Independent Duty Corpsman Resume Example

Accomplished healthcare administration and provider professional with 15+ years overseeing quality emergency medical care for military and civilian patient populations with U.S. Navy. Drive patient relations and regulatory compliance by leading training programs for several hundred staff. Collaborate with higher level superiors to implement process improvements and consistently exceed organizational medical care goals. CPR/BLS certified. Possess Secret Security Clearance. Enlisted Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist (EFMFWS) and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS).

Recipient of numerous performance and service awards, including:

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3)

Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon

Good Conduct Medal (5)

National Defense Service Medal

Iraq Campaign Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (2)

Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2)

Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon (2

• Maintained a 93% medical readiness through plans for mass medication administration, lab processing, and immunizations.
• Successfully provided quality care to 20,876 patients in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, and Acute Care clinics.
• Decreased customer waiting room time by 25% through implementation of process improvements and creation of a staff utilization plan.
• Increased regulatory compliance by 15% for pediatric department while decreasing immunization wait times and improving customer satisfaction.
• Maximized patient satisfaction from 91% to an unprecedented 98% through motivational coaching measures.
• Selected to serve as command customer relations representative during a critical manning shortage, increasing patient satisfaction and access to medical care.
• Contributed to zero findings during Joint Commission and Medical Inspector General accreditation.
• Maintained medical readiness well above 90% amidst a 40% manpower loss while ensuring uninterrupted healthcare.
• Achieved 100% compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Administration and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations regulations after revising departmental standards of operations documentation.
• Reduced command's failure rate by conducting command fitness program.
• Ensured proper clinic appropriation by efficiently managing a $8,000 annual supply budget.

Leadership 

• Oversaw daily operations of a nine-member mobile surgical trauma team deployed aboard three destroyers to support counter-piracy and anti-terrorism operations.
• Directed activities of 15 hospital corpsmen to properly evaluate and care for more than 5,000 patients.
• Led seven hospital corpsmen during an enhanced Mojave Viper 3-10 to provide more than 1,000 hours of medical coverage and 100 patients during a training mission.
• Spearheaded clinical and administrative staff training and development, successfully advancing eight personnel into higher-level positions.
• Served as command fitness leader by developing and instituting rigorous physical training standards, training sessions, and nutrition and exercise education for staff.
• Met patient needs by utilizing technical expertise and management capabilities in an extremely busy clinic setting.
• Supervised seven staff members performing sports physical examinations, immunizations, sick call screenings, referrals, and medical records verifications for more than 2,000 patients monthly.

Patient Care 

• Advised clinical staff on creating and implementing procedures designed to meet routine care needs of adult and pediatric patients.
• Ensured optimal patient care and treated various trauma, chest pain, respiratory failure, and drug overdose conditions.
• Adhered to current regulatory standards including HIPAA and JCAHO.
• Ensured quality control through admissions, assessment, treatment, and referral for a broad range of patients.
• Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements.

Program/Process Implementation 

• Created and integrated a new training program, enhancing medical skills of hospital corpsmen providing care to three United States Marine Corps squadrons of more than 1,100 personnel.
• Facilitated implementation and execution of 12 Career Development Boards for fellow naval personnel to ensure successful career choices.
• Assessed and prepared department-wide Composite Health Care System (CHCS) vaccination documentation to streamline patient vaccination verifications.

Staff Training & Development 

• Devised and led training initiatives for 17 hospital corpsmen in areas of proper physical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to significantly reduce patient wait times.
• Increased emergency response readiness by instructing patient triage and first aid to more than 40 staff members, including Emergency Resuscitative Surgical System Team members, Air Detachment Crew, Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team members, and stretcher bearers.
• Served as command Basic Life Support Program Director, supervising 160 Basic Life Support instructors at 11 Hawaii region training site facilities to certify 45 personnel as Basic Life Support instructors that contributed to increased command training readiness.
• Developed a comprehensive training program and dedicated 128 hours providing for more than 60 medical classes while overseeing four combat aids classes that prepared approximately 200 Marines for combat casualty care.
• Volunteered 80 hours to facilitate ten Basic Life Support classes certifying 172 squadron personnel.
• Provided excellent and comprehensive training to more than 53 administrative staff at Naples Naval Hospital, Italy.

• Naval School of Health Sciences, Independent Duty Corpsman Certification, 2007
• Systems Center Norfolk Detachment, Snap Automated Medical Systems Certification: Snap Automated Medical Systems Course, 2006
• Naval Hospital Lemoore, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician Certification: Emergency Medical, 2003
• Lemoore Naval Air Station-Field Medical Service School, Field Medical Technician Certification : Field Medical Technique, 2006
• Camp Pendleton, Naval Air Station Lemoore Training Center, First Line Leadership Certification: Leadership Training, 2005
• Lemoore Naval Air Station, Naval Hospital Lemoore, Advance Clinical Training Certification: Advance Clinical Training, 2004
• Lemoore Naval Air Station-Naval Medical Center
• Allergy Immunotherapy Certification: Allergy Immunotherapy Course, 2004
• Naval Hospital Lemoore, Emergency Vehicle Operation Certification: Emergency Vehicle Operation, 2003
• Lemoore Naval Air Station-Naval Medical Center San Diego, Clinical Management Certification: Clinical Management Course, 2003