Erica Allen

Experience

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  Haddam Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc.

  May 2018 - now

  Emergency Medical Technician

  • Provide direct patient care by taking calls with the ambulance to emergency scenes • Work as a team with other EMT volunteers, policeman, and fireman to keep patient and scene safe • Participate in team trainings and meetings with EMT staff• Write patient care reports• Work with hospital staff to report on patient’s status and medical history

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  Middlesex Health

  Jun 2019 - now

  Emergency Department PCT• Provide direct, pertinent patient care and basic life support (BLS).• Perform phlebotomy tasks, EKG tests, perform gait/ambulation trials, P.O. (per oral) trials, vital signs, CPR, bone immobilization/splinting, wound care, visual acuity tests, collect urine samples and perform pregnancy tests as needed.• Effectively communicate patient reports as a team with ambulance crew and hospital staff.• Apply critical decision making and problem-solving skills during emergency situations. • Work as a collaborative team with other hospital staff to provide the best patient-centered care possible. Show less Float Pool PCT• Provide direct and pertinent patient care by taking blood sugars, vital signs, putting heart monitors on, and assessing patients for any life-threatening emergencies • Prevent patients from falling, contracting an infection such as a UTI, or spreading diseases via practicing Middlesex Health’s policies, such as updating signage on patient doors and keeping patient rooms and patients themselves clean• Work and communicate with a range of other hospital staff, especially nurses and physical therapists, to provide the best care for patients during their hospital stay• Document patients’ outputs and inputs, including drains such as Foley catheters, NG tubes, G tubes, ileostomy bags, colostomy bags, and more• Assist nursing staff during any procedures, such as Foley catheterization • Advocate for the patient to staff when patient has a question or concern or whenever there is a safety or health concern with the patient’s care • Monitor patient safety via hourly checks, or more frequent depending on patient’s condition• Make decisions about patient safety regarding mobility, such as whether a patient should be deemed independent or needing assistance for his or her ADLs• Help during any rapid response team call, by grabbing the code cart, participating in compressions, and/or grabbing any other vital supplies • Provide comfort to the patient during their stay, such as getting them fresh water, a warm blanket, clean linens, or an extra pillow• Report pertinent patient information to patient’s nurse and afterwards during shift hand-off to the next PCT (ie. up to date information regarding patient’s current condition, ADL’s, diet, vitals, etc.) Show less

  • Patient Care Technician

    Apr 2020 - now

  • Patient Care Technician

    Jun 2019 - Jan 2021
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  Community Health Center

  Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

  Covid-19 Vaccinator

  • Administered vaccines to the general population.• Worked as a team with other staff members to administer vaccines efficiently and safely.• Helped monitor patients for any vaccine reactions.• Educated patients on the Covid-19 vaccine prior to administration.