Lynn Sullivan
Dumont,NJ
Summary
Seasoned Paramedic and educator with extensive experience specializing in advanced life support and critical care training. Demonstrated leadership in clinical coordination and academic instruction, enhancing emergency response and patient care outcomes. Skilled in critical decision-making and fostering academic excellence, with a proven track record in improving student performance and operational efficiency in high-stakes environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AHA ACLS and PALS Instructor
Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
09.2018 - Current
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
- Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.
- Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
- Promoted classroom safety, collaboration, and best practices.
Paramedic
The Valley Hospital
05.2007 - Current
- Senior paramedic providing high quality advanced life support to the critically ill and injured including but not limited to advanced airway management, RSI, vasopressors, IV/IO/PICC/CVC/TLC access, Hamilton T1 ventilator
- Interim Clinical Coordinator overseeing the quality assurance/improvement, education, streamlined new employee on-boarding, ensuring interdisciplinary collaboration with the ED, stroke, sepsis, and STEMI coordinators
- Charge paramedic responsible for supervising 3 ALS units, multiple BLS units, outpatient van service, and the transport coordinator
Basic Arrhythmia Instructor
Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
07.2019 - 07.2023
- Oversaw curriculum development and implementation of a basic arrhythmia program for nurses and telemetry technicians assigned to critical care areas and step down/telemetry floors in alignment with best practices
- Tested students to assess progress and adapted learning plans in alignment with performance graduating >90% of participants.
- Initiated new learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
Education
Diploma - Registered Nurse
Holy Name Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Englewood Cliffs, NJ05-2025
Diploma - Paramedicine
Memorial Hospital Program of Paramedicine
Pawtucket, RI12-1996
Skills
- Academic instruction
- Preceptor: paramedic students and new graduates/hires
- Critical decision making
- Triage
- Mass casualty incident response
- Medication and IV therapy
- Telemetry
- Patient Advocacy
Certification
- AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
- AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
- NAEMT Prehospital Advanced Life Support Instructor
- NAEMT Advanced Medical Life Support Instructor
- AHA Basic Life Support
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic
- New Jersey Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic
Timeline
Basic Arrhythmia Instructor
Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
07.2019 - 07.2023
AHA ACLS and PALS Instructor
Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
09.2018 - Current
Paramedic
The Valley Hospital
05.2007 - Current
Diploma - Registered Nurse
Holy Name Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Diploma - Paramedicine
Memorial Hospital Program of Paramedicine
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