Steve Eckhoff Email & Phone Number

Idaho, Arizona, Oregon And Minnesota Licenses

Private contract Physician Assistant with background in Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Urgent Care & Occupational Health. Interview, examine, order & interpret x-rays, labs, and diagnostic tests. Diagnose and treat illnesses, diseases and injuries. Devise med plans, write prescriptions, consult with specialists, admit patients to inpatient care or transfer care as needed. Preform resuscitations, intubations, chest tube placement, minor surgical procedures, IVs, suturing, splinting & casting. Apply alternative treatment methods to enhance sensory stimulation decreasing pain perception and restoring normal muscle activation and function. Maintain notes and entries in EHR. Achievements:• Decreased patient requirements for narcotic pain relief by utilizing Kinesio taping and physical therapy techniques.• Achieved the confidence and respect of many Native American patients not trusting of medical procedures and treatments.• Aided several individuals in obtaining a better understanding of their diabetes, its unseen damage and the importance of following their med plan.

Aeromedical transport by both fixed and rotor wing aircraft of critically injured and ill from the field or transfer hospital to hospital

On-site ALS medical clinic and ambulance. 1st response Fire and Industrial Haz-Mat. Sole ALS provider. Respond to and co-ordinate mitigation of any and all emergency situations. On scene clinical care, pre-employment, drug screens and "return to work" physicals. Perform injury follow-up care and health maintenance of employees. Supervising 48 firefighters and EMTs for industrial manufacturing facility.Achievements:• Chairman, Local Emergency Planning Council, Pend Oreille County, Washington. Leadership of a multi-disciplinary team (Fire, State Patrol, Sheriff, EMS, Forest Service, Border Patrol, Rail Road and Hospital Districts). • Planned for response to emergency situations such as fire, weather, flood, NBC attack, plane crash, derailment, and other emergency response situations using a combination of strategic & tactical planning. Facilitated all meetings, training exercises & communications.• Designed, implemented and operated advanced life support services as the sole Advance Life Support Paramedic, as well as the recertification program for all county EMTs.• Assisted in recruiting and training of additional BLS, ILS and ALS personnel. • Fire and Haz-Mat Chief, training personnel in pre-fire plans and response tactics saving the company over 1.25 million dollars in facility fire upgrades.

Masters, Physician Assistant Studies

Masters, Occupational Safety And Health Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical, Electronic And Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Tau Alpha Pi