Responsibilities include, but not limited to: responding to and providing care for patients in an ALS 911 emergency setting
Adapting to a new state, setting and protocols within a short period of time
Coordinating and maintain appropriate working situations with volunteer ambulance and fire departments as to provide the best care available for all patients
Performing ALS skills in an emergency setting
Having a vast knowledge of medications, both carried by the medic and prescription medications that may be prescribed to patients
Training and educating new staff members in the travel position
Assisting and teaching crew members with IPCR charting
Volunteering time as an EMT instructor at the bureau of emergency services for Putnam County
Being very flexible with scheduling to help out as much as needed to help ensure the success of the transition of companies within the county.
Paramedic
ABC Ambulance and Mobile IV Nurses, Responsibilities include but not limited
10.2020 - Current
Assessing and providing patients in an ALS interfacility setting, preparing patients for transport and procedures, placing PIVs, placing and maintaining advanced airway devices, administering medications, performing and interpreting 12 lead EKGs
Following company protocols and regulations regarding ALS protocols, patient safety, HIPAA compliance, appropriate use of chemical and physical restraints for psychiatric and petitioned patients, ensuring appropriate documentation is obtained for every patient
Maintaining a clean and stocked ambulance and drug box
Cleaning and stocking ALS and BLS equipment, driving ambulance, educating and coaching patients through procedures
Working as a team with my EMT partner and hospital staff
Providing the best patient care experience for every patient.
Emergency Department Technician
Phoenix Children's Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2020
Lab Assistant
Washington Elementary School District
01.2006 - 01.2010
Responsibilities included: ensuring the correct specimen for the correct patient was being received and processed, preparing send out specimens for transport to different facilities, assisting nurses in collection by giving them correct volumes and tube type based ordered tests, careful handling of specimens, using proper and polite phone etiquette and using proper PPE while handling specimens.
Instructional Assistant
Life
01.2004 - 01.2005
Assisting Site Coordinator in daily tracking of billing and payments, as well as opening daily and being responsible for logging attendance
Part of a team caring for 80+ children
Duties include providing snacks, organizing activities, helping students with their homework
Maintaining an environment of calm discipline, while adhering to a daily schedule and routine
Also participated in field trips, as well as holiday and summer break programs
Organized and collected funds from sponsors, as well as set
up and break down of team area
Recruited fellow classmates
to get involved and help in this annual event.
P.A.C
01.2003 - 01.2004
Volunteered on a team responsible for day care activities for 100+ children.
Patient Transporter
Responsibilities include but not limited
Obtaining and recording vital signs on patients, performing EKGs, assisting RNs and doctors with procedures (i.e., starting IVs, holding for lumbar punctures, setting up and holding with laceration repairs, setting up and assisting with conscious sedations for reductions, setting up and assisting with I&Ds, etc.), applying splints, removing or modifying casts, placing catheters, performing blood draws, performing all bedside lab tests
Bedside technician for traumas and resuscitations
Performing chest compressions, having an in-depth knowledge of trauma room supplies
Aiding families and patients in patient education, as well as helping cope with loss or recent diagnosis of terminal illnesses
Responsibilities included: ensuring the correct patient was being moved to the correct location in a safe and timely manner, cleaning and upkeep of equipment, assisting the patient to transportation device (i.e., wheelchair, stretcher, wagon, bed), making sure equipment was clean and ready for use upon completion of transport.
Education
degree - Paramedicine
Paradise Valley Community College
Current
high school diploma - general studies
Thunderbird High School
2007
Certification
NY, AZ, CO State and Nationally Certified Emergency Paramedic
State Registered Emergency Medical Technician
BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified by AHA Standards for health care providers
AHA certified BLS, ACLS and PALS instructor
Timeline
Travel Paramedic
Putnam County EMS
01.2022 - Current
Paramedic
ABC Ambulance and Mobile IV Nurses, Responsibilities include but not limited