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Maritime security medic

Shipboard Officer / Personnel / Crew

Experience
September 2017 – Current Fluor Government Group
  Department of Defense 		Afghanistan Multiple Loc.
Paramedic
  • Provides medical services, first aid, and emergency services.
  • Overseas, occupational health & safety, and clinical medicine.
  • Serves as the initial on-site medic for routine medical issues for contractors and subcontractors; performs vital checks and diagnoses patients with minor symptoms and prescribes medication as necessary.
  • Responds to medical emergencies from hostile enemy attacks.
  • Responsible for administering on-site inoculations for required vaccinations, and drug and alcohol testing.
  • Works closely with on-site HSE management to assess work injuries and accidents, provides documentation to assist company with workers compensation claims.
  • Determines fitness for duty of contractors and subcontractors with senior HSE management.
  • Maintains medical records for on-site contractors and subcontractors.
    • Required to operate an emergency response vehicle and perform maintenance and inventory management on emergency equipment and supplies.
    • Single on-site medic for FOB NKC (New Kabul Compound), FOB Dahlke (Logar Province) and worked as part of a comprehensive team of medics at Bagram Air Field.
March 2016 –
September 2017 		Elmhurst Healthcare Elmhurst, IL
Paramedic
  • Operate advanced life support equipment such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, 3 lead cardiac monitoring, ventilation and resuscitators such as c-pap and bi-pap.
  • Administering drugs via IV, IO, PO, IN and IM under a physician's direction. Advanced medical interventions such as endo-tracheal intubation, needle chest decompression, cricothyrotomy, cardioversion and pacing.
  • Taking lead in Triage to appropriately diagnose and place patients in order of their medical needs.
  • Trauma care such as fluid replacement, hemorrhage control, ensuring proper perfusion of vital organs.
  • Assisting physicians with orthopedic  bone  reductions, emergency surgical interventions, spinal taps, central lines and conscious sedation.
March 2011 –
January 2011 		Elmhurst Healthcare Elmhurst, IL
Emergencyroom technician
  • Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring in a high census Trauma 2 center.
  • Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
  • Phlebotomy.
  • Obtaining lab specimens and blood.
    • Obtaining vital signs to properly triage patients in order of severity. Applying orthopedic casts and splints. Orthopedic immobilization, cervical and spinal immobilization.
      • Charting of patient interventions and care efforts using using med-tech and epic systems, as well as patient education on continuation of care.

June 2010 –

March 2011

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance                            Elmhurst, IL
EmergencyMedicalTechnician
  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons on scene and in the Ambulance.
  • Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury and the treatment provided. Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport.
    • Maintain vehicle, medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
    • CPR and AED life support in the event of full Arrest.
 
September 2005 –                                      US NAVY                                               FPO-AP September 2009
PettyOfficer3rd class
  • Small Boat Operator and Team Lead of VBSS (Visit Boarding Search and Seizure) operations for anti- piracy efforts.
  • Took lead on vessel escort and security detail operations through hostile waters in Asia, Africa and the Middle east.
  • Maintained weapons competencies in M-9, M-4, Mossberg M-590, M-240B, M-2 .50 cal. & MK-38.
    • Ensured safe travel for US Marines during AAV convoys from the amphibious assault ship to land.
      • Lead on search and rescue operations via small boat operations.
      • Medical evacuation of military personal via small boat operations.
        • Entire service time was spent overseas in the forward deployed naval forces providing humanitarian services and disaster relief.
 
   Education
    July 2015 –
December 2015 		College of Lake County Grays lake, IL
EMT-Paramedic
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Pediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Personnel (PEPP)
  • Basic Life Support(BLS)
   
References
References are available on request.
Skills
  • Advanced Medical care 8 years by 2018
Chicago, il,
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