Jesse Soto Resume

Creighton University: Fall Sep 2020 for Healthcare Bridge to Paramedic 2 week Course.
Lamar University: Fall semester Aug 2020 to complete my degree for my Bachelors in Nursing.
Flight Physiology Course by HealthWebCE International 08/2018
HealthWebCE International AEMT Course 06/2018
US Army Captains Career Course Phase I (Army Officer Course) 03/2017
Paramedic Program with Willacy County EMS/TEEX Program 01/2012-07/2012
Unable to test due to misappropriation of paperwork from school
US Army Basic Officer Leadership Course (Army Officer Course) 02/2011
Flight Physiology with STEC/Valley Air Care-Flight Nurse 01/2010-03/2010
Associate of Science in Nursing – Excelsior College, Albany, New York (05/2007)
US Army Primary Leadership Development Course – Camp Ball, Louisiana (07/1999)
US Army Practical Nurse Course – Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas (08/1997)
US Army Practical Combat Medic Course – Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas (06/1996)
US Army Automated Logistics Course PH I&II-Ft. Hood, TX/Ft. Stewart, GA (06-07/1995)
US Army Advanced Ind. Training (Chaplain Asst.)– Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey (10/1989)
US Army Basic Training – Ft. Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma (08/1989)
High School Graduation from – Weslaco, Texas (06/1989

BCFS-Emergency Management in San Antonio, Texas
November 2018-Present
Reserve Emergency Nurse
I am currently hired on as a Reserve nurse to be deployed during times of National Emergencies. I recently worked as a Clinical Charge Nurse for an Urgent/Emergent clinic that is/was part of a mobile hospital that attended to over 3,000 foreign nationals.
Tammy Phillips, Medical Services Administrator [email protected] (210)832-5000
AIRMED/HIDALGO COUNTY EMS in Edinburg, Texas
05/2018-Present
Rotary/Fixed Wing/Ground Critical Care Transport Nurse
My duties are to transport as a team patients who are critically ill from local facilities or scene calls to others who have the specialty needs the patients require by rotor, critical ground services or fixed wing. We also transport critically ill patients to other cities, states and countries when needed by fixed wing services as well as on scene emergencies via rotary wing. Other duties are to assist in the discharge of patients from facilities to their homes, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. As a rotary wing nurse, we do scene/911 calls as well.
Louis Corbiel EMT-P, Director of Flight Operations 956-466-4320
METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEMS/HCA in San Antonio, Texas
10/2017-Present (12/2019 to current on LOA until further notice)
Emergency Department Resource Pool Nurse
My duties in this position are to be assigned to a facility and its emergency department, but able to float to other Methodist Health Systems/HCA ER’s as well when needed. My skills sets are geared toward the care of trauma, cardiac and medical emergencies stemming from newborns to the elderly patients.
Linda Fusco Director for Resource Pool for all MHS/HCA facilities in San Antonio, Texas. 210-310-4641/ [email protected]
UNITED STATES ARMY/ RESERVE/NATIONAL GUARD 06/1988-05/31/2017
1LT/02E First Lieutenant/RN (prior service-Staff Sergeant/E-6 20 yrs enlisted)
During my 29 years both in the Active/Reserve/National Guard, I have had multiple roles. I have been trained as a Chaplain’s Assistant, Logistics Specialists, Combat Medic and Army Vocational Nurse. I have been on 2 deployments over the last 24 years. Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the early 90’s. Also to Bosnia in 2002-2003, where I was Non-Commissioned officer in charge of a 2 bed ER, 8 Bed Hospital in Taszar, Hungary. As the only nurse, I was on call 24 hrs a day for six months. Assigned, there were three medics, a doctor(rotating position), over four million dollars in government equipment and medications assigned to me. We were responsible for care of both U.S. Soldiers, Hungarian soldiers, DOD and local civilians. Myself and my soldiers enrolled ourselves in a basic Hungarian language course to better our relations with our civilian counterparts, soldiers and hospital personnel. As of 14 Oct 2009, I was officially commissioned as a 1LT in the United States Army Reserve, Nurse Corp. I worked in the EMT section of two Companies while in the 228th Combat Support Hospital out of Ft. Sam Houston, TX. Other than having served as a platoon leader for three years, I have served as Assistant Program Director for the medic/LVN sustainment program for our brigade. Also, I also served as officer in charge (OIC) of the burn unit during our drill weekends at Brookes Army Medical Center for our Hospital Unit. We went on a Mercy Mission to Chincha, Peru summer of 2012 where for 10 days we saw and treated a total of 5,000 patients in a clinical setting. During September of 2014, I served as Officer in Charge of a military mission for the 628th Forward Surgical Team with two surgeons, one anesthetist, one OR tech, three medics, one LVN and myself an RN/Officer while attached to an active duty Combat support hospital that supported over 350 Army Airborne soldiers and Army Rangers as well as over 200 Malaysian soldiers during Training Exercise Keris Strike in Malaysia. During the summer of 2015, our unit participated In the Global Medic Exercise which included medical military personnel from a total of nine different countries and over 1500 soldiers. Also, as an army officer, I during this time as well as the time as an enlisted soldier, trained non-medical personnel skills such as the Combat Life Saver Course, additional training to combat medics, nurses, doctors and other healthcare practitioners. As of 06/01/2017, I am now retired from the US Army/Army Reserves as a First Lieutenant as of 05/31/2017.
VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER Harlingen/Brownsville Campus’
03/2013 – 08/2017
During my time at VBHS, I have served in a variety of staff and leadership roles.
03/2013-11/2013 Cardiac Catheterization Lab as a full time Cath Lab Nurse
11/2013-05/2015 Emergency room nurse as a full time/PRN ED nurse at VBMC-Brownsville.
05/2015-01/2016 ED Clinical Supervisor/Manager at VBMC-Harlingen.
02/2016-07/2016 ED Staff Nurse VBMC-Brownsville
08/2016-12/2016 ED Asst. Clinical Educator/Night Charge Nurse VBMC-Harlingen
12/2016-08/2017 Staff nurse and Charge Nurse (PRN 36) Employee VBMC-Harlingen
During my time with Valley Baptist, I have also floated and assisted in the Intensive Care Unit, Telemetry Unit, Interventional Radiology as well pre/post Cath lab, COPA unit. Currently I am up to date on all my certifications that are required in the Emergency Department.
Valley Air Care (South Texas Emergency Care Foundation)
01/2010-10/2012
flight Nurse/EMT-B
duties included were to pick up and transport traumatic or medically unstable patients from either field or inter-facility for higher level of care and treatment. along with the rest of the team, we are to STABILIZE PATIENTS WHILE IN flight, whether in fixed wing or helicopter. We are to provide ACLS/Pals resuscitative measures. we’re trained in emergency procedures such as tracheostomies, cricothyrotomies, chest tube insertions, needle decompression, intubation techniques/rsi.
University of Texas at TSC, Brownsville, Texas
1/2005-01/2010
Vocational Nurse Clinical Instructor/Adjunct Faculty
Provided instruction and guidance to future nurses. I assisted the students in the application of what they learned in class and lab to practicum on the floor while doing student nursing. As an instructor, I am one of few instructors who actually still both work and taught, giving me an advantage to teach the students some of the most up to date care and use of hospital equipment. My areas of specialty were/are ED, ICU, IR, Cath Lab, OR, Post Op.
Valley Regional Medical Center (HCA Facility) Brownsville, Texas
08/1997-08/2009
Staff Nurse
During my total of 12 years with HCA, I worked:
08/1997-08/1998 Surgical Floor at Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital working as a surgical nurse.
08/1998-07/2002 Intensive Care Unit/Progressive Care Unit as a critical care nurse. All type of critical care patients. (neurological, cardiac, medical, surgical, trauma).
08/2002-05/2003 Non Commissioned Officer In Charge of a 2 bed ER and 8 bed hospital unit with 3 medics under my supervision and an assigned physician caring for US Military/civilian members, foreign soldiers and civilians while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom in Taszar, Hungary, but was still an employee of VRMC.
06/2003-06/2008 Emergency Department staff nurse until June 2007 where I became an ER Charge nurse.
12/2007-06/2008 I served as the ER Clinical Manager and night charge nurse.
06/2008-08/28/2009 I worked as a Charge Nurse on the Medical-Telemetry 2E/2W/Progressive Care Unit floors. I also assisted in the Interventional Radiology and OR.
Provide strong contributions as key member of unit quality assurance program designed to identify and evaluate problems, manage patient census, and allocate staff assignments. During this time from 2000-2009, I worked with the Education department teaching classes/courses ACLS, BLS, PALS, Rhythm Interpretation, Hemodynamics
NORTH BROWNSVILLE SURGICAL CENTER PRN Status
06/2011-06/2012
PACU/PREOP/ENDO/CIRCULATOR
My job duties are to accept, monitor, evaluate and discharge patients once stable to their home after minor surgeries and procedures. We give discharge instructions as indicated per the procedure done during this outpatient procedure and stay. We work with a variety of doctors and specialties. Our patients’ age ranges from 1yr -100yrs old. I also prep patients for OR. I assist as a circulator and an Endoscopy nurse.

• 1. Emergency Room 22 yrs
• 2. Intensive Care 15 yrs
• 3. Flight Nurse 4+ yrs
• 4. Retired Army Nurse Corp Officer (29yrs) Reserves/Active Duty. Enlisted to Officer.

EMS Instructor Civilian/Military, Nursing Instructor-Military/Civilian

EMS Instructor Civilian/Military, Nursing Instructor-Military/Civilian

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