Patrick Lacher
Wellsboro,PA
Summary
Dedicated nursing student currently working towards Associates Degree in Nursing. Solid understanding of role of nurses in interdisciplinary environments. Excellent clinical and people skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
12.2020 - 10.2023
- Improved patient comfort by efficiently drawing blood samples using various techniques such as venipuncture and capillary puncture.
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Assisted in streamlining the specimen processing workflow for increased efficiency and reduced wait times for patients.
Critical Care Flight Paramedic
US ARMY
12.2017 - 04.2020
- Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings
- Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride
- Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment
- Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device
- Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures
- Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment
- Comfort and reassure patients
- Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments
- Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel
- Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge
- Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
Clinical Health Care Specialist
US ARMY
11.2014 - 12.2016
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician
- Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures
- Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing
- Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses
- Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests
- Change dressings on wounds
- Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic
- Schedule appointments for patients.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA12.2024
Paramedic Biology -
University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX01.2016
Completed coursework towards Pre Chiropractic Biology -
University of Pittsburgh Bradford
06.2010
Skills
- Leadership and communication skills
- Flight crew experience
- Adaptability
- Patient Confidentiality
- Venipuncture
- HIPAA
- Patient Care
Certification
- BLS
references
References available upon request
Timeline
Phlebotomist
UPMC Williamsport
12.2020 - 10.2023
Critical Care Flight Paramedic
US ARMY
12.2017 - 04.2020
Clinical Health Care Specialist
US ARMY
11.2014 - 12.2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Paramedic Biology -
University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio
Completed coursework towards Pre Chiropractic Biology -
University of Pittsburgh Bradford
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