Adam Thorburn
Sylvania Waters
Summary
Primary Care Paramedic adept at emergency medical response and advanced patient care. During my time at NSW Ambulance I have developed my skills in clinical assessment using excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to ensure the best possible outcome for my patients incorporating these skills with good conflict resolution to ensure a seamless transfer of care from the pre hospital environment to handover of care to hospital staff.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Paramedic
NSW Ambulance
01.2011 - Current
- Operate Ambulance medical equipment & implement medical procedures to provide patient care and treatment in an out of hospital environment consistent with the Paramedic scope of care.
- Developing rapport & liaising with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care.
- Triage injuries by communicating with patients, bystanders and family members and identified appropriate medical facility for transport.
- Providing clinical & evidence based treatment to Patients adapting treatment plans quickly and effectively based on changing patient conditions and reactions in medical and trauma based presentations
- Working with Patients encompassing a diverse range of physical, intellectual and cultural backgrounds ensuring each Patient is treated and respected appropriately
- Mentoring & coaching new paramedics through clinical supervision in on the job teaching, providing support and feedback to develop skills where directed enhancing overall patient care.
- Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of all interactions and outcomes, whilst preserving patient confidentiality to ensure that patient history and record of treatment is available for future reference.
- Working to meet KPI's inline with current Scope of Practice, Pharmacology, Protocols
- Accountability for signing in and out of S8 drugs
Customs Officer
Australian Border Force
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Identified contraband items and seized according to customs laws.
- Reported seized contraband or attempts to illegally transport goods to proper authorities and documented observations and evidence for future actions.
- Validated immigration documents, asked questions and reported discrepancies to authorities for further review.
- Liaised with law enforcement to detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal actions.
- Off Terminal processing of documents for passengers and crew arriving and departing on private and commercial aircraft.
- Calculation & Processing of Duty/Excise Tax for individual passengers
- Processing and assessment of illegal confiscated goods from passengers.
- Documentaion, storgage & secure trasnsportation of above goods to secure facilities until final processing.
- Secure destruction of illegal goods
- Supervisory role managing a team of 12 people
- Rostering
Education
Certificate III in Pathology Collection - Pathology
Southern Pathology
Wollongong, NSW06.2024
Certificate II - Paramedical Science & Pre Hospital Care
NSW Ambulance
Rozelle, NSW01.2014
Certificate IV - Government Services
Australian Border Force
Mascot, NSW07.2006
Skills
- Advanced First Aid
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Wound Care
- IV Insertion
- Intravenous Therapy
- Medication administration via IM, IV & Oral Routes
- Vital sign assessment
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medical Equipment Operation
- Medical History Documentation And Reporting
- Ambulance Transfer from pre Hospital Care to Hospital Care
- Clinical Assessment of Patients
- Emergency Response Driving
Timeline
Paramedic
NSW Ambulance
01.2011 - Current
Customs Officer
Australian Border Force
01.2006 - 01.2011
Certificate III in Pathology Collection - Pathology
Southern Pathology
Certificate II - Paramedical Science & Pre Hospital Care
NSW Ambulance
Certificate IV - Government Services
Australian Border Force
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