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Work History
Education
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Certification
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TIMOTHY HAIR

Busselton,WA

Summary

As a dedicated paramedic, I excel in delivering advanced pre-hospital care across diverse environments, including remote and high-pressure settings. I specialize in advanced life support, trauma management, and patient assessment, ensuring effective treatment in dynamic situations. My experience encompasses autonomous operations in austere settings, managing medical emergencies in submarines and during complex evacuations, always prioritizing optimal patient outcomes. I coordinate patient evacuations via air, sea, and land, ensuring seamless transitions and continuity of care. Collaborating within multidisciplinary teams, I provide comprehensive resuscitation and ongoing care in diverse settings. I uphold the highest standards and protocols to ensure the safety and well-being of patients across various populations. I am enthusiastic about contributing my skills and experience to your organization and supporting the health of the communities it serves.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Community Paramedic

Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service
04.2024 - Current

- Provided high-quality pre-hospital emergency care, including Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), as a single operator in both emergency and non-emergency settings.

- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments, determining and implementing appropriate clinical interventions in accordance with Guidelines.

- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and execute patient-centred care plans that addressed medical, social, culturally safe and emotional needs while ensuring continuity of care.

- Performed dynamic risk assessments to ensure the safety of patients, colleagues, and the public while delivering pre-hospital care.

- Administered medications and treatments within scope of practice, adhering to NAHS policies and legislative requirements.

- Ensured safe and secure patient transport, including transfers to NAHS medical facilities and coordination with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) for aeromedical evacuations.

- Maintained operational readiness by performing pre/post-shift vehicle and equipment checks, ensuring all medical supplies, controlled substances, and life-saving equipment were functional and available.

- Improved patient outcomes through timely interventions, ongoing monitoring, and appropriate escalation of care where required.

- Contributed to reducing hospital readmissions by identifying at-risk patients, implementing preventative care measures, and collaborating with healthcare providers.

- Upholding professional standards, ensuring compliance with NAHS policies, infection control protocols, and ethical guidelines while maintaining accurate and timely patient documentation.

- Delivered an expanded range of clinical interventions, including wound management, chronic disease support, and point-of-care diagnostics, due to the absence of immediate tertiary care.

- Provided acute mental health support, including crisis intervention for suicidal ideation, acute anxiety and substance use disorders, ensuring appropriate referrals.

Paramedic

Royal Flying Doctor Service WA
05.2023 - 04.2024

- Delivered high-quality pre-hospital emergency care, including Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), medical emergency's, trauma care and resuscitation in a remote and isolated setting.

- Independently assessed, triaged, and stabilized critically ill and injured patients in resource-limited environments, adapting treatment plans based on evolving patient conditions.

- Responded to emergency calls as a frontline clinician, ensuring rapid scene assessment, risk mitigation, and evidence-based clinical interventions in accordance with established protocols.

- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, including RFDS flight crews, retrieval physicians, and local hospital staff, to ensure seamless patient transfers and continuity of care.

- Managed controlled substances and administered medications in accordance with RFDS clinical governance, ensuring safe and effective pharmacological interventions.

- Maintained accurate and timely documentation, electronic patient care records, medication administration logs, and clinical handovers.

- Coordinated aeromedical evacuations, providing ground-to-air liaison services and ensuring smooth transitions between rural health facilities and tertiary hospitals.

- Restocked and maintain medical equipment, including pharmaceuticals, medical consumables , and emergency supplies, ensuring operational readiness at all times.

- Delegated and coordinated life-saving interventions during mass casualty incidents and multi-patient scenarios, ensuring efficient triage and resource allocation in high-pressure environments.

- Operated effectively within a mobile emergency response setting, adhering to RFDS risk management protocols and Inpex operational procedures.

Special Operations Medical Technician

Australian Defence Force
01.2017 - 09.2023

- Delivered advanced pre-hospital trauma and resuscitation care in high-risk and remote environments, operating within both conventional and unconventional military settings, including prolonged field care onboard submarines and complex embassy evacuations.

- Expert in high-acuity patient transport and evacuation via air, sea, and land, integrating with aeromedical retrieval teams, tactical elements, and multi-agency response teams during domestic counter-terrorism operations and international covert operations.

- Operated within extreme environmental conditions, adapting medical interventions for cold weather/high altitude, aviation and maritime on active operations.

- Provided advanced paramedical care in geographically isolated regions, where medical evacuation was delayed or unavailable, requiring extensive problem-solving, improvisation, and field-expedient interventions.

- Applied tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) principles, including haemorrhage control, advanced airway management, thoracic decompression in high-pressure settings.

- Operated as a solo clinician in austere and high-threat environments, adapting critical care interventions for prolonged casualty management in scenarios including active shooter incidents, CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) threats, and high-threat extractions.

- Worked as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing resuscitation/surgical care to critically injured personnel onboard moving ships, aircraft, and in complex operational environments in collaboration with medical officers and specialist teams.

- Conducted dynamic risk assessments in volatile operational settings, ensuring patient, team, and mission safety while integrating evidence-based clinical judgment with tactical considerations.

- Maintained operational readiness by ensuring medical equipment, controlled substances, field surgical kits and emergency supplies were mission-ready at all times, aligned with military medical protocols and emergency response procedures.

- Led emergency medical response teams in dynamic, high-risk environments, ensuring optimal casualty outcomes through rapid assessment, triage, and advanced trauma management.

- Served as the primary medical advisor to commanders and operational planners, providing risk assessments, casualty evacuation planning, and mission medical support strategies.

- Trained and equipped non-medical operators in casualty care, increasing team survivability and self-sufficiency in remote, hostile, and austere environments.

Education

Graduate Certificate - Community Paramedicine

Edith Cowan University
Perth, WA
12-2024

PAR0002466216

Diploma of Paramedicine

NMW000204712

Diploma of Nursing

Special Operations Force Medical Course

Australian Defence Force
10.2020

Emergency Management of Severe Burns Course

Australian & New Zealand Burn Association
05.2021

CBRNE Course (HAZMAT)

Australian Defence Force
11.2020

Hyperbaric Specialist

Underwater Medic Clinicians Course
12.2019

Pediatric Trauma Life Support

Certificate 3 Sterilisation Services

Certificate 3 Pathology Collection

Skills

  • ALS 2 Provider
  • Pre-hospital emergency care
  • Trauma management & resuscitation
  • Ultrasound-guided IV cannulation
  • Wound care & minor procedures
  • Medication administration
  • Operational Readiness & Risk Management
  • Patient transport & retrievals
  • High-risk environment medicine
  • CBRN & prolonged field care
  • Workplace health & safety
  • Infection control compliance
  • Communication, Leadership & Collaboration
  • Clinical leadership & mentoring
  • Interagency emergency coordination
  • Community health education
  • Professional and ethical conduct
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork

Accomplishments

-Australian Active Service Medal 2014

-Australian Operation Service Medal 2015

-United States Meritorious Commendation 2015

-Australian Service Medal 2016

- Sir Neville House Award 2017

- Australian Army Soldiers Commendation 2018

-Philippines Military Merit Medal 2018

-Australian Operations Service Medal Counter-Terrorism/ Special Recovery 2021

Certification

-Advanced Life Support (ALS) Level 2

-Emergency Management of Severe Burns

-Paediatric Trauma Life Support

-Certificate IV in Leadership & Management

-Certificate III in Work Health and Safety

-Working with Children Check

-Ultrasound guided Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation

-End of Life Law for Clinicians

-Certificate 4 in Training and assessment TAE40110

-Undertake aircraft underwater escape and survival AVIF2014A


Professional Membership

Australia Institute of Paramedic Practitioners (AIPP) - General Member

Academy of Extreme Environment Medicine (AEEM) - Fellowship Candidate 

Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) - General Member 

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) - General Member 

Australasian College of Paramedicine - General Member 

Journal of High Threat and Austere Medicine - Peer Reviewer 


Timeline

Community Paramedic

Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service
04.2024 - Current

Paramedic

Royal Flying Doctor Service WA
05.2023 - 04.2024

Special Operations Medical Technician

Australian Defence Force
01.2017 - 09.2023

PAR0002466216

Diploma of Paramedicine

NMW000204712

Diploma of Nursing

Emergency Management of Severe Burns Course

Australian & New Zealand Burn Association

CBRNE Course (HAZMAT)

Australian Defence Force

Hyperbaric Specialist

Underwater Medic Clinicians Course

Pediatric Trauma Life Support

Certificate 3 Sterilisation Services

Certificate 3 Pathology Collection

-Advanced Life Support (ALS) Level 2

-Emergency Management of Severe Burns

-Paediatric Trauma Life Support

-Certificate IV in Leadership & Management

-Certificate III in Work Health and Safety

-Working with Children Check

-Ultrasound guided Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation

-End of Life Law for Clinicians

-Certificate 4 in Training and assessment TAE40110

-Undertake aircraft underwater escape and survival AVIF2014A


Graduate Certificate - Community Paramedicine

Edith Cowan University

Special Operations Force Medical Course

Australian Defence Force
TIMOTHY HAIR