Mrs. Christel F. Feather

(Mental Healthcare)

About Me

I have worked in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for the past 15 years. My career started as a volunteer, driving the ambulance. This sparked by interest and I completed an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course, which allowed me to then transition to a primary patient care provider, a role that I worked in for over 8 years. Being an EMT was a great experience, however I wanted to do more. EMTs are limited in the amount of medications and procedures they can perform on patients. This desire to do the most for my patients drove me to complete a Paramedic program. Paramedic programs are rigorous, in depth, clinically focused intensive programs that usually last a year or more. After becoming a Paramedic, I was able to offer much more to the patients I care so dearly about. I currently work at Monongalia EMS “Mon EMS” since 2019. Mon EMS is the primary provider of Emergency and Non-Emergency EMS services for Monongalia County, WV, covering over 366 square miles and a base population of over 105,000 people.
It was Mon EMS where I was able to grow so much as a person and a provider. Mon EMS has allowed me to become educated and trained in so many areas, but most recently encouraged me and helped me to follow my passion to gain my certification as a Mental Health Resilience Officer (MHRO). Having the opportunity to work for an agency that values their employee's mental health is important, as making sure providers are in the right mental space to treat patients is paramount. Mon EMS is one of the few agencies in the state that allows its employees to use mental health days and has trained Mental Health Resilience Officers on staff. Mon EMS has allowed me the time to grow into my own and build my passions, for not only caring for my mental health but the mental health of those around me.

Industry

Healthcare

Interests

Volunteering
Reading
Community Service

To Connect all EMS providers with Free Mental Health Services

mental health support for EMS

Bening apart of International and American Women of Service Pageants (IAWOS) has been wonderful. They are an organization who truly celebrates women for who they are. Not only do the crown Internation and American title holders, but they also hold a gala every year to honor all the women. Awards are given from People's Choice, Strong As a Mother, Academic Achievement, Dawn Smith Day of Service, Phoenix Award, Presidential Awards, The Charlie Award, The Pearl Award, the International Volunteer of the Year Award, and so many more. They celebrate women for being their unique self's. They hold volunteering and community service in the highest regards. 2024 was my first year with IAWOS, and struggle with physical touch. In the past I have made to feel ashamed of this most of my life. Jasmine (the director) did something no other system had ever done for me. With my permission she let the others know that hugging, and touch in general was something that I was not okay with. She made me feel respected and heard. She did not ask why or push me to explain. This was the moment that I knew that I had found where I belonged. Through this system I have been introduced to so many amazing women but a few that hold a special place in my heart because I feel that they all have excepted me with open arms, allowed me to my true self, and seen myself and other women Jasmine D, Wendy A, Jen B, and Kim R. Because of IAWOS and Jasmine's leadership these and many other women have been brought together and will continue to have an inspirational place for women to be celebrated, and to become title for years to come. Within this IAWOS system they are creating a title system for all first responders to be celebrated called the Civil Service title. Allowing all first responders to shine a light on what they do. This is something truly amazing, I am excited to be a part of this myself. I am will be able to share Mind Over Medic with more individuals, share how we are building a community for EMS providers, share the resources available, and hopefully save lives.

Candidate, M.A., West Virginia University

Award and Titles
2017 Last Breath Award for exceeding he standard whileventilating patients during Practicum I-IV
2018 Valley District Second Runner up
Prettiest Hair
2021 AWOS State Pageant 1^st Runner up
Mrs. West Virginia Kings and Queens 2021
May 2022 Miss Valley District Pageant Highest CombinedFamily Score Award
May 2022 Miss Valley District Pageant Ms. To Elegant MissCongeniality Award
2023 West Virginia Elite Ms. Heart of the USA
July 2023 1^st in Interview
July 2023 Top 5 in Formal wear
July 2023 2^nd in Self Introduction
July 2023 Top 10 in People’s Choice Award
2023 Lady Ms. Search and Recovery
July 2023 Miss Congeniality Award
2023 Mrs. West Virgina United States
October 2023 Mrs. Congeniality Award
2024 Ms. West Virginia American Women of Service
July 2024 Buddy and Me Second Runner up
July 2024 Best of the Best Award
July 2024 People’s Choice Award
July 2024 Dawn Smith Day of Service
July 2024 The Phoenix Award
July 2024 The Maltese Civil Service Award
July 2024 Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award
July 2024 Internation Women of Service Volunteer of the YearAward
2024 Valley District Volunteer Queen
June 2024 Positive Pageantry Spirit Award for heroutstanding positivity and support of others
June 2024 Overall Interview Score for the 2024 Miss ValleyDistrict Pageant
December 2024 American Women of Service Elite
December 2023 Warm Blanket Adversity Award Winner
Recognition
2023 Recognition from Governor Jim Justice for RepresentingWest Virginia at the National Ms. Heart of the USA Pageant
2024 Recognition from Governor Jim Justice for representingWest Virginia at the International American Women of Service Pageant
Classes and Trainings
08/02/2009 West Virginia State Fire Commission/ Departmentof Education Emergency Vehicle Operations
08/14/2009 Emergency ManagementInstitute FEMA Nims 800
09/18/2009 Emergency Management Institute FEMA Nims 700
09/24/2009 Emergency Management Institute FEMA Nims 100
09/27/2009 West Virginia State Fire Commission/Department ofEducation Firefighter 1
10/04/2009 West Virginia State Fire Commission/Department ofEducation HazMat Basic Concepts
2009 First Aid and CPR Certification with yearly recertevery year since
11/06/2009 Emergency Management Institute FEMA Nims 200
04/19/2011 West Virginia Office of Emergency MedicalServices EMT-Basic with bi-yearly recert until obtaining my Nationalcertification for Paramedic
11/17/2011 West Virginia Division of Forestry Wildland FireObservations and Origin Scene Protection for First Responders
06/18/2013 West Virginia Deppartment of Education/Divisionof Technical and Adult Education Epinephrine EMT IM Injection
12/16/2017 National Registry of Emergency MedicalTechnicians Psychomotor Examination
2017 Advanced Cardiac Life Support originalcertification with recertification every 2 years
Pre-Hospital Life Support original certification withrecertification every 2 years
Advanced Medical Life Support original certification withrecertification every 2 years
Pediatric Life Support original certification withrecertification every 2 years
06/26/2018 National Registy’s National EMS CertificationCognitive Examination Passed
07/05/2018 West Virginia Office of Emergency MedicalServices Paramedic
12/2018 C3IFT Certification (Class 3 Interfacility TransportParamedic)
03/19/2019 Healthnet Aeromedical Services CoronavirusDisease 2019
03/26/2019 West Virginia Department of Education/Division ofTechnical and Adult Education EMT Clinical Preceptor Training
07/15/2020 VFIS (Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services Inc)Incident Investigating
07/14/2020 VFIS Emergency Medical Services Vehicle OperationInstructor
09/06/2020 Healthnet Aeromedical Services 12-lead EKGInterpretation online
09/06/2020 Healthnet Aeromedical Services Chest NeedleDecompression
09/06/2020 Healthnet Aeromedical Services ETCO2
09/06/2020 Healthnet Aeromedical Services Adult ET/Peds
09/06/2020 Healthnet Aeromedical Services Intraosseous Line
09/06/2020 Healthnet Aeromedical ServicesSGA/Boougie/Adjuncts
11/27/2020 Haz-Mat Awareness
01/07/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services RespiratoryPlan
01/31/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services Pyxis ESMedication Station
01/31/2021 Healthnet Aeromedical Services MCI Refresher
04/21/2021 NAEMT Instructor Preparation Course
05/04/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services AirportOrientation Yearly In-Service
05/11/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services CrewResource Management and Closed Loop Communication
05/11/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services PainManagement Review
05/11/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services Zoll Vent
06/14/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services EmergencyChild Restraint System
09/22/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services ControlledSubstance Plan
09/29/2021 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services PatientCare Short Form and Signature Page
01/23/2022 Healthnet Aeromedical Services WVOEMS 2022Protocol Update AEMT-Paramedic
06/04/2022 Monongalia Emergency Medical Service AirportOrientation Yearly In-Service
08/28/2022 2022 SU Prin & Iss Emergency Plan MgntUniversity of Charleston
09/24/2022 National Association of Emergency Medical TechniciansMental Health Resilience Officer Course
09/28/2022 National EMS Management Association Basic EMSField Training Officer Course
10/18/2022 FA Ethical Respon & Diversity Aw Universityof Charleston
10/18/2022FA Org Behavior & Public Trust University ofCharleston
10/30/2022 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services BLSCompetency Fall 2022
10/30/2022 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services ALSCompetency Fall 2022
11/10/2022 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services MCIRefresher
12/09/2022 2022FA Leader Ship Communication University ofCharleston
12/2022 University of Charleston Emergency Medical ServicesLeadership Certificate
02/02/2023 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services Hope HillSobering Center
03/20/2023 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services 2023 ALSCompetency
04/27/2023 Boat US Foundation Online Boating Safety Course
05/11/2023 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services Narcan LeaveBehind
06/01/2023 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services AirportOrientation Yearly In-Service
06/08/2023 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services McGrathIn-Service
06/22/2023 West Virginia State Fire Commission/Department ofEducation Vehicle Rescue Awareness Heavy
06/22/2023 West Virginia State Fire Commission/Department ofEducation Vehicle Rescue Awareness Passenger
06/22/2023 West Virginia State Fire Commission/Department ofEducation Vehicle Rescue Operations-Passenger
07/18/2023 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services Zoll Log in
08/08/2023 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services MedicalSequester
10/01/2020 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services Fall 2023ALS Competencies
10/30/2023 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services Hazmat Awareness
11/26/2023 ACLS Recertification
04/11/2024 NAEMT Safety Recetification
04/26/2024 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services BLSresuscitation
05/02/2024 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services MeaslesReview
06/06/2024 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services AirportOrientation Yearly In-Service
07/30/2024 ACLS Recert
07/30/2024 BLS Provider Recert
08/09-10/2024 NAEMT EMS Vehicle Operator Safety 2^ndEdition Provider and Driving course
08/13/2024 NAEMT Instructor Preparation Course SecondEdition
10/24/2024 Monongalia Emergency Medical Services FallCompetencies 2024

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United States

State

West Virginia

City

Reedsville

Mobile

(304) 698-4380

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I have worked in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for the past 15 years. My career started as a volunteer, driving the ambulance. This sparked by interest and I completed an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course, which allowed me to then transition to a primary patient care provider, a role that I worked in for over 8 years. Being an EMT was a great experience, however I wanted to do more. EMTs are limited in the amount of medications and procedures they can perform on patients. This desire to do the most for my patients drove me to complete a Paramedic program. Paramedic programs are rigorous, in depth, clinically focused intensive programs that usually last a year or more. After becoming a Paramedic, I was able to offer much more to the patients I care so dearly about. I currently work at Monongalia EMS “Mon EMS” since 2019. Mon EMS is the primary provider of Emergency and Non-Emergency EMS services for Monongalia County, WV, covering over 366 square miles and a base population of over 105,000 people.
It was Mon EMS where I was able to grow so much as a person and a provider. Mon EMS has allowed me to become educated and trained in so many areas, but most recently encouraged me and helped me to follow my passion to gain my certification as a Mental Health Resilience Officer (MHRO). Having the opportunity to work for an agency that values their employee's mental health is important, as making sure providers are in the right mental space to treat patients is paramount. Mon EMS is one of the few agencies in the state that allows its employees to use mental health days and has trained Mental Health Resilience Officers on staff. Mon EMS has allowed me the time to grow into my own and build my passions, for not only caring for my mental health but the mental health of those around me.

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