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COS Internship: Montrose Fire Protection District
The Colorado Department of Education defines "Professional" using the following descriptors:
time & work management
career literacy
grit and resilience
work ethic; dependable and reliable
My Personal Definition:
In my opinion, professionalism is how you present yourself within your profession, with passion, ambition, and a desire to learn. This also includes having a positive attitude, and exhibiting trait such as: good communication, working well with others, individualism, and having well-rounded interpersonal skills.
My Future Plan & Career Statement
Resume
My career goal is the be a qualified paramedic. I'm not sure if I want to be a firefighter yet, but I know I want to help people in emergency medicine. With this profession I will provide the best possible patient care by being dedicated, knowledgable, and prioritizing the patient relationship. In exceeding this goal I will attend University of Colorado, Colorado Springs to major in a healthcare science.
Kenzie Resume (1).pdf
Internship Goals
Internship Goals
Being an ambitious learner: I wanted to gain confidence in asking questions, so I can better understand the pharmacology side to medicine. This helped my understanding and I was able to learn and retain information better.
Social and communication skills: Be able to effectively communicate with people of all backgrounds to gain more personal experience. This will also help provide quality patient care, and help me make stronger connections.
Having an open mindset: This will help me grow as a learner and as an individual. By staying positive I will have more fun and want to learn more in this field of study. This also shows good qualities like; honesty and strong work ethic.
Current Experience & Employment
I am employed at the Montrose Recreation District. I primarily focus on youth sports which includes reffing and scorekeeping soccer, basketball, and softball/baseball to provide growth and skill sets in the youth sports programs. I am also employed at the Fleming, Lowenberg, and Coolings Law Office. Here I am able to provide assistance for the lawyers and legal assistants. I help with filing papers, creating and sending letters, and any other duties that are needed.
Career Q & A
Career Q & A
Q: How did you get into this career?A: I started out as a volunteer firefighter because a few friends convinced me to join the department. From there the job stuck and I turned it into a career.
Q: What do you like most about your job? A: The people I work with. We're here to help people and do other things, but the guys/gals I work with are family to us. We live with them, hangout and do things off duty. It's a big second family and that's what I really like about this job.
Q: What are specific skills required for this job? A: Some skills would include: enjoy helping people, you need to know how to problem solve. A lot of things you do aren't in a text book and you see things you've never seen before. So you have to be able to solve problems and solve them quickly. You have to be physically fit and mentally fit to be able to do what we do day in and day out.
Q: What is your specific role and job at the firehouse? A: As a captain I have a supervisor role. I have a crew at a station. When we go on calls I'm the one making decisions, directing people what to do and where to go, and how we're going to do things.
Overview of My Site
Overview of My Site
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