Karl Gjertsen
1386 Lakes Rd Monroe,NY
Summary
Seasoned paramedic with extensive experience in 911 response, tactical medicine, and multi-agency operations. Brings strong leadership, supervisory skills, strong communication, adaptability, and sound clinical reasoning to high-stress situations while maintaining safety, professionalism, and excellent patient care.
Overview
1
1
Certification
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Night Shift Supervisor
The Valley Hospital
599 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, New Jersey
12.2007 - Current
- Certified New Jersey paramedic delivering accurate advanced life support patient care.
- Overnight ALS and BLS supervisor.
- Maintains positive working relationships with nearby volunteer BLS agencies, police departments, and fire departments.
- Follows Valley Hospital SERVE standards in daily patient care.
- Works with hospital team members to support best possible patient outcomes.
- Corrects issues to support Valley Hospital standards.
- Resolved employee questions, workplace issues, and conflicts in professional manner.
- Provided guidance and direction to fellow staff regarding job duties and responsibilities.
- Resolved customer complaints.
- Completed shift reports and communicated updates to day management.
- Managed overnight operations including department staffing, sickouts, vehicle issues, BLS 911 calls, BLS interfacility transports, STCU transports, and MICU 911 responses.
- Resolved staff issues and escalated urgent concerns to management.
- Managed night shift operations and maintained safe working environment for all personnel.
- Coordinated with day shift supervisors regarding unfinished tasks or issues arising during night shifts.
Paramedic
Rockland Paramedic Services
17 Squadron Blvd. New City , NY
09.2000 - Current
- New York State Paramedic with strong clinical skills.
- Provides ALS assessments and delivers appropriate treatment based on patient condition.
- Follows NYS DOH and Hudson Valley RMAC protocols.
- Delivers highest standard of professional patient care to individuals in need across Rockland and Orange Counties.
- Works closely with town, local, and state agencies to support coordinated patient care and better outcomes.
- Leads and coordinates difficult rescues and complex incident responses.
- Serves as Tactical Paramedic detailed to Rockland County REACT Team.
- Serves as SOD Paramedic with prior deployments to Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief in City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana.
- Serves as Technical Rescue Team Paramedic.
Paramedic
Empress Ambulance Service
722 Nepperhan Ave Yonkers, NY
05.1996 - Current
- Provided both emergency and non-emergency transports of patients in the Hudson Valley.
- Delivered the highest level of patient care and customer service.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Paramedic
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NYSkills
- Dedicated work ethic
- Patient care excellence
- Safety prioritization
- Attention to detail
- Situational awareness
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Leadership ability
- Public relations
- Networking proficiency
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Team supervision and scheduling
- Safety awareness and compliance
- Supervisory experience
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Tactical response coordination
- Staff scheduling
- Safety awareness
- Problem-solving
- Conflict resolution
- Tactical response coordination
Certification
- Paramedic
- ACLS
- PALS
- PHTLS
- CBRNE
- PRSBI (Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing incidents sponsored by EMRTC and Homeland Security)
- ICS 100,200,700,800,400
- FIREFIGHTER 1 & 2, Hazmat, Extrication Certified
- EVOC, CEVO
Timeline
Night Shift Supervisor
The Valley Hospital
12.2007 - Current
Paramedic
Rockland Paramedic Services
09.2000 - Current
Paramedic
Empress Ambulance Service
05.1996 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Paramedic
Rockland Community College