Patty Mefford

Resuscitation Education Coordinator : RQI/ACLS/BLS Program Director at Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Havertown, US

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Experience

    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Resuscitation Education Coordinator : RQI/ACLS/BLS Program Director
      • Mar 2023 - Present

      Medical center education. Multidisciplinary collaboration on resuscitation education and simulation. Manage the RQI program. Manage a pool of ACLS and BLS instructors. Facilitate Simulation programs and activities. Medical center education. Multidisciplinary collaboration on resuscitation education and simulation. Manage the RQI program. Manage a pool of ACLS and BLS instructors. Facilitate Simulation programs and activities.

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Registered Nurse - Penn Center for Connected Care
      • Nov 2020 - Present

      Post Discharge Program: Provide telephonic support and education to patients post discharge to decrease readmission rate. COVID-19 Task force Team. Penn medicine deployed a team of experienced Nurses to respond to needs of their employees and community during the Pandemic. Working on the Virtual Front line this team responds quickly to the changes and challenges posed by the pandemic. The team keeps abreast of the CDC guidelines using Risk Stratification and algorithms to advise on… Show more Post Discharge Program: Provide telephonic support and education to patients post discharge to decrease readmission rate. COVID-19 Task force Team. Penn medicine deployed a team of experienced Nurses to respond to needs of their employees and community during the Pandemic. Working on the Virtual Front line this team responds quickly to the changes and challenges posed by the pandemic. The team keeps abreast of the CDC guidelines using Risk Stratification and algorithms to advise on exposures and quarantine , Triage's symptoms of Covid -19 and Vaccine related symptoms, orders testing, provides telemedicine, offers community resources and general support of its peers and community.

    • Per diem Registered Nurse -Staff Nurse and Educator
      • 1988 - Present

      Teaching ACLS & BCLS for the Nursing Education department. Nursing experience includes PACU, SPU.,Coronary Intensive Care Unit, Telemetry/Post open heart surgery unit, and Medical Surgical.

    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Trainer
      • Mar 2005 - Present

      Nurse Trainer/Educator for Hill-Rom. Devices include The Vest airway clearance device, The Monarch portable airway clearance, Volara, Synclara and the Life 2000 portable/wearable in home Ventilator. Responsibilities include, the scheduling, in home set up ,education , performing treatments, and virtual trainings to respiratory compromised patients. Nurse Trainer/Educator for Hill-Rom. Devices include The Vest airway clearance device, The Monarch portable airway clearance, Volara, Synclara and the Life 2000 portable/wearable in home Ventilator. Responsibilities include, the scheduling, in home set up ,education , performing treatments, and virtual trainings to respiratory compromised patients.

    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Patient Service Representative
      • Sep 2013 - Present

      Patient Service Representative for the "Lifevest" wearable automatic defibrillator. Responsibilities include expert knowledge of the Lifevest Wearable defibrillator, scheduling appointments , Educating and fitting Patients for the Lifevest in hospital and in home, Follow up visits , trouble shooting equipment and technology, Providing inservices to facilities. Patient Service Representative for the "Lifevest" wearable automatic defibrillator. Responsibilities include expert knowledge of the Lifevest Wearable defibrillator, scheduling appointments , Educating and fitting Patients for the Lifevest in hospital and in home, Follow up visits , trouble shooting equipment and technology, Providing inservices to facilities.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Adjunct Faculty Instructor
      • Sep 2018 - Nov 2023

      Nursing Instructor for Clinical Assignments at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and Simulation Lab at Delaware County Community College. Teaching, educating and role modeling for students pursuing a degree in Nursing. Nursing Instructor for Clinical Assignments at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and Simulation Lab at Delaware County Community College. Teaching, educating and role modeling for students pursuing a degree in Nursing.

    • United States
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Contract RN
      • May 2020 - Dec 2022

      Working with Chester County Department of Health During the Covid-19 Crisis to Perform, Interpret and enter data for Rapid COVID-19 antibody tests at pop-up center in Chester County. Performed COVID-19 swabbing tests for a Non-profit in Chester County. Swab testing at various sites in Pennsylvania. Administering Covid-19 Vaccines. One-year Travel assignment December 2022-December 2023 @ Einstein Medical Center PACU unit. Working with Chester County Department of Health During the Covid-19 Crisis to Perform, Interpret and enter data for Rapid COVID-19 antibody tests at pop-up center in Chester County. Performed COVID-19 swabbing tests for a Non-profit in Chester County. Swab testing at various sites in Pennsylvania. Administering Covid-19 Vaccines. One-year Travel assignment December 2022-December 2023 @ Einstein Medical Center PACU unit.

Education

  • Western Governors University
    MSN, Nursing Education
  • Widener University
    RN BSN
  • Penn State University

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