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Deborah Cameron

Rapid City,SD

Summary

I am a highly self-motivated, well organized, dedicated, professional multidisciplinary team member licensed as a critical care paramedic for over 25 years, a critical care emergency department nurse for 20 years, as well as a critical care flight nurse for the past 16 years. In addition to maintaining the aforementioned credentials, I have attained my BSN and look to further my professional education. I am an exceptional advocate for my patients, I have excellent assessment skills and provide exemplary care for both my patients and their families in order to promote the best patient and family care as possible. I adapt well to evolving situations, I am motivating to other team members, I look forward to new challenges, and meet deadlines. I operate effectively in fast-paced emergency settings to address concerns with acute and chronic conditions. I have good communication, decision-making and prioritization skills useful for assessing and triaging patients to optimize resource utilization.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Emergency Department Charge Nurse/Department Manager

Tribal Health, LLC
Pine Ridge, SD
03.2019 - 02.2024
  • I have the nursing responsibilities of patient care ranging from 1:1 with the most critical to up to 1:8 for the non-acute visits in all age groups
  • Skills include the assessment and care plan of a variety of disease processes and traumatic injuries; advocating for the patient, as well as providing a safe environment; IV starts and blood draws; EKG monitoring; medication administration and maintaining medication drips; documentation of all assessment findings and care provided; communication with fellow staff members and physicians in developing appropriate care plans for each patient; communication with physicians and advanced practice practitioners for order confirmation, completion, and adjustments based on patient responses and documenting all as appropriate; confirming, infusing and maintaining blood administration and ongoing assessment of patient response; delegation of cares to assistive personnel; documenting and communicating as appropriate for transfer of patient care in the way of admission, transfer to specific intervention (OR, PCI, etc,), or patient education for discharge; assisting in scheduling follow-up appointments for the patient's ongoing care; participating in QA of ED processes; participating in training of new hire employees
  • I am also one of the nurses trained in triaging newly arriving ED patients based on the national hospital practice of ESI levels
  • I have experience with the documentation programs of EMS Charts, Forerun, EPIC, Meditech, and IHS EHR
  • Additionally, I am responsible for a 29-bed Emergency Department in a very rural area
  • I oversee approximately 60 employees combined from both contractors and federal IHS staff
  • My duties in this role include scheduling, providing evaluations, onboarding, assisting with education requirements, participating in the QA/QI program and preparing for Joint Commission/CMS inspections

Emergency Department Nurse

Rapid City Regional Hospital/Monument Health
Rapid City, SD
03.2006 - 05.2021
  • I had the nursing responsibilities of patient care ranging from 1:1 with the most critical to up to 1:6 for the non-acute visits in all age groups
  • Skills include the assessment and care plan of a variety of disease processes and traumatic injuries; advocating for the patient, as well as providing a safe environment; IV starts and blood draws; EKG monitoring; medication administration and maintaining medication drips; documentation of all assessment findings and care provided; communication with fellow staff members and physicians in developing appropriate care plans for each patient; communicating with physicians for order confirmation, completion, and adjustments based on patient responses and documenting all as appropriate; confirming, infusing, and maintaining blood and ongoing assessment of patient response; delegation of cares to assistive personnel; documenting and communicating as appropriate for transfer of patient care in the way of admission, transfer to specific intervention (OR, PCI lab, etc.), or patient education for discharge; assisting in scheduling follow-up appointments for the patient's ongoing care; participating in QA of ED processes; participating in training of new hire employees; and attendance and participation in quarterly staff meetings
  • I am also one of the nurses trained in triaging newly arriving ED patients based on the national hospital practice of ESI levels
  • I have experience with the documentation programs of EMS Charts, Forerun, EPIC and Meditech

Critical Care Flight Nurse

Air Methods dba Black Hills Life Flight
Rapid City, SD
12.2007 - 09.2019
  • I was assigned to a critical care flight program as a critical care flight nurse
  • The core responsibilities of this position are to provide care for the sick and injured patients of the Black Hills and West River regions of South Dakota in a rotor craft asset
  • Additionally, I have flown on a fixed wing asset for prolonged critical care transports from this region across the nation
  • My critical care responsibilities are to work with a critical care paramedic in performing assessment and treatment to include airway management including rapid sequence intubation; medication administration and maintenance drips; administration and maintenance of blood; ventilator management; surgical airway intervention; chest tube insertion and a multiple array of other critical care interventions before and during transport based on decisions and assessment findings supported by protocol and physician orders
  • I am responsible for working with my paramedic partner and pilot to ensure daily and preflight safety inspections are performed and perform proper risk assessments to ensure the safest possible completion of any given mission
  • As this base's longest standing crew member, I have assisted with the team's QA and training processes
  • I have attended all required training, including traveling to critical care refreshers and cadaver labs, and have also participated in staff meetings as appropriate
  • Lastly, I have participated in my local base's public relations and education outreach programs as assistance to multiple agencies and facilities in the Wyoming and western South Dakota regions

Critical Care Paramedic

Sturgis Fire & Ambulance
05.1998 - 12.2009
  • I served as a critical care paramedic on this ground transport service
  • My daily core responsibilities were to serve the local community as an ALS 911 response provider to care for the sick and injured in the city of Sturgis and greater Meade County area of South Dakota
  • This service also provided critical care ground transport for inter-facility transfers from the local hospital to different facilities providing a higher level of care
  • Daily standard operations included daily ambulance inspections to ensure response readiness and cleaning and maintenance of the station and assigned work areas
  • I was required to perform ALS paramedic skills on the sick and injured including physical assessment and treatment to include airway management and oxygen delivery; intubation and RSI; cardiac monitoring and 12-lead EKG interpretation; medication administration and drip maintenance; managing resuscitations and cardiac arrests; IV starts and standard BLS care such as bleeding control and packaging for spinal precautions
  • My critical care responsibilities were the same as ALS, but also included extensive medication knowledge, administration, and maintenance; ventilator management; chest tube management; and non-invasive ventilator management in the way of CPAP or BIPAP
  • During my time with this employer I also spent time as a supervisor with the responsibilities of ensuring daily staffing, narcotic usage audits, managing the training and continuing education program, annual protocol review, QA/QI, and the disciplinary process and procedures while ensuring due process

Education

Nursing -

Chamberlain College of Nursing
04.2018

Nursing -

University of South Dakota
12.2011

Certification

  • CFRN
  • SD RN
  • MN RN
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • PALS
  • TNCC
  • NRP
  • SD EMTP
  • AMLS
  • PHTLS
  • CPI

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Emergency Department Charge Nurse/Department Manager

Tribal Health, LLC
03.2019 - 02.2024

Critical Care Flight Nurse

Air Methods dba Black Hills Life Flight
12.2007 - 09.2019

Emergency Department Nurse

Rapid City Regional Hospital/Monument Health
03.2006 - 05.2021

Critical Care Paramedic

Sturgis Fire & Ambulance
05.1998 - 12.2009

Nursing -

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Nursing -

University of South Dakota

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