Laura Chartier
Iron Mountain,MI
Summary
Authorized to work in the US for any employer Certified, entry-level Emergency Medical Technician with educational background adept at learning processes associated with assessing emergencies and delivering exceptional problem-solving and decision-making processes. Highly-skilled emergency services professional calmly and quickly assesses medical situations.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Medical Technician
INTEGRITY CARE EMS
Iron Mountain, MI
06.2022 - Current
- Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care
- Communicated with lucid patients to gather incident and medical history information
- Conducted equipment and vehicle checks to maintain continuous and safe operation
- Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines
- Restocked ambulance with proper equipment such as vents, ET tubes, medication and IV pump tubing to maintain optimum inventory
Security Guard
PROJECT SERVICE INC
Iron Mountain, MI
03.2022 - Current
- Assist with medical, fire, or hazmat issues as needed
- Checked identification of persons entering and exiting facility to eliminate unauthorized visitors.
- Weekly and monthly inspections of fire extinguishers, hose stations, and SCBAs
- Greet truck drivers, check them in and ensure they are getting the right paperwork when they are leaving
- Checking in chemical trucks
- Patrolled and monitored premises in company vehicle, on bicycle and by foot.
- Oversaw daily monitoring and patrolled buildings, grounds, and work sites.
- Remained calm, assertive and mindful to think critically and problem solve during stressful situations.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center
Iron Mountain, MI
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Greet Veterans and do COVID screening before allowing entrance into hospital
- Assist patients to appointments as needed
- Help in urgent care with patients that need 1:1, as well as bringing patients to imaging for them as needed
- Help in lab by drawing blood of patients and sending it to lab
- Administer pre-procedure COVID tests
Certified Nursing Assistant
MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES
Kingsford, MI
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels
- Preformed post Mortem Care
Bus Driver
Choice Transportation
Kingsford, MI
09.2018 - 10.2019
- Drive AM and PM school bus route along with 5 Vocational Education routes throughout day
- Extra curricular runs when needed
- Transported passengers safely along prescribed routes according to tight schedules.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections of bus for safe operation.
- Performed bus driving duties while keeping student safety in mind to maintain good safety record.
- Maintained Michigan driver's license to enable legal operation of school buses for student transport, field trips and other purposes.
- Limousine runs
- Office work in QuickBooks
- Payroll
- Reconciling accounts
- Filing
- Scheduling
Switchboard Operator
Dickinson County Healthcare System
Iron Mountain, MI
04.2018 - 06.2018
- Answering phones
- Scanning documents
- Helping billing department with tasks such as running credit cards and pulling credits for patient accounts
- Directing visitors and patients
- Connected callers with appropriate professional, department or business.
Assistant Manager
Taco John's
Watford City, ND
07.2014 - 04.2015
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy and reducing discrepancies.
- Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies and forecast future needs.
- Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service and responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service.
- Set and enforced policies focused on increasing team productivity and strengthening operational efficiency.
- Monitored security and handled incidents calmly.
- Assessed job applications and made hiring recommendations to bring in top candidates for key vacancies.
- Verified inventory counts remained within monthly tolerance levels and compiled financial data in compliance with budget.
- Established and optimized schedules to keep coverage and service in line with forecasted demands.
Office Manager
Wendy Lake Accounting and Taxes
Niagara, WI
01.2004 - 04.2013
- Cleaning
- Answering phones
- Scheduling
- Prepare payroll
- Correspondence with clients and staff
- Ensuring supplies were on hand
- Invoices
- Maintained computer and physical filing systems.
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
Cashier
Murphy USA
Iron Mountain, MI
08.2010 - 08.2011
- Cleaning
- Stocking
- Cashier
- Customer service
- Deposits
- Rural Route Independent Carrier
- Operated cash register for cash, check and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
Rural Mail Carrier Associate
US Postal Service
Florence, WI
01.2008 - 06.2011
- Delivered mail and packages to customers on prescribed route while processing check submissions, money orders and stamp purchases in field.
- Sorted mail according to order of address appearance for easy access in field.
- Maintained records on customers with mail forwarding and change of address requests.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Hyland Nursing Home
Iron Mountain, MI
10.2005 - 11.2007
- Caring for residents which includes
- Dressing
- Feeding
- Ambulating
- Bathing
- Oral care
- Visiting with residents when needed someone to talk to
- Making sure residents are comfortable
- Post mortem care
- Charting
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Job Coach/Housekeeper
Houskeeper, Trico
, MI
06.2005 - 10.2005
- Aiding mentally disabled in learning to do specific tasks
- Cleaning guest rooms at hotel
- Transportation of coworkers
- Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education and employment history
Certified Nursing Assistant
Manor Care
Kingsford, MI
03.2004 - 05.2005
- Caring for residents which includes
- Dressing
- Feeding
- Ambulating
- Bathing
- Oral care
- Visiting with residents when needing someone to talk to
- Making sure residents are comfortable
- Post mortem care
- Charting
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Education
High School Diploma - general
Niagara Public School
Niagara, Wisconsin05.2004
Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Communications
- Administrative Experience
- School bus driving
- Phlebotomy (2 years)
- EMT experience (Less than 1 year)
- Patient Care
- Laboratory Experience
Accomplishments
- August 2018 to Present
- Class B CDL with passenger and school bus endorsements
- Do not have the air brake endorsement
- CNA
- October 2019 to Present
- CPR Certification
- Phlebotomist
- August 2021 to Present
- Driver's License
- State Tested Nursing Assistant
- EMT-B
- May 2022 to Present
- BLS Certification
Certification
December 2021
State: MI
Endorsements: S (School bus)) - P (Passenger vehicles)
Skills
Multiline
Hospital
CDL-B
CNA
Certified Nursing Assistant
Cna Certified
Microsoft Office
Timeline
Emergency Medical Technician
INTEGRITY CARE EMS
06.2022 - Current
Security Guard
PROJECT SERVICE INC
03.2022 - Current
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center
03.2021 - 03.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES
07.2019 - 03.2021
Bus Driver
Choice Transportation
09.2018 - 10.2019
Switchboard Operator
Dickinson County Healthcare System
04.2018 - 06.2018
Assistant Manager
Taco John's
07.2014 - 04.2015
Cashier
Murphy USA
08.2010 - 08.2011
Rural Mail Carrier Associate
US Postal Service
01.2008 - 06.2011
Certified Nursing Assistant
Hyland Nursing Home
10.2005 - 11.2007
Job Coach/Housekeeper
Houskeeper, Trico
06.2005 - 10.2005
Certified Nursing Assistant
Manor Care
03.2004 - 05.2005
Office Manager
Wendy Lake Accounting and Taxes
01.2004 - 04.2013
High School Diploma - general
Niagara Public School
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