

Costco
Santa Maria, California
10.2016 - Current
  • Stocking/Re-stocking various product throughout different areas of the warehouse
  • Use of pallets jacks to maneuver around full and empty pallets of product
  • Forklift Certified. Drive the forklift to place incoming product coming out of the delivery truck into the steel of the warehouse. Also to bring down product from the steel to be placed out on shelf for consumer purchase.
  • Tag incoming product in receiving
  • Keeping a clean and neat work environment to working standards as well as those I work closely with
  • Follow management needs. Go backs, cleaning front end, entrance door, and exit door
  • Assist members at the check out counter. Process their items and work the cash register
  • Use of my time efficiently when not serving customers, including cleaning around my area of work, organizing boxes, helping other cashiers, getting the membership cards before the customers approach the cashier and asking ahead of time if they would like a box for their products
  • Demonstrate integrity and honesty while interacting with guests, team members and managers
  • Maintain high standards of customer service during high volume, fast-paced operations.

Server/Server Trainer

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc
Santa Maria, California
01.2019 - 10.2020
  • Greet guests at their tables, explained menu selections and make recommendations for food and beverage choices
  • Guide guests through the menu while demonstrating thorough knowledge of the food, beverage, and ingredients
  • Maintain complete knowledge of restaurant menu, including daily specials.
  • Maintain clean and presentable tables with tableware and silverware
  • Relay orders to the kitchen by quickly and accurately recording guest selections and keying them into the electronic tablet for sending
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with team members
  • Maintain table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages promptly and courteously

Barista/Barista Trainer

Starbucks
Santa Maria
03.2015 - 10.2017
  • Prepare a variety of customer beverage orders such as espresso drinks, coffee of the day, and hand crafted beverages to Starbucks standards.
  • Follow policies and procedures for operational flow at each station.
  • Follow established safety standards using safe food handling guidelines.
  • Maintain a clean work area and immediate surrounding area.  Follow inventory stocking and recording guidelines.
  • Follow cash handling and register procedures.
  • Follow standards for merchandising, stocking, rotating, and storing all products.
  • Present myself professionally and demonstrate clear communication by using Star Skills with customer and partner interactions.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Paramedic/Paramedic Preceptor/Mental Health Technician

American Medical Response
240 E Hwy 246, Buellton, CA
05.1998 - 02.2015
  • Provided high quality emergency medical care to ill or injured individuals on emergency scenes. 
  • Examined the condition of the patient while on scene; administered oral and intravenous medications if necessary; operate heart monitors, defibrillators, and other equipment; transport patients to medical facilities and interpret readings recorded by heart monitoring devices.  Also, perform endotracheal procedures and relay important information to emergency room staff.
  • Work closely with Helicopter Flight Crews to transport seriously injured patients to nearby Trauma Centers.
  • Clean any areas that may have become contaminated from patients with communicable diseases, check to ensure equipment is functioning properly before being called out to the next emergency, replace any and all used supplies, and make a patient care report of the entire call
  • Work round-the-clock shifts, evenings, weekends, and holidays.


Paramedic Preceptor Duties

-To mentor and evaluate paramedic interns in the field setting

-240 hours of evaluation

-Work with one student at a time to provide clinical learning experience to enhance student knowledge and facilitate roll transition from an observer to a team member to team leader; and ultimately state certified Paramedic status.

-Orient the student to policies, procedures, and equipment on the ambulance

-Review with each student the knowledge, skills, and personal behaviors/attitudes required at an entry level practitioner. 

-Ensure the student obtains the experience necessary to acquire the knowledge, skills, and personal behaviors/attitudes required of an entry level practitioner.

-Use clinical objectives to guide the student through a structured sequence of experiences.

-Provide supervision which is adequate and appropriate to assuring effective and efficient learning.

-Provide the student with feedback and evaluation regarding his/her clinical performance


Mental Health Technician Duties

-Responded to emergency scenes and non-emergency scenes where patients were suffering from an acute psychiatric emergency; i.e. hospitals, patient homes, medical offices, and any and all other possible locations.

-Provide direct patient care, guidance and positive role modeling

-Worked one-on-one with patients to conduct assessments and evaluations of those suffering from an acute psychiatric emergency.

-Worked closely with on call Psychiatrist to determine and complete a treatment plan.

-While demonstrating excellent written communication skills, wrote up "5150" forms and either transported patients to the nearest physiatric hospitals or helped facilitate the transport with the assistance to an ambulance. 

-Demonstrated a strong understanding of psychiatric diagnoses and care.

-Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-Made a full patient care report detailing the entire call.


Hurricane Katrina Deployment       (09/14/2005-10/14/2005)

-Arrived in Baton Rouge and were set up and readily available for deployment on any and all missions needed.

-Assisted with local 911 emergency calls.

-Assisted at the "set up shelters" by administering vaccinations, basic and non-invasive medical needs, some medical monitoring, and positive attitudes to lift spirits.

-Assisted the National Guard with evacuations from local hospitals with the arrival of Hurricane Rita.

-Rode out Hurricane Rita.

Provided more assistance with local 911 emergency calls and transport to outlying cities.

Courtesy Clerk

Lucky Grocery Store
Santa Maria
07.1996 - 07.1999
  • Assisted in the quick efficient checkout service of customers by helping to unload grocery items onto checkstands, bagging groceries, and provided carryout service
  • Conducted price checks
  • "Go backs", Returned items back to the proper shelf locations and helped maintain and clean store shelves by cleaning and fronting products
  • Gathered shopping carts from the parking lot and returning them to their respected area

Busser/Server

Central City Broiler
Santa Maria, TX
02.2002 - 05.2003
  • Seated guests by pulling out chairs, placing clean and current menus in front of guests and recording accurate drink orders
  • Maintained clean dining room, lobby and service areas at all times
  • Assisted with guest inquiries, take-out orders and restaurant cleanliness
  • Moved and arranged tables, chairs and place settings and organized seating for groups with special needs
  • Guided guests through menus while demonstrating thorough knowledge of the food, beverages and ingredients
  • Maintained clean and presentable tables with tableware, spotless glassware, silverware and linens
  • Maintained table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages promptly and courteously
  • Bussed, cleared, cleaned and set tables in quiet and efficient manner
  • Served beverages, breads and butter and replenished items as necessary
  • Explained menu options in detail so that customers could make educated decisions on food items
  • Displayed enthusiasm and knowledge about the restaurant's menu and products
  • Stocked and maintained cleanliness of stations

Education

EMT Certificate - Emergency Medicine

Allan Hancock College

Paramedic License - Emergency Medicine

National College of Technical Institute
2001

High School Diploma -

Ernest Righetti High School
1996

Skills

  • CPR and Child CPR Training
  • Former Paramedic license with 17 years experience working in the field
  • Strong work ethic
  • Calm under pressure
  • Self-awareness
  • Time management
  • Patience
  • Strong active listening skills
  • Motivated team player
  • Natural leader
  • Adaptability
  • Personable
  • Problem solver
  • Willingness to learn
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Multitasking abilities
  • Dependability
  • Ability to work in a team structure
  • Ability to make split second decisions and solve problems
  • Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work

Timeline

Server/Server Trainer

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc
01.2019 - 10.2020

Morning Merchandiser

Costco
10.2016 - Current

Barista/Barista Trainer

Starbucks
03.2015 - 10.2017

Busser/Server

Central City Broiler
02.2002 - 05.2003

Paramedic/Paramedic Preceptor/Mental Health Technician

American Medical Response
05.1998 - 02.2015

Courtesy Clerk

Lucky Grocery Store
07.1996 - 07.1999

EMT Certificate - Emergency Medicine

Allan Hancock College

Paramedic License - Emergency Medicine

National College of Technical Institute

High School Diploma -

Ernest Righetti High School
Gina Arellano