1. PAULA JEANNE HARRIOTT, RN, BSN, CCRC
14235 Sapphire Bay Circle
Orlando, Florida 32828
860-463-6779
EDUCATION:
2010-2014 ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE, St. Petersburg, FL
Major- Nursing BSN Degree
2001 –2003 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE, Phoenix, AZ
Major—Nursing (BSN requirements)
1992 – 1997 SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE, West Hartford, CT
Major—Nursing (BSN requirements)
1996 – 1999 CAPITOL COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Hartford, CT
Major—Nursing, Associates Degree.
Dean’s list all semesters.
1983 – 1987 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA
Major—Respiratory Care, Associates Degree
CREDENTIALS: Certified Respiratory Therapist—1987
Registered Nurse—1999
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator- 2009
Basic Life Support-Current
CLINICAL
TRAINING: Nursing:
HARTFORD HOSPITAL, Hartford, CT—Obstetrics, Neurology, Critical care.
NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL, New Britain, CT—Medical, Surgical
HEBREW HOME AND HOSPITAL, West Hartford, CT—Geriatrics
CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL, Wallingford, CT–Psychiatrics
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, Hartford, CT—Pediatrics
Respiratory Therapy:
NEW ENGLAND DEACONESS HOSPITAL, Boston, MA—Respiratory therapy. Critical
care program.
BRIGHAMS AND WOMENS HOSPITAL, Boston, MA—Neonatal Respiratory care.
Intensive care specialist.
EMPLOYMENT:
03/06 – Present ORLANDO REGIONAL HEALTH CARE / ORLANDO HEALTH
1414 Kuhl Avenue, Orlando, FL. 32806
Clinical Research Coordinator 10/08- Present
Level One Orthopaedics/Medical Education Orthopaedic Department:
• Organize, coordinate and evaluate various research studies and physician
projects.
• Recruit, enroll, assess and evaluate study patients.
• Collaborate with attending physicians and the Institutional Review Board on all
studies.
• Developed and implemented a Medical Resident Research Education Evaluation
and Assessment program, in accordance with the Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements for research.
• Collaborated with key members of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
2. (IHI) at Orlando Health to implement a Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)
recording and collection system for orthopaedic patient treated at Orlando
Health and private orthopaedic clinics.
Emergency Medicine/ MICU Division:
• Coordinated Pediatric, Neurological Trauma and COPD studies.
• Performed regulatory and recruiting duties.
• Assisted Cardiovascular Research Team with research activities.
Registered Nurse/ Nuclear Medicine 04/08-01/13
• Administered Adenosine, Lexiscan, Persantine and Dopamine for Chemical
Stress tests.
• Performed non-chemical stress tests.
• Monitored patients during the procedure including ECG analysis.
Registered Nurse 01/06 – 10/08
• Stroke, Cardiovascular, and Angioplasty specialist.
• Preceptor of new nurses. SCORE committee member.
• Pre-op nurse. Prepared and recovered angioplasty patients including sheath
removal.
08/02 – 01/06 PHYSICIANS RESEARCH CENTER
85 Seymour Street, Suite 716, Hartford, CT 06106
Clinical Research Coordinator
• Responsible for the organization and implementation of clinical research
protocols.
• Collected and processed data for phase II through IV research studies.
Pulmonary study specialists, however experienced in neurological and
gastrointestinal studies.
• Provided nursing care for clinical research subjects.
10/89 – 02/01 HARTFORD HOSPITAL
80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT. 06106
Registered Nurse (07/99 –02/01)
• Adult Cardiac Unit, Angioplasty Specialist.
• Preceptor of new nurses,
• Executive board member of the Employees council and the Education
Committee.
• Responsible for developing and implementing various protocols on the unit.
Cardiac Nurse North 10 (06/99 – 02/01
• Responsible for the care of post angioplasty patients, along with Status post
myocardial infarction and general medical patients.
• Designed orientation programs for new nurses, including basic Cardiac and
ACLS medication testing.
• Member of the Executive Board of the Employee Council and the Education
Committee.
Respiratory Care Practitioner (10/89 – 10/02)
Neonatal, Pediatric, Adult and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist:
• Precepted new employees.
3. • Provided patent and house medical staff education;
• Certified Survanta administrator in the NICU and the delivery room;
• Researched various drug therapy for asthmatics in the pediatric and adult
emergency rooms
• Vast ventilator knowledge including jet oscillators.
• Bronchoscopy Assistance.
• Participated in Role Redesign from January to April 1998 at Connecticut
Children’s Medical Center.
• Member of the Staffing Development Committee for the Pediatric Team.
4/92 – 7/96 DR. RICHARD B. WELTMAN, PULMONARY SPECIALIST
701 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, CT. 06002
Respiratory Care Practitioner/Medical Assistant
• Performed complete pulmonary function testing including Diffusion studies;
• Prepared for OSHA accreditation.
• Ordered homecare equipment for patients;
• Responsible for preparing patients for physical examinations.
• Performed routine phlebotomy and theophylline level testing.
• Organized pulmonary rehabilitation and asthma education programs.
12/88 – 1/97 THE GRIFFIN HOSPITAL, Derby, CT
Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Attended O.R. rotation for intubations;
• participated in the Total Respiratory Care program;
• Responsible for the inventory and ordering of respiratory medications for the
department;
• Managed the Corning pH/blood gas analyzers.
• Responsible for all stat and elective intubations, obtaining arterial blood gases
and ventilation management of cardiac/respiratory arrest patients.
2/88 – 1/89 YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL, New Haven, CT
Respiratory Care Practitioner Level 2
• Managed a large variety of patients from the various intensive care units
including adult, pediatric and neonatal. Member of the Trauma team.
4/87 – 2/88 BRIGHAMS AND WOMENS HOSPITAL, Boston, MA
Neonatal Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Responsible for the assembly, maintenance and operation of the Sechrist
ventilator on neonatal patients;
• Participated in the transportation of the critical patient from observed and
participated in deliveries ranging from non-critical to critical.
• Became the first student to be hired as an employee.
1/86 – 4/87 NEW ENGLAND DEACONESS HOSPITALS, Boston, MA
Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Attended major cardiac surgeries to assist perfusionists;
• Taught pre and post-op thoracic surgery classes to patients;
4. • Coordinated and assisted bronchoscopies with physicians and their students.
• Performed general Respiratory Care for the critical and non-critical patient.
MEMBERSHIPS: American Association of Respiratory Care
Tran cultural Nurses Society
American Nurses Association
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.