Experience with a variety of jobs involving crucial social skills with customers, employers, management and fellow co-workers. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Float Nurse with high degree of personal flexibility and well-developed communication skills to accommodate assignment changes. With experience in direct patient care and care coordination in fast-paced environment on a Neurosurgical unit as well as experience in a management role in a long-term healthcare facility. Dependable Firefighter dedicated to enhancing quality of life for citizens and fellow firefighters through productive, safe services. Experience in providing emergency rescue, performing fire suppression techniques and maintaining fire apparatus and equipment. Over 20 years of team sports enhancing with a great level of communication skills and teamwork.
· Respond to emergency medical calls to perform lifesaving procedures and other emergency medical services.
· Performed variety of fire suppression activities at fire scenes, including laying and connecting hose, holding nozzles and directing water streams, raising and climbing ladders and using pike poles, smoke ejectors, and forcible entry tools.
· Educated public and community members on fire safety and prevention methods to provide life-saving techniques.
· Conducted thorough tests and inspections of gear, equipment and tools to stay ready for every type of fire.
· Checked all fire and life safety systems and equipment for proper placement at properties, including fire alarms, sprinkler systems and smoke detectors.
· Able to critically think in high stress environments
· Accurately implemented and documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
· Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
· Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures such as brain surgeries and spinal surgeries.
· Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures
· Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results
· Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
· Respond to emergency medical calls to perform lifesaving procedures and other emergency medical services.
· Performed variety of fire suppression activities at fire scenes, including laying and connecting hose, holding nozzles and directing water streams, raising and climbing ladders and using pike poles, smoke ejectors, and forcible entry tools.
· Educated public and community members on fire safety and prevention methods to provide life-saving techniques.
· Conducted thorough tests and inspections of gear, equipment and tools to stay ready for every type of fire.
· Operated pumping engine to direct water pressure in hose and nozzle for most efficient operation.
· Experience with driving and operating structural pumpers, tankers, ladders and service vehicles to aid in rescue.
· Checked all fire and life safety systems and equipment for proper placement at properties, including fire alarms, sprinkler systems and smoke detectors.
· Able to critically think in high stress environments
· Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
· Supervised and managed functions for 140-beds and 5 units, including daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
· Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
· Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
· Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
· Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
· Managed infection control and critical incidents and made procedural changes and improvements.
· Assisting the shop millwright with machine repair and general maintenance.
· Work experience with a wide variety of CNC machinery, hand and power tools including drills, precision measuring instruments and various material saws.
· Operation experience of propane/electric forklifts, industrial cranes and articulating boom lifts.
· Accurately read, understand, and carried out written instructions.
· Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety
· Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow.
· Provided behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's.
· Completed all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life of elderly patients.
· Helped residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
· Provided landscape maintenance such as tree trimming, mulch distribution and lawn care.
· Provided maintenance of underground sprinkler systems.
· Performed many customer satisfying tasks as well as cooking with multiple fryer appliances.
· Provided outstanding customer service while acquiring excellent communication and teamwork skills.