Joseph Loveridge

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West Columbia, SC 29170

Cell: 803-***-****

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Profile

I am an eleven-year experienced National Certified Paramedic with thirteen years of experience in the EMS field. I began my career as a basic EMT quickly progressing through the ranks to Front Line Supervisor and Preceptor and then as a leader of an emergency operations team for the highest volume county service in the state. I have also spent time in the private sector transporting high acuity patients to different centers around the southeast United States. I am ventilator certified and assisted in the training and competency of paramedics within my service on a variety of ventilators. I hold my instructor credentials for ACLS, BLS, and PALS. I have worked in most facets of emergency medical services, the most recent being a strike medic for Oregon working both 911 and in the emergency department of a level two trauma center.

Key Skills

• Leadership & Coaching

• Records & Data Management

• Patient Care

• Employee Scheduling

• Public Relations

• Delegating & Tasking

• Time Management

• IPCR System

• EMS Charts

• Ventilator competency

•. Logistics and supply tracking

Certifications

• ACLS

• PHTLS

• AMLS

• PALS

• CPR

Education

Midlands EMS West Columbia, SC 2010 - 2011

Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC 2008 - 2010

Experience

Favorite Healthcare Staffing - Overland Park, KS Paramedic 2022 to Present

My responsibilities included operating as a paramedic in a dynamic system that required both prehospital and definitive care. Adjusting to new processes quickly and adapting to varying environments.

Highlights:

• Responded to 911 calls and provided emergency care in a rural environment.

• Obtained proficeincy in ESO and Meditech Charting systems

• Maintain in field proficiency of all paramedic skills

• Frequently administered PCR and Rapid Covid-19 tests

• Provided care for inter-facility transports of critical patients

• Normal rotations in the psychiatric zone of the emergency department

• Provided routine care and basic medication administration in the emergency department

Experience

First Priority – West Columbia, SC Deputy Director 2020 to 2021

My responsibilities included overseeing all members of leadership with the exception of the service director. Coordinated ordering of supplies and all logistical needs for the service. Client relations and oversight of contract compliance. Purchasing, stocking, and outfitting of new units. Development of current policies and procedures used company wide.

Highlights:

• Maintain knowledge and proficiency with microsoft office applications.

• Develop contracts with area facilities and major hospital networks.

• Maintain in field proficiency of all paramedic skills

• Created Covid procedures for service.

• Worked closely with small and large vendors to purchase all supplies

• Oversaw administrative team

• Schedule and oversee all special event coverage, e.g Music Concerts, Sporting Events, and school functions requiring ems standby

Experience

First Priority – West Columbia, SC Operations Manager 2018 to 2020

My responsibilities included managing day to day operations, employee scheduling, and fleet maintenance. First response to ALS calls as well as operating in the role of Paramedic Crew Chief when needed.

Highlights:

• Maintain knowledge and in field proficiency on all skills required of a paramedic

• Proficient in “Planit Scheduling Software”

• Worked with field training officers to ensure DHEC compliance

• Managed ventilator competency of thirty two paramedics

• Responsible for fleet maintenance of twenty five units

• Coached frontline leadership.

• Obtained instructorship in ACLS, PALS, and BLS

Experience

First Priority – West Columbia, SC Paramedic Crew Chief 2016 to 2018; 2022-Present

My responsibilities include effectively running advanced calls including ventilator transports, drug maintenance, drug administration, airway management, electrical intervention, critical cardiac patients, and other types of critical calls.

Highlights:

• Maintain knowledge and in field proficiency on various IV pumps.

• Understand and maintain the patient's current medication administered prior to transport, in route, and until transfer of patient care.

• Identify if a patient develops a need for a pharmacological intervention and to respond immediately to those needs.

• Maintain awareness of standing orders.

• Document patient’s care in accordance with DHEC standards.

• Ensure we obtain correct insurance and billing information.

• Maintain unit supplies and equipment at the start of each shift.

• Created the current advanced supply check off to ensure continuity across each unit and for each employee.

• Constantly seeking avenues to promote employee confidence and initiative.

• Created a peer to peer corrective action report.

Experience

Richland County EMS – Columbia, SC Paramedic, Field Training Officer, SRT, & EOT Team 2009 to 2018

My responsibilities included running a variety of emergent calls requiring exceptional recall of education and specialized skills to make immediate assessments that determined the course of patient care. This allowed me to be selected as a member of a variety of niche teams, to perform as a Preceptor, and to advance into leadership.

Highlights:

• On average, I ran twelve to fifteen 911 calls per 12-hour shift. These calls required fast paced in-field assessments of patient and environmental situational awareness. This included the threat of physical and environmental hazards as well as safeguarding co-workers from preventable work-related injuries.

• EOT: Operated in various support or direct roles to Secret Service, FEMA, National Guard, Crisis Relief, Presidential motorcade, and community events.

• SRT recruitment course: Placed 3rd out of 30 in a rigorous process. This included testing, interview panel, physical obstacle course, mental faculty testing, and various other tests designed to grade ability to operate under immense stress.

• Logistics: Temporarily transitioned to logistics to assist the county outfitting new units with hardware, disposables, brackets, communications, sirens, some electrical components, and other equipment. Placed new and replenishment orders with vendors.

• Collaborated with Training Officers to create and implement a hands-on training course designed for in-field supervisors. The design included mega-codes, information sharing, personalized coaching, and teambuilding skills to attempt to identify areas of opportunity within our ranks.

• Twice recipient of the Richland Hospital’s Cardiac Hero award.

• Received a commendation from Providence Hospital for cardiac excellence.

• Responsible for daily documentation. This included check-offs, unit maintenance forms, corrective action reports, patient care forms, billing information, and other forms as required by Richland County.

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