Experience

• US Texas Army National Guard

  68W Combat Medic Instructor

  Primary instructor for the 68W Military Occupational Specialty reclassification course; serves as the 68W sustainment course manager instructing over 90 hours of army critical continuing education courses in order to maintain Army medical bi-annual NREMT certification for 637 Texas Army National Guard Soldiers. Conducts courses in accordance with course management plan, program of instructions, Training and Doctrine command, and Regional Training Institute directives. Supervises field and clinical medical facilities; assists with technical and administrative management of medical treatment facilities under supervision of physician, nurse, or physician's assistant; administers emergency and routine outpatient medical treatment to battle and non-battle casualties; assists with outpatient care and treatment. Administers emergency treatment in the field; assists with outpatient and inpatient care; maintains health records and clinical files; assists with nursing care of patients including medical examinations; takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; provides emergency medical care; surveys and sorts casualties; determines requirements for and administers emergency treatment; assists with triage of mass casualties; performs duties related to emergency care. Administers emergency and routine medical treatment to casualties, including minor surgery and IV fluid administration; assists with outpatient care and supervises outpatient facilities under the supervision of a physician, nurse, or physician's assistant; establishes priorities for medical emergency care; stabilizes patients and accompanies them to medical facilities; provides guidance and supervision to subordinates medics. Supervises activities in dispensaries, large clinics, and field medical services; coordinates activities of clinic with medical treatment facilities; supervises ordering of supplies; determines personnel requirements; conducts training programs.

• San Antonio College

  Program Director

  Responsible for continuous program review and evaluation processes; Assists with budget preparation and monitors budget balances; Prepares, signs, and submits departmental purchases and travel requests with appropriate information and account numbers to the appropriate supervisor; Assists with schedule development and resolves course conflicts with other departments; Assists the Department Chairperson with the evaluation of faculty, as appropriate; Monitors and mentors departmental adjunct faculty; Evaluates departmental adjunct faculty following College procedures: Ensures that final exams are conducted according to the announced schedule; Ensures that all final grades are submitted to the Admissions & Registrar’s Office by the designated time; Prepares and submits textbook requests following College procedures; Works closely with faculty members within the program area and the Department Chairperson in the formulation, justification, and revision of courses and curricula; Develops and implements recruiting and retention efforts within the program; Actively recruits for the program and the College; in addition, responds to all calls and/or correspondence from prospective students; Schedules and leads departmental advisory committee meetings, and provides current membership lists and minutes to the appropriate Dean; Ensures correct reporting of faculty workloads; Inventories, maintains and secures all facilities and equipment charged to the program area; Teaches classes as assigned and carries out all duties of the college instructor; Advises students, as appropriate; Maintains all components of the program to assure compliance with CAAHEP accreditation standards; Maintains certification via continuing education and/or credentialing exam; and Performs and completes all other duties, as assigned.
  

• Multi-Specialty Diagnostic Center

  Technical Director

  Duties included billing assistance and physician credentialing assistance. Responsible for the hiring and training of all staff. Performed computer related networking and maintenance. Incharged of the night and day operations to ensure successful implementation of all sleep diagnostic procedures. Provided marketing assistance and performed several community related educational lectures. Provided technical interpretation of all sleep diagnostic studies and generated a technical report that was presented to the physicians for their review. Incharge of the development of all policies and procedures and developed a follow up program that resulted in 97% patient compliance rate. Interacted with patients on a daily basis and provided support and understanding to the frustrations that accompanied some of the treatments and recommendations that the physicians prescribed. Interacted on a regular basis with many physicians to develop a better plan to assess and treat their patients. Responsible for bringing the sleep center the recognition of provisional accreditation issued by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

• Kaplan College

  Instructor

  Instructor of the medical assistant and phlebotomy/ECG programs. Responsible for teaching phlebotomy, ECG, pharmacology, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, laboratory procedures, book keeping, billing, and many other skills. Responsible for supervising independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training. Acquired, maintained, and repaired laboratory equipment and tools. Served on faculty and school committees concerned with budgeting, curriculum revision, and course and diploma requirements. Reviewed enrollment applications and correspond with applicants to obtain additional information. Observed and evaluated students’ work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement. Supervised and monitored students’ use of tools and equipment. Determined training needs of students or workers. Participated in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrated relevant information into training program. Administered oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress to evaluate training effectiveness. Prepared reports and maintain records such as students’ grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details. Prepared outline of instructional program and training schedule and establish course goals. Select and assemble books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects. Present lectures and conducts discussions to increase students’ knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides. Provide individualize instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction. Develop curricula and plan course content and method of instruction. Arrange for lectures by experts in designated fields. . Integrated academic and vocational curricula so that students can obtain a variety of skills. Developed teaching aids such as instructional multimedia visual aids, or study materials.