PROFILE
Seeking full-time employment in a healthcare environment, where I can continue to apply and enhance my knowledge and skills, all while interacting with people from all walks of life.
EXPERIENCE
Civilian Paramedic, Wayne Township Fire Department, Indianapolis, Indiana — part-time 12/2006 - 01/2008
full-time 01/2008 - present
I work as a civilian paramedic on one of 4 advanced life support ambulances in an agency that responds to more than ten thousand EMS calls annually. While holding strong to the township feel, our coverage area is thirty-six square miles on the west side of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis is home to two level one trauma centers and a pediatric level one trauma center, as well as the state’s only level one burn unit. I work side-by-side with firefighters to provide the most professional and compassionate patient care, utilizing the most current and up-to-date methods and equipment. I started this job on a part-time basis in December 2006, supplementing my other full-time job with 24 hours a week. By January of 2008, I was offered a full-time position. I work with a single partner on the ambulance and I am the highest medical authority on 99.9% of runs, with the exception of our county medical director, a physician, who may meet us on scene. We respond from inside the fire house after our runs are received in the county call-taking center, and dispatched to us via digital radio and mobile data computer. For the duration of my career here, I have worked 24 hour shifts in our rotating schedule 24 hours on, 48 hours off. I have run hundreds of cardiac arrest sequences, utilizing current ACLS practices. My experiences on a 911 ambulance have given me the confidence and know-how to handle a plethora of emergency situations. I have also provided on-the-job training to new employees, paramedic students and EMT students. I have participated in elective courses and trainings throughout the years, sufficient to satisfy my continuing education requirements. In 2013, I was a delegated Situation Intelligence Leader for the Indianapolis Mini Marathon, Indianapolis 500 race & Indianapolis Brickyard 400 race. My role was to standby in the Emergency Operations Center off-site and monitor public safety and threats. I also wrote the 911 computer program with Google docs utilized within the limits of these events that was used to record and dispatch resources appropriately and oversaw the functionality of this program in the days leading up to, and during these major events. I sat alongside local FEMA representatives and Indianapolis’s public safety leaders, and was subsequently asked to join Indiana’s All-Hazards Incident Management Team.
In my current position, I utilize the following tasks or interventions:
Handling of patient cot and driving ambulance emergently, on a daily basis
Bandaging and splinting, on a daily basis
Intravenous cannulation (IV therapy), on a daily basis
Oxygen administration, on a daily basis
Cervical collar and/or backboard placement, on a daily basis
12-lead EKG interpretations, on a daily basis - have used LifePak 12, and Phillips monitors
Pulse oximetry monitoring, on a daily basis
Medication administrations, current with local protocols, on a daily basis
Stock ambulance every shift up to par levels as stated by administration.
Experience in utilizing the following patient reporting programs: Siren (MedUSA) - former, ESO Suite (ePCR) - current, on a daily basis
Experience in utilizing the following incident unit reporting programs: RMS - former, 24/7 - former, VisualFire - current
Narcotics administrations (Previously dispensed Morphine and Valium, currently dispense Fentanyl and Versed), 1-2 times per month
Cath lab activation (STEMIs/NonSTEMIs), 1-2 times per month
Stroke Alerts - Cerebrovascular Accidents, Ischemic or Hemorrhagic, 1-2 times per month
Endotracheal tubes (ET tubes) for both adults and children, 1-2 times a month
Defibrillation, 1-2 times times per month
Intraosseous placement (IO therapy), 1-2 times per year
Laryngeal Mask Airways (LMAs), 1-2 times per year
Cardioversion, 1-2 times per year
Cardiac pacing, 1-2 times per year
King Airways, once a year
Special Weapons And Tactics runs (SWAT) once a year
Newborn Delivery - I have delivered two babies prehospital
PARAMEDIC/CERTIFIED CARDIOGRAPHIC TECHNICIAN, DIGIRAD imaging solutions, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — full-time 01/2007 - 01/2008
With a background in Paramedic Science, I trained and became certified as a Cardiographic Technician. I worked with a Nuclear Medi...
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