Emergency Dept Medical Assistant
Resume:
Joseph Skinner
Mpls,MN. *****
******.*********@*****.***
Professional Summary
I’m Currently Seeking A Position as a Staff member of a multi-disciplinary team. My Qualifications include working in a wide variety of Medical Settings; Medical Surgical floors, Emergency Dept.'s, Forensic Autopsy Suites, And Disaster Field Hospitals. My qualifications range from Certified Medical Assisting, EMT-B, NA-R, and Medical Examiners Tech. I’m also a Certified Emergency Manager for the state of Minnesota. My experience and training will serve me well in many environments and multiple positions.
Licenses
EMT-B MDH Cert. # 269735 Exp Date 3/31/2024
NA-R Exp: Date 7/10/2024
Certified Registered Medical Assistant (AMT) Exp Date 9/30/2024
Phlebotomy Cert. PBT (ascp) 2003- Current
CPR - Professional Rescuer Exp: Date 3/31/2024
Community Health Worker (CHW) Certificate 12/2023 -current
Professional Experience
Surgical Aide
HCMC Level 1 Trauma Center
5/17 – 12/23/2023
Assist surgical nurses and surgical technicians with setting up surgical cases, providing correct equiptment and other necessary items . Assist surgical management staff with building surgical aides guidelines and sop’s, Train other surgical aide’s, provide emergency assistance as needed. Transport patients to the o.r. from patient care areas. Transport critical patients with respiratory staff and other healthcare staff, attend daily huddles give pertinent input as needed.
Emergency Dept. Health Care Asst. (Tech.)
HCMC Level 1 Trauma Center
10/14/14 – 5/20/17
Assist Physicians and Nurses with lifesaving interventions and procedures. Administer all skills within the scope of training of EMT, NA-R . Transport patient throughout the institution for exams and test, Attend disaster drill meetings, Member of the internal Emergency Dept. Disaster team. Attend CBRNE training at Center for Domestic Preparedness, Attend Instructor courses to teach CBRNE and NIMS.
●Document Treatments and procedures, Administer oxygen, Irrigate wounds, bandage wounds, control hemorrhage and severe bleeding, irrigate eyes, ears ( ENT), Place pt. on cardiac monitoring, Wound and fracture care, Splinting, transport Pt., Asses Vitals, CPR, Assist with Procedures, Assist Physicians and nurses with all procedures within the scope of my EMT, or NA-R or CMA training.
Emergency Dept. Technician
12/1991 - 11/2012
UMMC-Fairview
Mpls, MN.
Responsible for assisting physicians and nursing staff with all aspects of emergency care which includes, but is not limited to :
Wound Care and Fracture splinting and casting, Administer CPR and other resuscitation assistance under the direction
Of physician and nurses. Transport patients for tests, transport specimens to lab, document patient vitals and behavior,
EKG's, Wound Irrigations, Ear and Eye Irrigation, Suctioning, EMT, and NA-R skills .
CPAP Technician
01/2012
HealthPartners
Arden Hills, MN
Set -up Patients on CPAP machines, Adjust the correct Pressure according to MD. orders . Educate the Pt. on CPAP usage and how to trouble shoot their equipment. Fit Pt. for Nasal and Full Face Masks. Re-Instruct Pt. on CPAP, BI-Level use. Assist Pt. with choosing the Correct masks and other items to assist them with correct CPAP usage.
Medical Examiners Technician
10/1997 – 5/2022t
Hennepin County Medical Examiners Office
MPLS, MN
Responsible for Assisting Investigators with Death Investigations, Take pictures at scene, secure evidence, create chain of custody, Transport body, Document scene conditions, retrieve specimens from local hospitals and funeral homes. Release bodies to funeral homes. Prepare bodies for procedures. Document property and evidence, obtain specimens, Transport toxicology to toxicology Lab. Assist with surgical Dissection under the direction of forensic pathologist. Assist at disaster Scenes. Maintain toxicology logs, maintain supplies within the medical examiners office, stock areas within the office.
MN1-DMAT NDMS/HHS 2004- Currently
Senior Medical Specialists
A Dmat is a group of professional and para-professional medical personnel organized to provide medical care or casualty decontamination during terrorist attack, natural disaster or other incident of national significance. Dmats are part of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)ASPR and operate under the dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS). As a Medical Specialists -Basic (EMT) I respond and provide basic medical care,casulty clearing,(Triage and medical stabilization),emergent surgical stabilization, medical staging, transport from disaster area, assist with aeromedical transport, support an FMC (federal medical center),treat up to 400 patients per day in a disaster zone. Recent Deployments Hurricane Rita/ Katrina 2005,Hurricaine Ike 2008, Hurricane Sandy 2012 And other Federal Training FTX's.
Regional Hospital Resource Center (RHRC) Team Member
1/1/16 – Currently
Hennepin County Medical Center is the designated Regional Hospital Resource Center for the Metro Regional Hospital Compact. The RHRC assists Metro regional hospitals by coordinating and directing communications between hospitals and outside agencies during a disaster that stresses healthcare system capacity,equiptment,bed capacity and other hospital resources during a disaster. As a team member I participate in exercises, I can be activated in a metro –wide Health Emergency or as part of an assistance team to assist a local hospital with a resource crisis.
MN. All Hazards Incident Management Team Member (MN. AHIMT TYPE III)
2/2/14 -Currently
Staging Area Manager: To manage all activities within a staging area and respond to request to assign resources and status of their deployment and/or readiness, obtain briefing from the operations section cheif,Determine initial support for equipment,feeding, sanitation and and security. Establish check in functions, establish staging area layout, Assemble and brief staging area personnel on duties,safety,communication. contact the safety officer to determine safety requirements. Maintain unit/activity log (ics 214) .Respond to request for resources and status info.
Situation Team Unit Leader: Collect and organize Incident Status and Situation Info. Responsible for the evaluation, Analysis, and display information for use by response personnel. Key tasks include: Recommend resources to the planning section cheif,Provide status reports to the planning section chief.,Make field Observations, prepare maps and visual aids, Demobilize sections/units.
Education:
Graduated Normandale Community College – Community Health Worker Certificate (CHW)
12/15/2023
Graduated Metropolitan State Univ. Bachelor of Arts– Human Resources in Healthcare 5/22
St. Paul, MN USA
Graduated Minneapolis College -Associates of Arts Degree /Liberal Arts
12/15/2021
Emergency Management Certificate State of Minnesota: MN State Homeland Security and Emergency
2011
Management – Emergency Management Certificate
St. Paul, MN USA
Diploma: Anthem College ( High Tech) – Medical Assistant ( CMA)
2003
St. Louis Park, MN USA
Medical Assisting includes all tasks To assist. MD. and PA. staff in an office setting. Rooming Patients, Triage, Treatments, Immunizations, Procedures, EKGs, X-Rays, and many other procedures. Obtain specimens, Administer Immunizations and Ekg's. Pt. Education, Bandaging, Pt. Testing, Irrigation.
Certificate: Century College – Emergency Dept. Technician Certification
2002
White Bear, MN.
Learn and demonstrate all skill pertinent to the scope of practice of the emergency dept. tech. Skills including: wound irrigation, Blood glucose testing, obtaining vital signs, obtaining EKG’s, Oxygenating a patient,Hemmorrage control, Cpr, Mentoring, Teaching, documenting procedures, Splint care, cast assisting, All EMT skills .
Certification: Academy Of Health Services ( US. Army) – 91A Medical Specialists ( Combat Medic)
1988
Fort Sam Houston TX., San Antonio, TX USA
Honors & awards
Phi Theta Kappa Honor SocietyPhi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Issued by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society · Sep 2023Issued by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society · Sep 2023
Covid-19 Pandemic Campaign Medal (C-19pcm)Covid-19 Pandemic Campaign Medal (C-19pcm)Issued by Secretary General ASPR HHS ( NDMS) · Sep 2022Issued by Secretary General ASPR HHS ( NDMS) · Sep 2022Associated with MN1-DMATAssociated with MN1-DMAT
Awarded to Civilian DMAT (federal medical disaster teams) team members, who supported the ASPR HHS/NDMS departments Covid-19 response for a period of not less than 30 consecutive days or 60 consecutive days.
US ARMY Acheivement Medal (ARCOM)US ARMY Acheivement Medal (ARCOM)
Issued by 118th Medical BN · Jul 1993Issued by 118th Medical BN · Jul 1993
Associated with Connecticut Army National Guard (CTARNG)Associated with ConnecticutArmyNational Guard (CTARNG)Award given for Meritorious service as plt ldr /asst. plt ldr from the period 15 feb 1993 to 18 july 1993.
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