Derek Meeks

In this role, I am Responsible for Cleaning and organizing my ambulance, along with maintaining my ambulance in a manner that will make it fit to drive for the duration of my shift. Shifts can range anywhere from 12 to 24 hours. I am responsible in promptly responding to emergency calls for service in which an individual of the community is in need of emergency medical assistance, I am Responsible for treating patients to the best of my ability while staying within my scope of practice and recognizing when a higher level of care is needed for the patient. I am responsible for transporting patients safely to the hospital and getting them to that definitive care they need outside of pre-hospital patient care.

American Medical Response - Emergency Medical Services

In this role I am responsible for many different things including but not limited to: BLS(Basic Life Support) Medical care to sick or injured patients, also driving the ambulance to and from Businesses, Schools, Private residences, Hospitals, etc. in parts of our operation I am tasked with picking patients up from the hospital and taking that patient to a skilled nursing facility or back to their residence. I am responsible for that patients well being and care and tasked with writing a PCR(Patient Care Report) to document my time with the patient. PCRs are legal documents once they are submitted.

In the other part of our operation, I am tasked with responding to 911 calls for medical services and/or emergencies. I am also tasked with driving the ambulance whilst using lights and sirens. I am then tasked with caring for patients and diagnosing issues that need to be fixed at the basic care level or determine if a higher care level is permitted for the patient in the form of an EMT-Advanced or EMT-Paramedic. I am also tasked with writing a thoroughly documented PCR for the encounter with all patients that will also be a legal document once it is submitted. Furthermore I am tasked with maintained the operability of my truck/unit in terms of medical supplies and also maintaining the cleanliness of the truck/unit.

Being legally authorized to practice as an Emergency Medical Technician in this two part operation requires a dual state certification and licensing in the states of Kentucky and Indiana

Kentucky - Interfaculty Transfers / Transports

Indiana - 911 Response Only

This Position requires many certifications and licenses

CPR & AED Completion Certificate

EMT-B Licensing Kentucky/Indiana

State Observed Competency Skills Test

NIMS (Many Courses)

EVOC (In house cone course)

Course Completion (EMT-B Course held by AMR)

Autism Awareness

State Issued Drivers License.

American Medical Response - Emergency Medical Services

I was hired into this company for the sole purpose of attending the companies on site class for EMT-Basic. In this class I was taught and trained by state licensed instructors and trained to state standards for the states of Kentucky and Indiana. This was an 8 week course paid for completely by the AMR company. Following the course, instructors would have to sign off on students indicating they are ready for the National Registry Test for Emergency Medical Technicians. After Sign off from the lead instructor they student would schedule the time,date, and location of the test being that there are select authorized testing locations. after completion and passing of the test the student would then apply for first Kentucky EMT-B License Numbers. After obtained Ky numbers the student would then apply for Indiana EMT-B License Numbers and also watch a few short slide shows that also includes quizzes that test your knowledge. Furthermore, the student would then be laterally promoted in the company from EMT-Student to the role of EMT-Basic.

I graduated this course with passing the on site course along with Nation Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians. I also acquired my Kentucky and Indiana EMT-B License Numbers.

Amazon -

I was Responsible for packing orders to company standards, all while ensuring proper safety techniques inside of a busy warehouse with miles of moving conveyer belts. Also, at times I was tasked with picking orders and getting them ready for packing.

This Position Required only the onsite training and onboarding held prior to position placement. This training entailed, Safety, Safe Lifting, Drills,

New Chapel Fire/EMS -

I was responsible for driving an ambulance to emergencies and to the hospital. driving while my EMT Partner treated patients in the back of the ambulance. also transported patients home or to skilled nursing facilities from a various number of hospitals. I was responsible for cleaning and keeping my ambulance in a working and professional manner. furthermore, I would respond to fire emergencies with the volunteer side of the agency when we would receive a fire call. I would respond on either a fire truck from out station or in my ambulance to the scene and don fire gear to go into a firefighter role.

This Position required the following certifications:

CPR & AED License Card

EVOC Certificate

CEVO Certificate (In house cone course)

State Issued Drivers License

Firefighter Module Courses

Scott County Emergency Communications -

I was Responsible for taking 911 calls from the public. Answering admin phone lines from various alarm companies such as; Security alarm companies, Medical alarm companies, Fire alarm companies. I was also tasked with dispatching emergency units to calls for service, weather that be Police emergencies, Medical emergencies, Fire emergencies, Animal Control calls, and also calls for the Highway Dept and City/County Electric company. furthermore, I was tasked with putting incidents into the county wide CAD(Computer Aided Dispatch). This also involved running background checks for road officers and checking for wanted subjects.

This position required the following certifications.

CPR & AED License Card

Certificate from an online Typing class

EMD(Emergency Medical Dispatching) 2 week off site class.

NIMS(National Incident Management System) Various courses throughout the NIMS Courses. (There are many but only 4 were required)

New Chapel Fire/EMS -

I was responsible for driving an ambulance to emergencies and to the hospital. driving while my EMT Partner treated patients in the back of the ambulance. also transported patients home or to skilled nursing facilities from a various number of hospitals. I was responsible for cleaning and keeping my ambulance in a working and professional manner. furthermore, I would respond to fire emergencies with the volunteer side of the agency when we would receive a fire call. I would respond on either a fire truck from out station or in my ambulance to the scene and don fire gear to go into a firefighter role.

This Position required the following certifications:

CPR & AED License Card

EVOC Certificate

CEVO Certificate (In house cone course)

State Issued Drivers License

Firefighter Module Courses

Johnson Township Volunteer Fire Department -

In this role I was voted on to this department by the membership of the dept. I was voted on at the age of 14 years old into the role of Jr. Firefighter. My responsibility was to assist around the fire house in cleaning trucks and assisting with fundraisers to help with funds at the fire house. Also at times would go to fire calls and assist with tasks on scene at the low risk level such as grabbing tools and pulling hoses, etc. once I reached the age of 18 I was promoted to Prob. Firefighter where I was tasked with normal tasks as my fellow firefighters while being evaluated by my superiors. I did not continue any longer on this dept due to being a young adult still in high school and working.