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Clinical Manager of Doernbecher Children's Hospital
Fred Neis, RN, MS, CEN, NREMT-P
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After completing high school I joined a volunteer fire department
and a multi-county ALS tiering unit, while attending college full time.
After my sophomore year in college I took a summer and fall term to
obtain my EMT-P training from the University of Iowa's EMS training
program. After receiving my EMT-P certificate I continued to attend
college full time and work for several different EMS and fire agencies.
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I have been a Registered Nurse for 9 years now and have really
enjoyed the diversity of training I received between the paramedic
and nursing courses. Being a paramedic teaches you to be autonomous,
and make decisions with often-limited information in a situation of
chaos. It also provided me the opportunity to perform skills I would
not otherwise be able to as a nurse. Nursing builds on that
foundation with additional pathophysiology and many opportunities to
see patients in the continuum of care and understand how EMS can
impact an outcome. I enjoy the prehospital environment so much I
have never been without a part time field position.
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Between 2000 and 2002 I was the EMS for Children Coordinator for
Oregon. Being both a paramedic and RN gave me a broader understanding
of the system issues facing pediatric emergency medical care. This
position gave me the opportunity to change the statewide pediatric
care system and also travel all around the state and country.
I am currently the Clinical Manager of the ED at OHSU/Doernbecher
Children's Hospital. I also continue to teach EMS and emergency care
providers. AMR has allowed me the opportunity to work part time in
Clackamas and Multnomah Counties and last year I became a member of
the Oregon Disaster Medical Assistance Team.
Fred A. Neis, RN, MS, CEN, NREMT-P
EMT-B 2 years, EMT-P 12 years
Oregon certified since June 1999
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