Mac Kahler
Ames,IA
Summary
Proactive professional with experience in rural EMS setting, demonstrating advanced level care and treatment as a single resource. Committed to providing compassionate and competent patient care while working collaboratively within a team.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Paramedic
Forest City Ambulance
Forest City, IA
06.2024 - Current
- Respond to calls of service within Winnebago County, and portions of Worth and Hancock Counties.
- Provide ALS care as a single resource until an ambulance arrives.
- Manage BLS unit responding to multiple calls as the lead paramedic within the county.
- Manage all maintenance of ambulances and fly cars.
- Perform all daily rig checks and inventory at the beginning of each shift.
- Work with surrounding hospitals to facilitate transport for patients needing a higher level of care.
Paramedic
Kossuth County EMS
Algona , Iowa
02.2024 - Current
- Respond to 911 calls within Kossuth County out of both North and South stations.
- Provide inter-facility transport for patients out of Kossuth Regional Healthcare.
- Manage all 911 scenes and the lead paramedic.
- Perform all daily duties, such as rig checks and station duties.
- Work with volunteer and full time staff to find coverage and responses at times of high call volume.
Firefighter/EMT/Paramedic
Arnold's Park/Okoboji Fire Rescue and Dive team
Okoboji, IA
05.2023 - 09.2024
- Provide fire suppression, advanced medical care, and water rescue within the cities of Arnolds Park and Okoboji.
- Having a high understanding of firefighting and rescue operations.
- Providing standby services for many community events within the area.
- Providing water and diving rescue operations in all types of environments.
- Confidently operating Engines, ladder trucks, off-road vehicles, boats and jet skies
EMT/Paramedic
Lakes Regional Healthcare
Spirit Lake, IA
03.2022 - 09.2024
- Respond to 911 calls within Dickinson and Southern Jackson County.
- Assist ER, ICU, OB, and med/surg floors with IVs, rapid responses, and code blues.
- Provide security for the hospital and ER.
- Work closely with the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, local Police Departments, and Fire Rescue Departments.
- Understanding and controlling different types of response vehicles, such as 4x4 rangers, and being comfortable on different types of watercraft.
EMT
MercyOne Northeast Iowa
Waterloo, IA
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Responded to various cities within Black Hawk County as the ALS truck.
- Provided inter-facility transport from surrounding hospitals to the U of I, Mayo Clinic, and MercyOne Des Moines.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mason City High School
Mason City, IA05-2019
Some College (No Degree) - EMT
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, IASome College (No Degree) - Paramedic
School Of EMS
Sioux Falls, SDSkills
- Preforming well under pressure
- Providing ALS care
- Confidence in diagnosing and treating medical emergencies
- Critical decision making
- Physically fit to preform all duties
- Holding all current certifications for a paramedic
Timeline
Paramedic
Forest City Ambulance
06.2024 - Current
Paramedic
Kossuth County EMS
02.2024 - Current
Firefighter/EMT/Paramedic
Arnold's Park/Okoboji Fire Rescue and Dive team
05.2023 - 09.2024
EMT/Paramedic
Lakes Regional Healthcare
03.2022 - 09.2024
EMT
MercyOne Northeast Iowa
10.2021 - 02.2022
High School Diploma -
Mason City High School
Some College (No Degree) - EMT
North Iowa Area Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Paramedic
School Of EMS
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