Prehospital Liaison Nurse

Tenet Healthcare: Desert Regional Medical Center

November 2022 — Present

Supervise 40 emergency nurses authorized by the County EMS Agency to work as Mobile Intensive Care Nurses (MICNs)

  • Monitor to ensure personnel are practicing within their scope and adhering to REMSA Protocols

  • Through regular auditing provide positive and/or corrective feedback, mentorship, guidance & education. 

  • Develop Continuous Quality Improvement Plan for the EMS-to-ED interface of patient care

  • Track and report CQI Plan indicators to internal and external partners

  • Point-of-contact for EMS related issues for public safety agencies, the county EMS, & local hospitals

  • Developed Mobile Intensive CAre Nurse Peer Audit CQI tool and tracking program

  • Hold monthly meetings for MICNs, and develop training and education to support their development

Registered Nurse

Tenet Healthcare JFK & Desert Regional Medical Center

September 2019 — November 2022

  • Worked collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other facility staff to provide excellent patient care

  • Care for a high volume of clients with limited space and resources

  • Ability to improvise and work expeditiously

  • Assigned to speciality roles such as Emergency Department such as Stroke Nurse

  • Documentation of patient condition and care provided via electronic medical record

  • Effective communicator with patients and their families, nurses, physicians, public safety personnel, and the public

  • Served as a Trauma Nurse working on an interdisciplinary team in fast-paced, high-volume trauma center

  • Worked a an MICN providing medical control for EMS personnel in the field who required guidance or Base Hospital Orders

  • Emergency Department Interosseous Access Trainer providing education to resident physicians & nurses

  • Volunteered during the COVID-19 health crisis to cross train as an Intensive Care Unit Nurse at JFK

Paramedic

American Medical Response

March 2003 — September 2019

  • Using a systematic approach to provide prehospital care to patients with both medical complaints and traumatic injury

  • Worked to ease suffering, and facilitate rapid care and transport.

  • Inventory and maintenance of assigned equipment

  • documentation of patient condition and care provided via electronic care report

  • Effective communication with patients and their families, nurses and physicians, public safety personnel, and the public.

Flight Paramedic

Desert Air Ambulance

August 2016 — August 2019

  • Critical Care Flight Paramedic on a interdisciplinary flight team

  • Ensure safe transport and medical care for critically ill patients requiring inter-facility transport via fixed wing aircraft

  • Duties included patient assessment, care and documentation; communication with hospital personnel, maintenance of assigned medical equipment, laboratory results and evidence-based care standards; assistance in aircraft safety checks.

Crew Chief

U.S. Air Force, ANG, 163d Reconnaissance Wing

  • Enlisted member of the Air National Guard, a component of the Air Force Reserve

  • As a Crew Chief I was responsible for maintenance of multimillion dollar aircrafts

  • Obtained a Secret Level Security clearance

  • Assigned as the in house emergency medical trainer.