HEATHER DE DONATO GARCIA

• Case Management assistance under the direct supervision of the Transfer Center RN; Responsible for initiating all incoming requests for higher level of care transfers and lateral or repatriation transfers
• Responsible for phone conferencing medical providers with one another and documenting clinical information of medical status and plan of care
• Responsible for corresponding with Case Managers, Hospital Supervisors and external transfer center RNs with gaining acceptance at designated facilities
• Responsible for Initiating ground and air transport of transferring patients to destination facilities
• Responsible for Tele Stroke consult request; initiating immediate intake, paging out Neurologists to connect with facility Dr's and managing emergent transport to nearest stroke centers.

Master Sgt (E7) at Travis AFB

-Trained at Shepard AFB through the community college of the Air Force

-Nursing training equivalent to the scope of a paramedic and LVN with the ability to challenge either board if desired

-Current Career Advisor to 349th ASTS unit; Responsible for retirements, re-enlistment, recruitment and reclassifications to new career fields within the Air Force Reserves.

- Self Aid and Buddy care Wing advisor for TAFB Reserves; Responsible for training all medical and non medical personnel life saving techniques in deployed emergency settings.

-Current TCCC (Tactical combat care course) Wing Advisor for TAFB Reserves; new program replacing Self Aid and Buddy care. Responsible for training all medical and non medical personnel life saving techniques in deployed emergency settings.

-Assistant EMT Instructor; recertification classes for Medical personnel.

-RSSTP Group Advisor; Managing practical skills program and curriculum to include trauma skills with live patient sim lab

-RSV Instructor; teaching medical skills for military job function

-NCOIC of Base Plans; in charge of emergency management/evacuation

POC for medical unit

-Prior CPR instructor for Medical Unit

-Prior PHTLS certified (pre hostile trauma life support)

-Prior Infection control NCOIC (non commissioned officer in charge)

• Responsible for all incoming referrals initiating hospice care from admitting hospitals, transition from home health and orders from primary care physicians within the clinic
• Responsible for diverting cases to outside hospice agencies when necessary
• Responsible for gaining authorizations and setting up deductibles from insurance companies and setting up charity authorizations when insurance coverage is granted
• Responsible for clinical documentation of patients status in hospice and correspondence documentation with physicians and hospice/home health RNs assigned to the patient
• Responsible for coordinating the order, delivery and return pick up of durable medical equipment

• Medical Assistant for Mercy Med Clinic in 2004-2007 in clinics; ophthalmology, family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, ENT and pediatrics.
• ER tech Unit asst. combo at Methodist ER non trauma center 2007-2009; working under the scope of a medical assistant, EMT and Unit Assistant.
• ER tech MSJ hospital Trauma Center 2009-2012; working under the scope of a medical assistant and EMT.
• ER tech Unit assit. combo Methodist ER non trauma center 2012- present; working under the scope of a medical assistant, EMT and Unit Assistant.
• ER Charge assit; auditing EHR of all ER visits for coding and reimbursement submission. to

• Responsible for teaching and testing medical ancillary students  on their skills and knowledge of BLS application to obtain CPR certification.
• Responsible for training non medical students on Basic First Aide and BLS skills to obtain BFA and CPR certification.
• Responsible for teaching minors basic first aide for babysitting certifications.

• Sacramento , ca -Instructed classes teaching anatomy/physiology requirements for medical assistant students
•  Instructed students on medical assistant scope of practice 
• Instructed students on performing Immunizations and blood draws in a lab setting.
• Prepared students for completion exam for certification.