About
Discussions
Recent Activity -
Bio
Registered Nurse, Nursing Supervisor at Adventist Hospital Selma, CA - Sept. 2013 to present. Previously Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse for Emergency Room at Sierra View District Hospital, Porterville, CA from 2005 to 2013, and before that, was a EMT/911 Dispatcher for City & County of Honolulu EMS from 2001 to 2005.
Military Experiences
Dec 1997 - May 2001
Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC)
Sick Call and Acute Care Clinic Leading Chief, Branch Clinics Makalapa (Pearl Harbor), NAS Barber's Point, and NCTAMS Wahiawa Clinic. Leading Chief for EMS, EMS Consultant for all Navy ambulances services on O'ahu.
Nov 1994 - Dec 1997
Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC)
Leading Chief for Staff Education and Training Department, Primary instructor for EMT and EVOC courses, ACLS and PHTLS Instructor. Also saw patients in Active Duty Sick Call, and served as Leading Chief for Med/Surg Floor.
Aug 1992 - Nov 1994
Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC)
Leading Chief, IDC, and Base EMS Representative to Mono County EMS for the Branch Medical Clinic at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, CA.
Deployments
(8 months)Mar 1983 - Oct 1983
World Cruise
World Cruise (homeport change) aboard USS Coral Sea, CV-43. Attached to VA-97. Worked in Airframes Department, Flight Deck Troubleshooter/Final Checker, and also with Ships Master at Arms Department.
Started in 1992
Southwest Asia
Independent Duty Corpsman aboard USS Robert E. Peary, FF-1073 on WestPac, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf cruise in support of Operation Desert Storm.
Started in 1988
Western Pacific
West Pac cruise aboard USS Ranger, CV-61, as Squadron Corpsman for VMA-121, A-6 Squadron from MCAS El Toro. Worked in Flight Deck Medical Aid (BDS), Main Sick Call, and Acute Care area.
Started in 1986
Western Pacific
West Pac cruise aboard USS Ranger, CV-61, as Squadron Corpsman for VMA-121, A-6 Squadron from MCAS El Toro. Worked in Flight Deck Medical Aid (BDS), Main Sick Call, and Acute Care area.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Jun 1989 - Jun 1990
Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) School
Jan 1986 - Apr 1986
Aerospace Medicine Technician "C" School
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
1997 - 2001
American College of Prehospital Medicine
Bachelor's Degree, Emergency Medical Services
Personal Information
Interests