Michelle Richot
La Porte,TX
Summary
Certified, Emergency Medical Technician, with educational background adept at learning processes associated with assessing emergencies including, medical, trauma, MVC's, natural disasters, triage and other crisis scenarios. Experienced in emergency services while calmly and quickly assesses medical situations. Known for efficiency and accuracy in stressful situations with excellent decision-making skills and attention to detail. Dedicated to comprehensive and compassionate patient care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Medical Technician
City Ambulance Service
League City, TX
03.2024 - Current
- Review inventory levels prior to shift and restocked ambulance to prepare for service
- Assess emergency situations and prioritized medical care for patients on 911 truck and transfers
- Render direct patient care by stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage
- Evaluate patients' medical status and monitored vital signs during transit
- Explain to conscious patients steps involved for medical evaluations and need for possible hospital transport
- Monitor patients from scene to hospital transfer while conducting in-transit care
- Operate emergency vehicles with caution to keep patients, public and first responders safe
- Document calls in reports detailing incident type and course of treatment
- Remain level-headed and proactive during emergency situations
Emergency Medical Technician
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast
Pasadena, TX
04.2022 - Current
- Communicated with lucid patients to gather incident and medical history information
- Start IVs, draw labs, collect urine samples, conduct CPR during Codes
- Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care
- Administered tests and medication to stabilize patients in field or in transit
- Triaged patients in emergency situations based on life-threatening needs and delegated tasks to better provide treatment to maximum patients at once
- Quickly recognized patient needs based on conditions based on trauma alerts such as, Code Blues, Code Stroke, Code sepsis situations
- Learned new techniques to better serve patients' needs, such as, wound care, irrigating lacerations, staple/stich removal
Emergency Medical Technician
Dispatch Health
Houston, TX
10.2021 - 12.2023
- Evaluate patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines
- Controlled wounds and injuries on scene, prepping patients for advanced treatments or maintaining conditions
- Provide education to familiarize patients with medical treatments and self-care
- Utilize EKGs, Labs and IVs to perform various medical procedures on scene
- Utilize IStat machine for labs, including: Chem8, CG4, INR on scene for further consideration of the best medical approach
- Administer emergency/non emergency medication to patients, quickly responding to changes in conditions and medication reactions
- Collaborate with Nurse Practitioner partner on further care of patient on scene
- Observed patient behavior to report changes to medical personnel
- Performed medical tests and collected samples for laboratory analysis
- Log all medical box temperatures each morning/night
Emergency Medical Technician
Windsor EMS
Clear Lake, TX
10.2021 - 02.2023
- Review inventory levels prior to shift and restocked ambulance to prepare for service
- Assess emergency situations and prioritized medical care for patients on 911 truck and transfers
- Render direct patient care by stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage
- Evaluate patients' medical status and monitored vital signs during transit
- Explain to conscious patients steps involved for medical evaluations and need for possible hospital transport
- Monitor patients from scene to hospital transfer while conducting in-transit care
- Operate emergency vehicles with caution to keep patients, public and first responders safe
- Document calls in reports detailing incident type and course of treatment
- Remain level-headed and proactive during emergency situations
Community Outreach Worker
Rainbow Housing Assistance
, TX
08.2019 - 09.2021
- Provided individuals and families with information and resources to connect with available programs
- Planned and managed different community meetings, public forums and outreach events
- Gave presentations at public gatherings, community events and school meetings
- Developed and implemented programs to fill different community needs
- Liaised with community members, business owners and officials to address current issues and find appropriate solutions
- Promoted community events and news through monthly newsletters, which were distributed to local families and community leaders
- Created an after school program for 19 youths to complete homework and gain knowledge in various skills such as; how to tie a tie, student application forms, work application forms, interviewing process steps and research into future jobs they were interested in
Education
Emergency Medical Technology -
National EMS Academy
BeaumontSkills
- Medical terminology
- CPR and First Aid
- Vital sign assessment
- Critical decision-making skills
- Triaging
- Intravenous therapy
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Patient education and counseling
- Leadership
- Physical examinations
- Condition reporting
- Bleeding control
- Behavioral emergencies
- Splinting and bandaging
- Stroke management
- Critical thinking
- Medical records management
- Field patient assessments
- Excellent IV placement skills
Certification
- NREMT Certification
- BLS Certification
- ACLS Certification
Timeline
Emergency Medical Technician
City Ambulance Service
03.2024 - Current
Emergency Medical Technician
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast
04.2022 - Current
Emergency Medical Technician
Dispatch Health
10.2021 - 12.2023
Emergency Medical Technician
Windsor EMS
10.2021 - 02.2023
Community Outreach Worker
Rainbow Housing Assistance
08.2019 - 09.2021
- NREMT Certification
- BLS Certification
- ACLS Certification
Emergency Medical Technology -
National EMS Academy