Gregg Berman is a Registered Nurse seeking a new nursing position. He has over 20 years of experience in emergency rooms, intensive care units, medical-surgical floors, and pre-hospital emergency care. Berman also has extensive experience in wilderness medicine, search and rescue, and as a wilderness guide. He has excellent communication skills and experience teaching a variety of medical topics.

1. Gregg Berman 1126 Sheila Lane
Pacifica, Ca. 94044
Phone 650 576-5991
E-mail ofarchesandants@yahoo.com
Objective To further my career as a Registered Nurse
Summary • In addition to diverse nursing experience as listed below, wound care certified
with extensive pre-hospital (ambulance) emergency and non-emergency
medicine experience.
• Ancillary training and experience in Wilderness Medicine, Search & Rescue and
Lifeguarding as well as extensive work as a Wilderness Guide.
• Medical Support for multiday/multisport Costa Rican Adventure Race.
Collaborated with local ambulance service while being transported around the
country for racers where needed.
• Strong background in teaching Emergency Medicine topics (i.e. BLS, BTLS,
PALS, Wilderness Medicine, HIV/AIDS, and Preventing Disease Transmission).
• Excellent communications skills, a proactive attitude, and great patient rapport.
Work experience 07/04 – present Mills/Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame,
California
Staff RN, Registry RN, Emergency Room RN Traveler
• 07/04 - 02/05 worked as traveler for Cross Country Travel Corps. at both the
Mills and Peninsula campus ERs. After initial 3 month assignment, contract
extended for additional 3 month assignment.
• Work includes all traditional ER duties and utilization as orientation nurse for
New Hire nurses. The Mills campus has no onsite lab, nor respiratory
department so additional skills include running most labs and doing all
respiratory treatments.
• 03/05 - 09/05 I continued to work in both Mills and Peninsula ERs as a Registry
RN for Relief Nursing Services.
• Additional shifts for Relief Nursing included UCSF ER, Chinese General ICU,
Med/Surg, Ortho/Neuro and more.
• 09/05 – present I was hired directly by Mills/Peninsula. In my per diem role, I
continue to work in the ER. I also work extensively in Same Day Surgery and
Preadmission Testing departments. (During this period I also spent 14 months
full time at Stanford as seen below.)
• In Same Day Surgery my duties include the Surgical Intake interview and
prepping of patients (IV’s, medications, skin prep, etc.) as they go into surgery
as well as final post Recovery Room care and review of discharge instructions
for those going home.
• My role in Preadmission Testing for the Surgery Department includes
interviewing patients, ordering necessary tests and instructing patient on diet and
medications in the days prior to surgery.
• I functioned as an EPIC Super User and Department Liaison with Anesthesia
Services during our transition to use of an Electronic Health Record.
09/07 – 11/08 Stanford Hospital Palo Alto,
California
Emergency Room Staff RN
• Rotated between various sub departments in Stanford’s busy teaching hospital
ER. These included fast track type area, critical care rooms, devoted pediatrics
area and general services areas all within the ER setting.
• In addition I often did shifts in the ER’s Critical Decision Area. This was a
separate area outside the main ER. Pt’s were admitted patients on a 23 hour basis
for further work up to determine possible full admission or discharge.
• I participated in Stanford ER’s Electronic Health Record transition to EPIC.
05/04 – 07/04 Salinas Valley Medical Center Salinas,
California
Emergency Room RN Traveler
• Worked for Comforce as a traveler in the ER at Salinas Valley Medical Center.

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Work experience
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10/02 - 4/03 American Nursing Services Anchorage, Alaska
Staff RN
• Multidisciplinary Nurse working a variety positions in facilities around Anchorage, as
well as fly-in assignments to other Alaskan Communities.
• Facilities included Anchorage Jail, Alaska Native Medical Center, Alaska Regional
Hospital, Valdez Community Hospital and Soldotna Community Hospital.
• Units staffed included Main ER, Fastrack ER, ICU, PCU, Med/Surg, Ortho/Neuro, and
Post-op Recovery.
6/02 - 9/02 Valdez Community Hospital Valdez, Alaska
Staff /ER RN
• Staff nurse in isolated rural hospital with no specialty floors.
• All nurses required to perform as generalists, doing obstetrics, pediatrics, med/surg,
long-term care with live onsite patients, critical care, and emergency care as well as
prepping the endoscopy suite.
11/99 - 4/02 Parkway Regional Medical Center Miami, Florida
ER Paramedic-ER RN
• Began as Paramedic in fast paced 26 bed rural Miami ER, performing all procedures,
including but not limited to IV’s, NG tubes, male and female foleys, wound care,
dressing changes, cultures, etc.
• Post RN graduation participated in in-house hospital ER nursing course, and then took
on duties as ER RN with floats to ICU.
• Received numerous accolades, including several “YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE” and
“ABOVE AND BEYOND” awards.
12/97 - 11/99 American Medical Response Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
ER Paramedic-ER RN
• Provided emergency and non-emergency service and long distance (2 hours or greater)
ambulance transports on ALS unit.
• Taught in education department, courses including PALS, BTLS, and BLS.
6/96 - 6/98 American Red Cross Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Staff Instructor
• Taught public and corporate courses on Preventing Disease Transmission, HIV/Aids
Fundamentals, CPR, First Aid, etc.
• Assisted in the selection and procurement of training equipment
9/95 - 7/96 Medics Emergency Service Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Ambulance EMT
• Provided 911 Emergency services as crew leader on BLS transports and assisted with
ALS transports
Education 1995 - 2001 Broward Community College Davie, Florida
• 09/01 Associate of Science in Nursing/RN
• 05/99 Associate of Science in Emergency Medicine
• 12/97 Paramedic Certificate
• 8/95 Emergency Medical Technician Certificate
Current Certifications • State of California RN, BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, WCC, WALS
• Membership in Wilderness Medical Society, Experienced Wilderness Guide, Kayak
Instructor, Rock Climb Instructor, Naturalist.

3. Additional Life Info:
Current Certifications:
Level 5 ACA Coastal Kayak Instructor
RN, ACLS, PALS, BLS
WALS - Wilderness Advanced Life Support
Extensive training in the BCU personal skills and instructor systems and ACA whitewater instructor training
!Former Certifications include:
National Association of Search and Rescue
Paramedic
EMT
Lifeguard
Ropes Instructor at a rock climbing gym
Various medical instructor certifications including CPR, First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, Advanced Cardiac Life
Support, Trauma and more
!Guiding / Instructing: multiday sea kayak trips and paddling technique for several companies in:
The Florida Everglades and other locals around the state
Prince William Sound Alaska
Lake Superior
California coasts and whitewater rivers
When guiding duties including route planning, meal planning, procurement and preparation, camp logistics and safety.
Instruction included everything from forward stroke and race technique to kayak surfing, rescue technique, rolling,
camping skills, how to go to the bathroom at sea and much more.
!Taught at Symposiums including:
Alaska Sea Kayak Symposium
Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium
Sweetwater Sea Kayak Symposium - Florida
California Paddlefest
Lumpy Waters Sea Kayak Symposium - Oregon
San Diego Sea Kayak Symposium
!Written numerous articles for various publications including:
Coastviews Magaizine
California Paddler Magazine
Sea Kayaker Magazine (including one article dissecting a rescue published in the 2nd edition of the book Sea Kayaker
Deep Trouble)
various websites, blogs and club publications
(Topics included - medical perspectives on outfitting your kayak for comfort and ergonomics, the use of fear in
improving your skills, kayak surfing technique, rescue techniques, a real life rescue dissection and paddling with
whales.)
!Competitions:
3x in Everglades Challenge - a 330 mile kayak adventure race
Tandem class of Cal 100 - a 100 mile race in sea kayaks on a river to support clean rivers
Tsunami Rangers / Reef Madness big water race
numerous smaller sprint style races
!Volunteer:
Bay Area Sea kayakers - Provide on water instruction and curriculum support for numerous Stroke Clinics teaching
things like torso rotation and paddle finesse in a variety of applications, Rescue Clinics teaching a wide variety of
Former Certifications
and Training Include
• EMT, Wilderness EMT, Paramedic, BLS Instructor Trainer, PALS Instructor, BTLS
Instructor
• SARS - Search and Rescue, Aeromedical Transportation Specialist, Nursing
Management and Leadership, Lifeguarding
• Numerous American Heart, Red Cross and National Safety Council Instructor
certifications.
• Workshops on topics including Anaphylaxis, Wound Care, Stroke, Myocardial
Infarction, Sports Safety and Wilderness Medicine.

4. techniques, Navigation workshops, Lead organizer and designer of the curriculum for the surf zone portion of the annual
club Skills Clinic, Designed a lead a Kids Paddling Clinic
Sierra Club in Florida- I lead numerous 2 - 3 day kayak camping trips in places like Everglades National Park / Ten
Thousand Islands, Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge / Cape Canaveral, various meandering Florida rivers and
more. (I also lead caving, hiking and cycling trips for Sierra Club)
!Adaptive Paddling: I've worked or volunteered with a few organizations (Shared Adventures, Environmental Traveling
Companions) taking folks paddling with various handicaps including blindness, para and quadriplegia, mental or
emotional limitations and more.
!Marine Ecology / Natural History:
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve - naturalist - I lead school groups on trips through the tidepools exploring the diversity there
as well as roving to answers questions from the general public when not leading a tour
Marine Mammal Center - pinniped rescue and public education
Monterey Bay Aquarium - sea otter rehabilitation - two years working with sick or injured otters (including abandoned
pups) that we rehabilitated and rereleased
California Academy of Sciences - tidepool program - monitoring of the intertidal area and answering questions at the
academy touch tank
Wildcare - song bird rescue - caring for sick and injured song birds to be rereleased
Terwiliger Nature Guides - taking inner city school kids on hikes at various state and county parks to let them
experience nature immersion and connection
Several years teaching with Roger Schumann on the Prescott course in California
Various college courses on ecology, ornithology, marine biology and extensive personal study and small courses /
workshops on various aspects of natural history
!Personal Expeditions:
2.5 weeks paddling down the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula starting in San Diego
3 months solo on the Inside Passage Skagway, Alaska to Prince Rupert, Canada
Paddling the fjords of Northwestern Iceland
Kayak surfing in Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama
Lost Coast, Northern California, and various other personal journeys on the sea or rivers in various locals around the
U.S.
!Personal Development / Leadership / Empowerment:
A series of Stanford courses on achieving and promoting Happiness
Mindful Meditation workshops through Stanford Buddhist centers.
Interchange -https://www.interchangecounseling.com - a year long coaching / counseling program where we work on
our own personal struggles as well as learning how to counsel others on theirs
Palo Alto School of Hypnotherapy - empowering others through hypnotherapy
Improv Classes - communication skills
Workshops with the Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education - learning different skills on nature
awareness and how to impart that knowledge in a variety of ways
Tracking Workshops - teaching awareness and connection to and with the world around us
!Medical: Please see attached resume for a good overview
!Cheers,
Gregg Berman
650 576-5991
1126 Sheila Lane
Pacifica, Ca 94044
ofarchesandants@yahoo.com
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