Matthew J Katele
Summary
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
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
EMT-B
Ridge Ambulance
01.2024 - Current
- Taking vitals on patients during transport
- Working together with a partner to provide high quality care to a patient throughout their time under our care
- Communicating with our dispatching center as well as supervisors in cases where it is necessary
- Assessing patients in a variety of settings
- Triaging patients to identify how acute they are
- Supported accurate documentation processes by completing detailed patient care reports within required timeframes.
- Streamlined communication with other healthcare professionals by effectively relaying vital signs and pertinent information upon arrival at hospitals or other treatment facilities.
- Ensured timely decision-making under pressure during challenging situations
- Reduced risk of infection transmission among patients while providing care through strict adherence to universal precautions guidelines.
- Boosted patient satisfaction through compassionate communication and empathetic care during crises.
Crew Member
wendy’s
05.2022 - 01.2024
- Introduced 6 new employees to various stations and positions, and provided training on various stations
- Communicating with customers to ensure a positive experience, and working with customers to resolve issues with their order
- Learn about and operate through all station in the restaurant
- Delegate tasks to coworkers to keep work going efficiently
- Collaborated with team members to complete orders.
- Worked well with teammates and accepted coaching from management team.
Education
Associate - science
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL05.2024
High School -
Waubonsie Valley High School
05.2022
Skills
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Excel
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medication administration
- Patient assessment techniques
- Compassion and empathy
- Direct patient care
Certification
- BLS Provider Certification, American Heart Association, 06/25, 06/27
- NREMT-B, NREMT, 12/23, 03/26
Community Experience
Honey Rock Camp, Wheaton, IL, Camp counselor, 05/21 – 08/21, Supervised elementary to middle school aged children to make sure they were following the camp rules and remaining safe, Helped set up large community activities with a team of counselors, Assisted senior counselors with challenging camper situations, Helped set up smaller community activities with respective areas instructor(s), Worked with a large group of counselors to receive, record, organize and distribute luggage for 300-400 campers
Clubs And Organizations
- Engaging Leaders, Learned leadership qualities based of The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, Learned how to apply these skills in a group environment, Solidified my own leadership philosophy and qualities
- National Society of Leadership and Success, Learned how to effectively form a goal using the SMART goal method, Learned how to break one large goal into smaller goals to tackle each goal effectively, Lead my own small group in making progress towards their goals while also being able to understand when personal events got in the way of those goals
Awards
- Dean's list Spring 2023-fall 2024
Research
Predicting Neoantigens for Cancer Using Next-Generation IEDB & CEDAR Tools
- Gathered and organized information for research purposes.
- Conducted thorough literature reviews to identify gaps in knowledge and inform future research directions.
- Worked as member of integrated project team in highly collaborative work environment.
- Applied theories and methods of life sciences to interpret and perform analyses of experimental results.
Timeline
EMT-B
Ridge Ambulance
01.2024 - Current
Crew Member
wendy’s
05.2022 - 01.2024
High School -
Waubonsie Valley High School
Associate - science
Waubonsee Community College