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Katherine Mayer

Katherine Mayer

Austin,TX

Summary

Versatile healthcare and education professional with a proven track record of thriving in high-pressure environments. Demonstrates exceptional maturity and decisiveness while leveraging skills in American Sign Language, basic Spanish, and emergency medicine. Committed to enhancing community well-being through personalized instruction and effective communication.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
5
5

Certifications

Work History

Explorer

Austin-Travis County EMS
Austin, TX
05.2023 - Current
  • Assisted in providing on-scene treatments.
  • Assisted asked patients questions about their medical history to determine the correct treatment for their conditions.
  • Provided emotional support and comfort to patients while transporting them to their hospital of choice.
  • Cleaned and sanitized ambulance and supplies between calls.
  • Responded to 911 calls for assistance with medical emergencies.
  • Monitored vital signs such as pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure.

Swim Instructor

Waterloo Swimming
Austin, USA
08.2021 - Current
  • Customized instruction strategies based on evaluations of student abilities.
  • Taught students aged from eighteen months to seventy-three years of age, and created strategies to help meet the needs of mentally and physically challenged swimmers.
  • Pitched, developed, and ran a new summer camp successfully, and largely independently.
  • Planned, stocked, and budgeted for camp, and wrote specific lessons to teach kids about the dangers of concussions, heat-related emergencies, and stretching before exercise.
  • Communicated with parents and swimmers about skill improvement and behavioral issues.

Westwood High School Health Science Externship

Walgreens
Austin, TX
01.2025 - 02.2025
  • Restocked shelves with new supplies of medications, as needed.
  • Received and filled prescriptions, ensuring that it is the correct drug being filled.
  • Assisted in the organization of the pharmacy by filing patient medications, and removing expired stock.

Westwood High School Health Science Externship

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Round Rock, TX
09.2024 - 12.2024
  • Assisted nursing staff in different tasks, such as patient transport, patient comfort, and patient education.
  • Rotated to different units and learned what each unit does (units visited: ICU, Endoscopy, Day Surgery, Inpatient Physical Therapy, and Inpatient Pharmacy).
  • Monitored vital signs of hospitalized patients throughout their stay in the hospital setting.
  • Prepared treatment rooms for patients by cleaning surfaces, and restocking supplies.

Team Lead, Camp Activity Leader, Volunteer

Camp Beyond Me
Austin, USA
01.2017 - 07.2024

Volunteer

  • As a volunteer with MLF, I prepared supplies and went on 'truck runs' into the homeless community to bring food, clothing, and toiletries to people who need them.
  • Talk with people in the homeless population, and assist wherever possible by listening and making people laugh.
  • As a camp volunteer, I helped prepare and maintain supplies for summer camps ranging from 250 to 800 campers per year.

Activity Leader.

  • As a camp activity leader for two years, I led groups of eight to fifteen campers in planned activities.
  • Work to keep 1st–8th graders involved and interested, having fun while staying on task.

Team Lead.

  • I managed a group of 20 people, and kept them on task.
  • Developed strategies to increase team productivity and improve customer service levels.
  • Monitored team progress, and enforced deadlines.

Education

High School Diploma -

Westwood High School
Austin, TX
05-2025

Certification - Emergency Medical Technician

Austin Community College
Austin, TX
08-2024

Skills

  • Planning
  • Calm under pressure
  • Personalized instruction
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy

Certification

Registered Pharmacy Technician Trainee - 09/2024

  • Texas State Board of Pharmacy

OSHA - 09/2024

  • Career Safe

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - 08/2024

  • Austin Community College

Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) - 09/2024

  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - 05/2024

  • Westwood High School Health Science Academy

Languages

English
Native language
American Sign Language
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
A1

Timeline

Westwood High School Health Science Externship

Walgreens
01.2025 - 02.2025

Westwood High School Health Science Externship

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
09.2024 - 12.2024

Explorer

Austin-Travis County EMS
05.2023 - Current

Swim Instructor

Waterloo Swimming
08.2021 - Current

Team Lead, Camp Activity Leader, Volunteer

Camp Beyond Me
01.2017 - 07.2024

High School Diploma -

Westwood High School

Certification - Emergency Medical Technician

Austin Community College