Patrick Rodia

• Founding member of PEAK Steering Committee, earning PEAK II recognition for excellence and advancing knowledge as lead simulation technician
• Engineered and conducted high-fidelity simulations, utilizing extensive knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to pioneer protective protocol improvements for oncology staff during MIBG treatments, which heightened safety and compliance standards.

• Manages, plans, and executes weekly technician schedules and initiatives while mitigating risks to ensure operational success
• Represent CHOP as lead technician, advancing planning of logistical needs and implementation of conference-based Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesia course across the United States
• Responsible for departmental marketing as lead for the external website and SharePoint Community Manager
• Manage and execute multiple Simulation Center relocations, designated as Move Captain

• Implement 360 recording for New Patient Tower design simulation. Partner with Human Factors to analyze for employee safety and patient-care workflows, resulting in C-suite presentation to demonstrate financial needs.
• Partner with Critical Care to develop and implement custom virtual reality ultrasound course; approved as annual skills validation tool

• Champion operational needs for outreach to community emergency departments
o Authored platform presentation at 6th Annual CHOP Interprofessional Education Symposium 2023: “Improving Community Emergency Departments' Knowledge, Skills, and Readiness”
• Captains four software applications as department system administrator

• Generate and analyzes equipment utilization reports and validates data against budget for repair and purchase requests
• Manages multiple projects: SimCapture/LiveCapture installations, Lead for Simulation Operator Course Charter, develop ECMO trainer, 360 tour edits with branching logic, and multiple Root Cause Analyses
• Partner with IS and Nursing leadership to implement enterprise-wide immersive technology integration for education and clinical use. Currently manages technology on department level.
o Lead workshop presentation at 7th Annual International Virtual Reality in Healthcare Symposium 2023: “Lights, camera, action: setting the stage for an enterprise VR Implementation”

• Innovated role as first PPE Trainer for enterprise; requested to reprise role during Covid-19 pandemic.

• Organized team to create and implement 1 minute video series for Bioresponse SharePoint page
• Collaborated with project sponsors and team members for constructing new Bioresponse training space

• Developed & implemented staff bioresponse training program, resulting in 80% compliance in the first year

• Supervised talent acquisition and onboarding for PPE monitor role; increased retention by 20% in second fiscal year
• Planned and facilitated the centralization, implementation, and management of a warehouse for nearly $300,000 of bioresponse supplies; reducing loss by 35%

• Authored and instituted new Standards of Practice for staff of 15 Emergency Medical Technicians.