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Susan DeFeo

Beulah,CO

Summary

Compassionate and driven future Registered Nurse, applying for the prestigious New Grad RN Residency program at UCHealth. Bringing 5+ years of hands-on emergency response experience as a licensed Paramedic—adept at rapid patient assessment, critical decision-making, and delivering high-quality care in high-acuity environments. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams and educate patients under pressure. Eager to leverage strong clinical judgment, advanced life support skills, and a patient-centered approach to excel in advanced nursing care and make a meaningful impact at UCHealth.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Paramedic

UCHealth Parkview Hospital
04.2023 - Current
  • • Assist patients and families to assigned rooms
  • • Performs vital signs
  • • Collect blood and other samples for lab analysis
  • • Perform IV access for blood draw, fluids, and medication administration
  • • Clean, numb, using proper local anesthetic and prep wounds for repair
  • • Splinting
  • • Assist doctors and nurses during procedures
  • • Play and active role on the Trauma Team • Start medications on IVP based on treatment plan
  • • Give IV push medications per doctors’ orders
  • • ACLS and PALS
  • • Assist with safe movement of patients
  • • Stock IV carts
  • • Maintain a sanitary environment
  • • Perform EKG’s (Right, Left, and posterior)
  • • Give PO medications per doctors’ orders
  • • Perform CPR
  • • Intubation
  • • Assist in an RT role during conscious sedation 2
  • • Assist in patient care assessments

Paramedic

Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant
09.2023 - Current
  • • As an occupational health paramedic, assist with pulmonary function tests, hearing evaluations, EKGs, lab draws, UA, and vision screenings.
  • • Medical Assistant Team member
  • • Provide emergency medical assistance
  • • Quickly and efficiently assess a patient’s condition and determine treatment
  • • Transport patients safely by ambulance
  • • Provide first aid or life support to patients who are sick or injured
  • • Provide handoff report to the doctor and nurses taking over care of patients
  • • Document the type of medical treatment that was given to the patient from the moment of scene arrival to transport of the patient
  • • Replace, clean, and order inventory of supplies and equipment

Paramedic

Pueblo Chemical Depot
03.2022 - 09.2023
  • • As an occupational health paramedic, assist with pulmonary function tests, hearing evaluations, EKGs, lab draws, UA, and vision screenings.
  • • Medical Assistant Team member
  • • Provide emergency medical assistance
  • • Quickly and efficiently assess a patient’s condition and determine treatment
  • • Transport patients safely by ambulance
  • • Provide first aid or life support to patients who are sick or injured
  • • Provide handoff report to the doctor and nurses taking over care of patients
  • • Document the type of medical treatment that was given to the patient from the moment of scene arrival to transport of the patient
  • • Replace, clean, and order inventory of supplies and equipment

Emergency Medical Technician LEAD

Platte Valley Medical Center
01.2020 - 08.2021
  • ● Responsible for providing shift leadership under the direction supervision of a RN leader. Serves as a clinical resource for the Emergency Department Technicians - (EDT) and Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) working in the Emergency Department.
  • ● May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
  • ● Collaborate closely with the RN Leader to coordinate technical patient care activities and maintain quality of care in accordance with unit policies and procedures.
  • ● May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
  • ● Obtain patients vital signs to include blood pressure, pulse and temperature and understands normal ranges and changes. Informs RNs or Physicians of changes in vital signs.
  • ● Collect blood, urine, saliva and stool samples for laboratory analysis. 8. Inserts Foley catheters, performs straight catheters, provides wound care.
  • ● Fit patients for casts and/or hard splints, crutches and other devices.
  • ● Performs 12-lead EKG’s. ● Provide instruments to doctors and nurses as they perform procedures on patients.
  • ● Assist with the safe movement of patients, applying principles of safe patient handling.
  • ● Assist with admitting patients into the ER, schedules patient transfers, reinforces patient education/discharge instructions as given by the RN.
  • ● Apply, check and document restraints as directed by the RN or Physician. 3
  • ● Perform the duties of unit secretary. Maintains patient charts, responds to phone calls, maintains daily assignment board, provides equipment care/cleaning, performs errands associated with patient care and provides accurate information about the patient with an interdisciplinary team.

Medical Assistant LEAD

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
11.2017 - 01.2020
  • ● Patient care to include, Vital Signs, phlebotomy and discussing pre-operative procedures.
  • ● EMR Epic
  • ● HLD and SPD
  • ● FMLA paperwork and distribution of faxes to corresponding providers
  • ● Assisting providers with scope procedures or BBPV maneuvers ● Lead medical assistant to include maintaining teamwork, complete endoscope tracers, manage other medical assistants and help the charge nurse with flow of clinic
  • ● Preceptor for newly hired medical assistants
  • ● In charge of training and competency testing of current medical assistants

Medical Assistant LEAD

Family Physicians at Highlands Ranch
02.2000 - 11.2017
  • ● Back office management to include: ordering of medical supplies, training of new personnel and inventory.
  • ● Patient care to include: vital signs, phlebotomy, EKG, X-Ray (although not certified), IV certification, ordering of tests at outside facilities, prior authorizations, prescription refills, calling patient with results, assisting with procedures, sterilization of instruments, and injections/vaccinations.
  • ● Front office skills include: answering incoming calls, retrieving voice mail, responding to patient email, scheduling, filing, referrals, bookkeeping and some billing

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
12-2025

Associate of Science - Paramedicine

Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO
12-2031

EMT Basic Certification - EMT Basic Certification

Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO
05-2019

High School Diploma -

Rangeview High School
Aurora, CO
05.1990

Skills

  • Documentation and reporting
  • Advanced life support
  • Critical decision-making skills
  • Direct patient care

Certification

TCTC certification,

NIOSH approved spirometry trained,

COCH certified,

Medical management of CBRNE events,

and HERT for Uchealth Aurora campus

Timeline

Paramedic

Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant
09.2023 - Current

Paramedic

UCHealth Parkview Hospital
04.2023 - Current

Paramedic

Pueblo Chemical Depot
03.2022 - 09.2023

Emergency Medical Technician LEAD

Platte Valley Medical Center
01.2020 - 08.2021

Medical Assistant LEAD

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
11.2017 - 01.2020

Medical Assistant LEAD

Family Physicians at Highlands Ranch
02.2000 - 11.2017

Associate of Science - Nursing

Pueblo Community College

Associate of Science - Paramedicine

Community College of Aurora

EMT Basic Certification - EMT Basic Certification

Community College of Aurora

High School Diploma -

Rangeview High School

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