Pamela Ford
Blairs,VA
Summary
Dependable Paramedic Coordinator effective in managing operations. Successful in encouraging team members to work efficiently and meet production targets. Well-organized, self-motivated and knowledgeable about successful strategies for managing fast-paced work.
Focused Paramedic well-versed in patient assessment and emergency care. Reliable and efficient with 20+ years of quality performance in patient-facing situations. Accustomed to providing critical care in dynamic environments.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Correctional Paramedic, NRP
Pittsylvania County Sheriff Office
Chatham, VA
02.2007 - Current
- Correctional Paramedic: care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent or disabled. Under general supervision deliver care to patients utilizing the process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with established philosophy.
- Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes.
- Effectively interact with patients, while maintaining the standard of professional care. The nature of the direction and supervision required for this position Corrections.
- Provide care to inmate patients to promote & improve their overall health utilizing the medical process in triage, professional training and various resources in accordance with regulatory agencies and established guidelines.
- Corrections Paramedic provides direct and individualized medical care to the correctional-facility based on the application of scientific principles. In addition to general care, responsibilities of Corrections Paramedic include (but are not limited to):
- Collaborates with primary care providers and other health care providers to ensure continuity, timeliness and appropriateness of care to inmate patients.
- Coordinates and/or administers medication, therapeutic agents, treatments, to inmate patients.
- Assists physicians with medical treatments.
- Administers prescribed medication.
- Applies surgical dressings & bandages.
- Provides emergency first aid care.
- Checks & records vital signs Obtains specimens from inmate patients for diagnostic testing.
- Reports reactions to treatments and medications, as well as changes in the inmates’ emotional or physical condition.
- Provides inmate patient education and/or discharge planning.
- Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms.
- Promotes a therapeutic environment to ensure inmates are treated in a professional, ethical and tactful manner.
- Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting.
- Reviewing the physical, psychological, dental and safety needs of inmates incarcerated in the county jail.
- Assisting Correctional Officers and Jail Administration during the intake process of prisoners to evaluate healthcare needs and placement of inmates due to medical, psych, safety, infectious disease, etc.
- Performing complete History and Physicals for every Inmate entered into the facility as required by State regulations. Responsible for Intake History and Physicals within the given amount of time set by state regulations, 14-day assessments.
- Reviewing current medications to obtain orders from the on-call physician for medication approval while the patient is incarcerated.
- Working with outside primary care providers and or specialists to obtain medical records and scheduling appointments for patients requiring treatment from OBGYN, Oncology, Immunizations of inmates.
- Ensuring these appointments are necessary within facility approval, availability of transportation, cost, and security.
- Monitored patient progress and responded to medical emergencies.
- Takes patient blood samples according to doctors’ orders.
- Ensured that implementation of proper safety procedures.
- Maintained a database of all patient information.
- Identified and resolved patient care issues.
- Recorded patient vital signs.
- Supervised the conduct of inmates to protect and maintain safety.
- Preforming employee physicals for pre-employment.
- Maintain employee CPR and Infectious disease continuing ED as indicated by AHA Standards.
- Orders and maintains stock as needed.
- Maintains excel spread sheet and word documents for MAR’s.
- Immunizations of inmates.
- Delivered advanced life support during emergency situations, ensuring patient stabilization and safety.
- Implemented quality assurance protocols to improve service delivery and compliance with regulations.
- Delivered compassionate care to patients with a variety of medical emergencies, including cardiac arrests, traumas, strokes, and respiratory distress.
- Assessed patient condition through physical and verbal exams and by collecting information from others at scene.
National Registry EMT-Paramedic
Alamance County Emergency Services
Graham, NC
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Assess each call situation to determine best course of action and appropriate protocol.
- Utilize medical equipment and procedures including defibrillator, EKG monitor, oxygen and suction devices, intravenous fluids, CPR and other procedures and medications as required to provide advanced medical care.
- Develop and utilize triage skills to provide optimal efficiency during calls.
- Provide patient care according to clinical protocols and safety requirements.
- Lift and move patients as required to provide optimum care.
- Communicate with receiving facility to receive medical direction and to provide critical information.
- Act as team leader and take responsibility for scene and unit management as needed.
- Drive the ambulance and provide map reading support to minimize call response time.
- Continuously maintain all required certifications.
- Communicate with dispatcher to receive and understand call data and customer feedback.
- Monitor and maintain the general condition of the unit, keep it clean and stocked for optimal call response to maintain the image of AMR.
- Document activities with regard to patient care and billing completely to ensure appropriate information is available regarding each call.
- Follow policies and procedures regarding out-of-chute times and turnaround times.
- Consider patient status and insurance preferred facilities when determining transportation destinations.
- Work collaboratively and in a professional manner with all allied health and public safety personnel.
- Reports immediately to the on duty supervisor and/or account manager any incident involving a negative customer and/or patient interaction.
- Read road maps, drive vehicles, and accurately discern street signs and address numbers.
- Read medication/prescription labels and directions for usage in quick, accurate, and expedient manner.
- Communicate verbally with patients and significant others in various environments to interview patient, family members, and bystanders.
- Ability to discern deviations/changes in eye/skin coloration due to patient’s condition and to the treatment given.
- Converse with dispatcher and EMS providers via phone or radio as to status of patient.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Adherence to and compliance with information systems security policies and procedures.
- Meets and communicates with existing customers/staff members with existing customers/staff members (including skilled nursing, assisted living, and hospital facilities) on a regular basis to ensure that AMR is meeting their needs. Reports these interactions to the operations and/or account manager on a regular basis.
- Participate in community programs to maintain AMR image and establish strong community relations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
PBT- ASCP Lab Assistant III
Danville Regional Medical Center
Danville, VA
01.1990 - 01.2007
- Job duties include working as a patient service associate in the outpatient lab facility.
- Includes obtaining of blood samples from patients and distribution to the appropriate departments for testing.
- Performing computer operations utilizing windows software application.
- Instruct and teaching of phlebotomy students on proper procedures and the skill of phlebotomy.
- Other duties include greeting patients and collecting information for registration.
- Nursing home Coordinator PBT-ASCP Lab Assistant III.
- Job duties include staffing, organization of the daily operation of phlebotomy at multiple nursing homes.
- The collection of blood samples and stocking of facilities. Other duties include the education of icd-10 coding to the staff for Medicare guidelines.
- Maintaining a good relationship with staff to continue on going quality care.
- Specimen Processing PBT-ASCP lab assistant III.
- Knowledgeable of handing and processing multiple blood samples, body fluids and other.
- Foreign body products in preparation to distribute to the laboratory and outside.
- Laboratory with knowledge of CPT codes.
- Performed testing for particulate matter and microbial limit testing. Responsible for growth promotion of various media types. Performed various lab duties such as incubating plates, pouring plates.
- Other duties include scheduling employees for staffing of multiple shifts.
- Interviewing new employees and teach of the duties to be performed.
- Other Duties included distributions of daily reports, computer entry of laboratory samples with of IDC-10 codes.
Education
High School Graduate -
George Washington High School
Danville, VA01-1987
Paramedic Program Graduate - undefined
Rockingham Community College
Wentworth, NC01-2006
Emergency Medical Technician Program - undefined
Chatham Rescue
Chatham, VA01-1996
Phlebotomy Program - undefined
The Memorial Hospital
Danville, VA01-1989
Skills
- Commitment in providing the highest standards of work ethics in all realm of duties
- Interpersonal skills across socioeconomic backgrounds
- Proactive in achieving goals
- Skilled in administering advanced life support
- Analytical decision-making skills
- Patient care management
- Patient care management
- Advanced airway techniques
- Documentation expertise
- Experienced in performing venous access
- Comprehensive patient evaluations
- Intravenous therapy
- Airway management
- Medical equipment management
- CPR certified professional
- Medication administration
- Emergency response
- Stroke management
- Behavioral emergency intervention
- Scene safety assessment
- Triaging
- Critical evaluations
- CPR
- Fracture stabilization
- Clinical treatment planning
- Medical records management
- Wound care
- Care plan adherence
- Spinal immobilization
- Patient immobilization
- Vital sign monitoring
- Infectious disease management
- Medical coding
- Medical volunteer
- Medical supply restocking
- Reporting and documentation
- Lifesaving measures
- Respiratory assessment
- Patient support and assistance
- Care triage
- Oxygen therapy
- Resuscitating and stabilizing patients
- Life support management
- Medical equipment usage
- Cardiac defibrillation
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Emergency treatment procedures
- Basic trauma life support
- Treatment documentation
- Heart monitoring
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-solving
- Staff training and development
- Staff management
- Task delegation
- Operations management
- Policy implementation
- Safety procedures
- Coaching and mentoring
- Policy and procedure development
- Vendor management
- Planning and implementation
- Staff training
- Inventory management
- Policies and procedures implementation
- Client relationships
- Inventory control
- Workflow optimization
- Process improvement
- Health and safety compliance
- Schedule management
- Workflow refinement
- Problem-solving
- Team leadership
- Management
- Performance monitoring
- Maintaining compliance
- Goal setting
- Regulatory compliance
Certification
- NATIONAL REGISTORY OF PARAMEDICS
- VIRGINIA PAREDMIC
- BLS CPR INSTRUTOR
- ACLS
- PALS
- ASCP PHLEBOTOMIST
- EXCEL I AND EXCEL II
- AON INTERVIEWING
- PADI OPEN WATER DIVE
- EMERGANCY VEHICLE OPERATOR
- CLASS 3 VEHICAL OPRATOR
- NIMS ICS 100B, 200B, 700A, 800B
- WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
- VIRGINIA BOATERS SAFETY LICENSE
- 1996- PRESENT MEMBER OF THE DANVILLE LIFE SAVING CREW.
- FEMA Certificate of Achievement for National Response Framework, An Introduction IS-00800.b, issued 2011-08-25
- FEMA Certificate of Achievement for National Incident Management System (NIMS) IS-00700.a, issued 2011-09-21
- FEMA Certificate of Achievement for ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incident, ICS-200.b, issued 2011-08-15
- FEMA Certificate of Achievement for Introduction to Incident Command System ICS-100, issued 2011-08-09
- Rockingham Community College Certificate for Emergency Medical Technician, issued 2006-04-26
- Certificate of Completion for Annual OSHA/Bloodborne Pathogens Training, issued 2011-11-02
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Certification, issued 2006-05-24
- National EMS Certification, Registry No. M8002669, Expiration Date 2028-03-31
- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Certification as Paramedic, Expiration Date 2027-08-31
- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Certification as Emergency Medical Technician, Expiration Date 2029-08-31
Timeline
Correctional Paramedic, NRP
Pittsylvania County Sheriff Office
02.2007 - Current
National Registry EMT-Paramedic
Alamance County Emergency Services
01.2006 - 01.2007
PBT- ASCP Lab Assistant III
Danville Regional Medical Center
01.1990 - 01.2007
Paramedic Program Graduate - undefined
Rockingham Community College
Emergency Medical Technician Program - undefined
Chatham Rescue
Phlebotomy Program - undefined
The Memorial Hospital
High School Graduate -
George Washington High School