Terry Golden Jr
Summary
Highly experienced paramedic and emergency medical services educator with over 20 years of dedicated service in emergency medicine, adept at delivering lifesaving care in diverse environments, both in and out of hospital settings. Proven track record of handling critical situations with composure and precision, saving countless lives. Eager to transition skills and expertise towards a meaningful role in an organ donation program, where compassion, efficiency, and clinical excellence converge to facilitate the noble cause of saving lives through organ donation.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Department Paramedic
Tower Health, Reading Hospital
11.2022 - Current
- Operates in the role of Emergency Department Paramedic at the busiest Level 1 trauma center in Pennsylvania
- Responsible for providing rapid and high quality care to critically ill children and adults
- Work directly at the bedside, relying on experience and skills from years of prehospital care to assess, stabilize and treat patients in high-pressure situations
- An essential part of the core trauma team, along with the attending surgeon, ER physician and nurse, work to resuscitate and stabilize the critically injured patient
- Assist with crash surgical procedures, patient prep, airway support and medication administration
- Collaborate closely with physicians, nurses and other professionals to ensure seamless patient care
- Working within my scope of practice to perform emergency procedures such as intubation, medication administration and use my training in ACLS and PALS as needed
- Experienced in the medical record management system EPIC as well as other forms of electronic record keeping systems
- Specialty trained to utilize ultrasound for difficult vascular access on acutely ill patients
- Support our clinical education staff as a skills validator within the department, training new staff on skills such as ultrasound IV insertion, trauma resuscitation skills and operation of equipment such as defibrillators.
Program Director
Eastern Lebanon County School District EMS Education Institute
11.2020 - 05.2022
- Directly responsible for the management of a public high school based, Pennsylvania Department of Health licensed and accredited EMS Education Facility
- Responsible for coordination and direct instruction of EMT and AEMT training programs throughout the institute's partner organizations
- Lead instructor for the high school EMT program at Eastern Lebanon County School District and the Cornwall Lebanon School District as well as the Lebanon County adult EMT program
- Managed all student didactic and pyschomotor skill training and preparation for National Certification with the National Registry of EMTs
- Prepared students for examination at the state and national level
- Coordinated test sites, practical evaluation ancillary staff, interacted with students and families to facilitate scheduling of tests, practice sessions and examinations
- Interfaced and interacted with administration staff, superintendents, principals and teaching staff of multiple school districts to ensure longevity of the program and positive student experiences.
Lead Instructor
New Holland EMS
12.2018 - 11.2020
- Responsible for in person and online instruction of EMT and AEMT training programs
- Managed all student didactic and pyschomotor skill training and preparation for National Certification with the National Registry of EMTs
- Used computer and digital media to deliver digital content to students who were unable to be in person as a response to state mandated restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Adapted all in person training to online/virtual presentations by creating my own digital training content and delivery system
- Ensured student success, despite unexpected circumstances, by supporting the student through the process of online learning, ensuring their successful testing and certification.
Paramedic
WellSpan Health, Ephrata Community Hospital ALS
01.2017 - 11.2020
- An ALS squad based emergency response system in rural communities of Lancaster County
- Tasked with the rapid administration of advanced prehospital care, while meeting the emotional and physical needs of critically sick, or injured patients and family
- Interacts with numerous volunteer/career/combination BLS services and maintains a strong working relationship with personnel
- Successfully maintain all equipment required for duty and ensure the equipment is in working order at all times
- Preform critical physical examinations and anticipate potential life-threatening injuries and react to them with the most clinically appropriate treatment
- Ensure that all documentation is completed and entered into the appropriate data base all while ensuring the personal information of the patient is kept private and secure
- Oversee the daily auditing of all station call logs and chart completion as well as being tasked with billing services to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission weekly.
Paramedic
Bethlehem Township Fire Dept.
01.2009 - 01.2014
- Currently responsible for primary emergency response advanced life support in rural and urban communities in northern Northampton County
- Tasked with the rapid administration of advanced prehospital care, while meeting the emotional and physical needs of critically sick, or injured patients
- Successfully maintain all equipment required for duty and ensure the equipment is in working order at all times
- Preform critical physical examinations and anticipate potential life-threatening injuries and react to them with the most clinically appropriate treatment
- Ensure that all documentation is completed and entered into the appropriate data base all while ensuring the personal information of the patient is kept private and secure.
Paramedic
LifeLion EMS: PennState Hershey Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Provided pre-hospital advanced life support to patients in need of emergency care as well as non-emergency ALS and BLS transport of patients to and from the PennState Milton S
- Hershey Medical Center
- Worked as a representative of the PennState Hershey Medical Center when assisting basic life support crews and while out in the public spotlight
- Worked with members of the local fire departments, BLS ambulance staff and hospital staff to provide the highest level of prehospital emergency medical care possible
- Participated in advanced training and maintained proficiency in the use of fully manual ventilators, I.V
- Infusion pumps and other advanced equipment as required.
Paramedic
City of Allentown
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Served as a paramedic in a very diverse inner city environment of over 118,000 residents
- Actively provided pre-hospital advanced medical and trauma care on a dual paramedic transport ambulance, where we responded to over 15,000 911 calls each year
- Tasked with the responsibility of providing emergency on-scene treatment, crisis intervention, life-saving stabilization and transportation of ill or injured patients to definitive emergency medical/trauma centers located throughout the region
- Charged with maintaining the stock and cleanliness of the ambulance and the station
- Maintained a professional, interpersonal relationship with the local police and fire department personnel with whom we were stationed
- Trained regularly with the fire and police units to maintain the highest level of preparedness both in classroom and real world settings
- Achieved certification by the International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) as a medical bicyclist and supervised the maintenance of bike team safety gear, medical equipment and bicycles
- Was tasked with the complete overhaul of the department's infection control policy and practices as well as implementing a new record keeping system, which was successfully implemented.
Education
Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic -
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PAGeneral studies, received high school diploma in 2002 -
Easton Area High School
Easton, PASkills
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- AHA BLS CPR
- EMS Education Instructor
- Ultrasound guided IV access
- Sterile procedure process
- Set up and operate medical equipment
- Assist physician and surgeon in procedure
Certification
- Paramedic; PA Department of Health (151333)
- Pennsylvania EMS Instructor
- ACLS Provider
- PALS Provider
- AHA BLS CPR
- EVOC
Job Skills
Working knowledge and experience with both Microsoft and Apple programs. Experience with multiple medical record management programs such as EPIC, ESO and EMS charts. On the job experience in sterile and emergency crash surgical procedures and techniques. Experienced with a wide variety of medical devices and equipment as well as the cleaning and maintenance process. Able to adapt to and operate independently in high stress and critical situations in a calm and level headed manner.
Timeline
Emergency Department Paramedic
Tower Health, Reading Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Program Director
Eastern Lebanon County School District EMS Education Institute
11.2020 - 05.2022
Lead Instructor
New Holland EMS
12.2018 - 11.2020
Paramedic
WellSpan Health, Ephrata Community Hospital ALS
01.2017 - 11.2020
Paramedic
LifeLion EMS: PennState Hershey Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2013
Paramedic
Bethlehem Township Fire Dept.
01.2009 - 01.2014
Paramedic
City of Allentown
01.2007 - 01.2010
Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic -
Lehigh Valley Hospital
General studies, received high school diploma in 2002 -
Easton Area High School
- Paramedic; PA Department of Health (151333)
- Pennsylvania EMS Instructor
- ACLS Provider
- PALS Provider
- AHA BLS CPR
- EVOC
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