Venancio Alcaraz
San Tan Valley
Summary
Committed Paramedic offering proven history of exercising strong judgment in high-pressure situations. Skilled in patient needs assessment and critical care. Detail-oriented and compassionate with expansive knowledge of prehospital and inpatient care.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Civilian Paramedic
Mesa Fire and Medical Department
02.2025 - Current
- Demonstrate competencies in Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence in daily work.
- Provide compassionate care to patients with a variety of medical emergencies, including cardiac arrests, traumas, strokes, and respiratory distress.
- Improve patient outcomes by providing timely and accurate assessments, treatments, and interventions.
- Document patient care accurately using electronic medical records software according to regulatory guidelines for billing purposes and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Paramedic FTO
ABC Ambulance
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Provided field training to new-to-service Paramedics.
- Completed intra-facility transports with patients under IV pump therapies.
- Deliver advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), basic life support (BLS), and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) under pressure.
- Worked en-route to hospital to prepare patients for arrival or surgery and control wounds.
Float Paramedic
Global Medical Response
03.2021 - 12.2023
- Practiced as a Community Paramedic to deliver customer service and patient care.
- Assessed patient condition through physical and verbal exams and by collecting information from others at scene.
- Developed and maintained rapport with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care.
ED Technician II
Banner University Medical Center
01.2019 - 12.2024
- Currently as a EDT on the night shift in the emergency room Assist with patient care assessment, treatment, and care perform EKG procedures, IV's, splinting, as well as assisting the other staff with procedures.
- Assisted with resuscitation, CPR and emergency airway procedures.
- Collected basic samples, labeled specimens properly and transferred to laboratory for testing.
- Worked with nurses to assess patients and prepare for tests and procedures.
- Followed all hospital policies and procedures and complied with local, state and federal agency and accrediting body guidelines.
- Continuously monitored patients and reported changes to head nurses and physicians.
- Safely transported patients by wheelchair, stretcher or bed to other units.
- Liaised between nurses, physicians, patients, and visitors.
Paramedic
River Medical Inc, American Medical Response
01.2012 - 01.2019
- 911 Emergency response to incidents with an EMT- B.
- Initiate decisions as to ground transport, or using a helicopter to transport to the appropriate facility.
- Primary patient care provider when transporting to hospitals in a rural area with extended transport times due to distance.
- Long distance inter-facility transfers to a higher level of care not available at the sending facility.
- Experienced with Electronic Patient Care Reporting.
Emergency Medical Technician
American Medical Response
01.2006 - 01.2012
Emergency Medical Technician- Basic/ Safety Representative
Six Flags Magic Mountain
01.2005 - 01.2006
Skills
- Current National Registry certified paramedic
- Current AZ DHS certified paramedic
- Current certification as ARREST, ACLS, BLS, PALS, PHTLS
- Documentation
- Personnel training
- Fluent in Spanish
- Patient Assessments
- IV Insertion, without and with ultrasound
Timeline
Civilian Paramedic
Mesa Fire and Medical Department
02.2025 - Current
Paramedic FTO
ABC Ambulance
01.2024 - 01.2025
Float Paramedic
Global Medical Response
03.2021 - 12.2023
ED Technician II
Banner University Medical Center
01.2019 - 12.2024
Paramedic
River Medical Inc, American Medical Response
01.2012 - 01.2019
Emergency Medical Technician
American Medical Response
01.2006 - 01.2012
Emergency Medical Technician- Basic/ Safety Representative
Six Flags Magic Mountain
01.2005 - 01.2006
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