James R. Harless

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Richland, WA *935

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Position: Registered Nurse

Experience:

A.D.N. in nursing from Walla Walla Community College June 2, 2002

Ferry County Public Hospital, Emergency Acute Care, Long Term Care, treat and care for patients of all ages in Emergency Room, adult acute care and geriatric long term care patients.

Rockwood Urgent Care Clinics, Triage patients, treat sick or injured patients of all ages, assist providers with procedures and document care.

Corrections Nursing, Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, emergency medical response to all areas of the facility for sick and injured offenders and staff, clinical treatment of sick or injured offenders and staff, maintain medical facility with stocking rooms, maintaining equipment and records.

Maxim Healthcare Staffing: Coyote Ridge Correctional Center.

Emergency clinic for offenders and staff. Emergency Response to all areas of the facility for illness or injury to offenders or staff.

Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine for Kennewick General Hospital performing procedural sedation, nuclear cardic stress tests, start I.Vs, assist with diagnostic heart catheterizations, pacemaker installations, 12 lead ECGs and Emergency Department RN.

Occupational Health for Medcor performed drug testing, physical ability testing, blood draws, and chest X-Rays for project employees.

Nuclear Medicine for American Diagnostic Medicine performing nuclear cardiac stress tests, starting I.V.s, administering 12 lead ECGs, monitoring patients for cardiac symptoms and treating them during test.

Endoscopy procedures at Tri-City Endoscopy Center starting I.V.s, administering conscious sedation, monitoring patients in sedation, assisting in procedures, recovery of patients from sedation, Remacade I.V. administration to patients, patient admit and assessment, providing patients Doctor ordered medications.

Emergency nursing at Kadlec Medical Center, performing patient care, advanced life support, basic life support, I.V. and medication administration, patient assessments, computer charting, teaching ACLS and PALS classes.

Washington State Paramedic and National Registered Paramedic for Benton County Fire Protection District No. 2 performing advanced and basic life support for sick and injured patients under all conditions, fire suppression for structure and wildland fires, evaluating and teaching Dept. personnel emergency medical training, Incident Safety Officer, Fire Science Program through Columbia Basin College, CPR instructor, rope rescue, water rescue, auto extrication. As a paramedic for other private companies I have been a flight medic, Dive Rescue Diver/Paramedic, Chairman of Tri-City Water follies Rescue’s Medical and Fire Division, made long distance transports of ALS and BLS patients, field training officer of EMTs and Paramedics.

Nationally Registered Ski Patrolman at White Pass, WA for over 30 years, provided safety for skiers, snow borders, cross country skiers, ski mountaineers and other patrons of the ski area, Avalanche Instructor, performed avalanche control within the ski area before the area opened to the public in the morning, provided emergency medical care on the slopes and in the patrol room to injured or sick patients.

Journeyman Steamfitter through Local 598 Pasco, WA, I went through the apprenticeship at the union hall and at Columbia Basin College, worked in the trade for nine years, worked construction of commercial building piping systems, control systems, heating and air conditioning systems, Forman duties, teaching Industrial First Aid through Columbia Basin College for Local 598 and the Electricians union in Kennewick, WA.

PADI certified Open Water SCUBA Instructor, I managed Eason’s Marine Dive shop in Kennewick, WA for one year, taught SCUBA classes, performed sales, repair, and maintained customer and rental equipment, contracted to WPPSS as a professional diver to collect samples from the Columbia river.

Eagle Boy Scout from Troup 248 Richland, WA

Education:

Walla Walla Community College Nursing Program 9//2000 to 6//2002

Graduated with Associate Degree in Nursing

Columbia Basin College Fire Science Program 9/1997 to 6/1999

Central Washington University Paramedical Science Program 9/1987 to 6/1988 Certified Paramedic

Columbia Basin College Steamfitter Apprentice Program 6/1977 to 6/1981 Journeyman Steamfitter

Columbia Basin College General Education Program 9/1974 to 6/1975 Associate Degree General Education

Wenatchee Valley College Ski Instructor Program 9/1973 to 6/1974

Richland High School 9/1970 to 6/1973 Diploma

Employers:

. Ferry County Public Hospital 05/2014 to 09/30/2014 RN

. Rockwood Urgent Care Clinics 02/2014 to 04/2014 RN

. Coyote Ridge Corrections Center 06/2013 to 08/2013 RN

. Kennewick General Hospital 01/2012 to 08/2012 RN

. Medcor 06/2011 to 08/2011 RN

American Diagnostic Medicine 10/6/2006 to 06/2011 RN

Tri-City Endoscopy Center 5/20/2004 to 10/6/2006 RN

Kadlec Medical Center 7/2002 to 7/2003 RN

American Medical Response 12/1997 to 5/2002 Paramedic

Benton County Fire Dist. No. 2 2/1995 to Present Paramedic/Firefighter

A+ Ambulance Company 1/1989 to 2/1995 Paramedic

Kadlec Medical Center 5/1987 to 1/1989 Paramedic

Eason’s Marine Service 5/1986 to 5/1987 Store Manager, SCUBA Instructor, Sales and Service.

Local 598 Plumbers/Steamfitters union 5/1977 to 4/1986 Journeyman Steamfitter

Hanford Patrol 6/1975 to 8/1976 Patrolman

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