
Tom Macdonald
Since 2008, I have worked as a technician in the Emergency Department at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,... | Springfield, Springfield, United States
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Tom Macdonald’s Expertise Since 2008, I have worked as a technician in the Emergency Department at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, one of the nations busiest pediatric level one trauma centers. The Acute Care Technician’s (ACT) mission in the Emergency Department is to assist and support the Registered Nurse to provide highly reliable, safe patient care and to achieve excellent value-based outcomes for patients and families. The ACT performs a wide variety of tasks including but not limited to; patient transports, splinting and casting of fractured extremities, PIV insertions and lab collections, assisting RNs with triage and patient flow, 1:1 observations, bedside role in traumas and resuscitations, and much more. In addition, all ACTs are required to participate as a member of the hospital’s Decontamination team where members are trained in the management of patients exposed to environmental, chemical, biological and radiological agents. ACTs are also fully engaged in departmental and hospital wide committees and quality improvement projects, as well as participating in CHOPs Shared Governance model. Some of my roles currently include; * Preceptor/Mentor * ED Tech Team Leader (Charge role) * Lead Orthopedic Technician (Educator) * Advancing Practice & Education Council - Chair * Professional Excellence & Advancing Knowledge (PEAK) Program - Chair My areas of specialty and expertise as it relates to my job are; * orthopedic splinting & casting * trauma & resuscitation * education & quality improvement * PIV/USGPIV * lumbar puncture techniques * Patient Flow
Tom Macdonald’s Current Industry Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia
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Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia
Acute Care Technician
Mon Sep 01 2008 05:30:00 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) — Present