Casey Smith
A Midwest native and graduate of Creighton University, Casey Smith brings a wide range of experience and knowledge to our team. Casey is a speaker at national conferences and is a 2023 graduate of the inaugural National Association of Emergency Medical Technician's (NAEMT) Lighthouse Leadership Program. Casey is currently the Charge Paramedic for a large third service EMS agency in Florida. He also has experience in EMS Education and fire service as a volunteer and part time paid firefighter/paramedic, driver/engineer, and company level officer for the Pasco County, Florida Fire Rescue Department.
Areas of Expertise
Experience and Accomplishments
Education
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE| DECEMBER 2023 | ST.
PETERSBURG COLLEGE (ST. PETERSBURG, FL)
· Major: Public Safety Administration
· Subplan: Emergency Management and Homeland Security
EMS MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE | MAY 2014 | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY EMS EDUCATION
(OMAHA, NE)
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE, WITH HONORS | MAY 2013 | METROPOLITAN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE (OMAHA, NE)
· Major: Professional Health Studies-Paramedicine
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE, WITH HONORS | MAY 2013 | METROPOLITAN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE (OMAHA, NE)
· Major: Fire Science Technology
EMS INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE | DECEMBER 2002 | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY EMS
EDUCATION (OMAHA, NE)
PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATE | SEPTEMBER 2001 | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY EMS EDUCATION
(OMAHA, NE)
Certifications
· National Registry Paramedic M0936323
· Florida Paramedic PMD 526199
· Nebraska Paramedic 2834
· National Association of EMS Educators Level 2 Instructor
· Florida Association of EMS Educators Level A EMS Instructor
· Nebraska EMS Instructor 036
· Basic Life Support Instructor
· Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
· Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
· International Trauma Life Support Provider
· Advanced Burn Life Support Provider
· HazMat Medic (NFPA 473 compliant)
· Emergency Vehicle Operators Course
· NFPA 1001 Firefighter I & II
· NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Operations
· Apparatus Driver/Operator Pumper and Aerial (NFPA 1002 compliant)
· NFPA 1041 Fire Service Instructor I
· NFPA 1021 Fire Officer I
· NIMS 100c, 200b, 300, 400, 700b, 800c
Experience
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR | POLK STATE COLLEGE (WINTER HAVEN, FL) | SEPTEMBER 2022 -
PRESENT
· Instruct all levels of American Heart Association classes
· Provide skills lab instruction and evaluation for all levels of EMS classes
CHARGE PARAMEDIC | MANATEE COUNTY EMS (BRADENTON, FL) | JULY 2017 - PRESENT
· Provide ALS emergency medical services with more than 56,000 responses each year
· Field Training Officer (2019-2021) assisting with new hire orientation and daily training of newly hired
providers for clearance to function independently as an EMT, Paramedic, or Charge Paramedic
· Assist in providing monthly continuing education through didactic lecture, topic review, and/or
practical skill evaluation
· Community Paramedic Alternate (2018-2019) providing integrated health services and extending
access to health services in underserved and general populations including primary care, public health,
disease management, prevention and wellness, mental health, and dental health
PARAMEDIC LEAD | UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION (TAMPA, FL) | JANUARY
2016 - JULY 2017
· Support USF Health by assisting with patient care in an ambulatory care facility with 30 medical
specialties and approximately 448,500 patient visits yearly
· Paramedic Lead in General Internal Medicine responsible for special department projects supporting
the improvement of department processes and patient care outcomes
· Clinic Supervisor for Family Medicine responsible for direct supervision of 6 medical assistants and 4
LPNs supporting 8 physicians, 3 physician assistants, and 3 pharmacists deliver acute and preventative
healthcare through scheduling, enforcement of clinic policies, POC QA, facilitating equipment
maintenance, supply ordering, investigation and resolution of third-party billing issues, and resolution
of patient complaints
DRIVER/ENGINEER | PASCO COUNTY FIRE RESCUE (LAND O’LAKES, FL) | AUGUST 2014 –
JUNE 2017
· Provide BLS emergency medical, rescue, and fire suppression services in assigned zone as a member of
Land O’Lakes Station with 65,000 department responses and approximately 150 station responses
each year
CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT PARAMEDIC/ALTERNATE SUPERVISOR (TAMPA,
FL) | AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE | AUGUST 2014 - JANUARY 2016
· Provide ALS and critical care interfacility transport in five counties in the Tampa metropolitan area and
BLS 911 response in Hillsborough County with approximately 55,000 responses yearly
· Shift Supervisor responsible for the daily supervision of up to five ambulances and 9 personnel and
station through maintaining appropriate staffing levels and deployment, guidance and counseling of
personnel, implementation and enforcement of company policies, facilitating vehicle and equipment
maintenance, supply ordering, maintaining business relationships, and investigation of customer
complaints
PARAMEDIC SPECIALIST/CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC | SHENANDOAH MEDICAL
CENTER (SHENANDOAH, IA) | JUNE 2011 – APRIL 2014
· Provide hospital-based ALS emergency medical services and ALS/critical care interfacility transport
with approximately 1,200 responses each year
· Assist with patient care in 5 bed rural critical access hospital emergency room
FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC | BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT (BELLEVUE, NE) | MAY 2007 –
APRIL 2014
· Volunteer member from May 2007-April 2010
· Provide ALS emergency medical, rescue, hazardous materials, and fire suppression services with
approximately 3,500 responses each year
· Paramedic Officer and Fire Officer responsible for daily supervision of assigned apparatus, up to 5
personnel, and station along with medical or initial tactical operations at emergency scenes
· Provide age-appropriate fire prevention education to the public
· Train newly hired or certified paramedics for clearance to function independently as Paramedic Officer
and field preceptor to EMS students
· Assist Assistant EMS Supervisors provide monthly continuing education lectures to on duty crews (up
to 20 firefighter/EMTs or paramedics) at four stations and assist with yearly practical skills
competencies
ADJUNCT FACULTY | METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMS EDUCATION (OMAHA,
NE) | JANUARY 2006 – APRIL 2014
· Assisted program director with implementation and transition from a BLS to ALS educational program
including development of program handbook, development of course schedules and syllabi, writing
quizzes, exams, and psychomotor skills sheets, and equipment evaluation and acquisition
· Instruct all levels of American Heart Association and National Association of EMT classes
· Provide didactic lectures for all levels of EMS classes in accordance with the National EMS Education
Standards
· Provide skills lab instruction and evaluation for all levels of EMS classes
· Provide continuing education lectures for EMS refreshers in accordance with the National Registry
guidelines
PARAMEDIC | RURAL/METRO MEDICAL SERVICES (OMAHA, NE) | OCTOBER 2002 – MAY
2007
· Provide ALS first response and transport and interfacility transport with approximately 5,400
responses each year
PARAMEDIC | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (OMAHA, NE) | DECEMBER 2001
– JUNE 2011
· Provide direct patient care in an academic 20 bed state verified Comprehensive Trauma Center (ACS
Level 1 equivalent) emergency department treating approximately 33,000 patients each year with
more than 1,000 trauma activations
· Clinical preceptor to EMS students and assist with training of newly hired ER paramedics
· Member of hospital Decontamination (HazMat) Team 2005-2008
· Cochair of hospital Employee Safety Committee 2009-2011
CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY EMS EDUCATION (OMAHA, NE)
| AUGUST 2001 – FEBRUARY 2006
· Instruct all levels of American Heart Association classes
· Provide skills lab instruction and evaluation for all levels of EMS classes
· Assist with Nurse to EMT and Nurse to Paramedic classes
· Provide continuing education lectures for EMS refreshers in accordance with the National Registry
guidelines
FIREFIGHTER/EMT | PAPILLION VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAPILLION, NE) | JUNE
1998 – JANUARY 2002
· Provide BLS emergency medical, rescue, and fire suppression services with approximately 1,050
responses each year
Professional Memberships
· National Association of EMTs, 2002 - Present
· National Association of EMS Educators, 2004 – 2015, 2022 – Present
· Florida EMS Association, 2022 - Present
· Florida Association of EMS Educators, 2023 - Present
Awards
· NAEMT Lighthouse Leadership Program inaugural mentee cohort, 2022 - 2023
· Manatee County Public Safety Department EMS Division Rookie of the Year, 2018
· Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department District 1 Rescue Person of the Year, 2010
Presentations
· EMS World Expo, 2023
o Lighthouse Leadership: A Beacon for the Next Generation of EMS Leaders
· EMS World Expo Stand and Deliver finalist, 2022
o Ethics in EMS
· Metropolitan Community College Paramedic classes, 2006-2014
o Respiratory Assessment and Emergencies
o Basic and Advanced Airway Management
o ECG Rhythm Interpretation
o Cardiovascular Assessment and Emergencies
o Neurological Assessment and Emergencies
o Renal and Urologic Assessment and Emergencies
o Thoracoabdomianal Trauma
o Gynecological and Obstetric Emergencies
· Alegent Health Emergency and Trauma Symposium, 2004
o Therapeutic Communications
Publications
· EMS Transport of Pediatric Patients Meeting Termination of Resuscitation Criteria. William Cebulskie,
MSMEd, NRP; Remle P. Crowe, PhD, NREMT; Danielle DiCesare, MD; Jeffrey Rollman, MPH, LP; Lynne
Singleton, MS, PA-C, NRP; C. Smith, AAS, NRP; Lynn White, MS, FAEMS.
Professional Accomplishments
· As the only non-officer selected for the 50th anniversary committee, researched and documented the
history of Manatee County EMS and created a historical timeline pamphlet and commemorative
challenge coin distributed to all current and retired members, partner public safety agencies, and
county leaders, 2021-2022
· Helped develop and help implement CPAP protocol for Bellevue Fire Department, 2010
· EMS Member of American Heart Association Operation Stroke, a multidisciplinary committee
committed to reduce the impact of strokes on the community through recognition, treatment, and
recovery, 2002-2003