Registered Respiratory Therapist

• Jun 2020 - Present

Registered Respiratory Therapist

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2020

• Provide respiratory care in a variety of settings including Medical ICU's, Surgical ICU’s, Cardiac ICU and Coronary Care Unit, Operating Room, Cath and EP Labs, Advanced Heart Failure Unit, and Floors• Independently manage ventilators and utilize clinical judgment to make decisions regarding patient care inline with current protocols• Experience with advanced modes of ventilation including APRV, ASV, and Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation via the VDR• Extensive experience… • Provide respiratory care in a variety of settings including Medical ICU's, Surgical ICU’s, Cardiac ICU and Coronary Care Unit, Operating Room, Cath and EP Labs, Advanced Heart Failure Unit, and Floors• Independently manage ventilators and utilize clinical judgment to make decisions regarding patient care inline with current protocols• Experience with advanced modes of ventilation including APRV, ASV, and Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation via the VDR• Extensive experience working with Flolan/Veletri and Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the settings of the Operating Room, Cath Lab, and ICU• Routinely respond to Medical Response Team’s and Code Blue’s, provided input based on clinical judgment • Experience in placement of Esophageal Balloons, analysis of their waveforms, and adjusting the ventilator based on data received • Routine arterial blood gas sampling via both A-Line sampling and arterial sticks, skilled at utilizing bedside ultrasound to obtain the most difficult of sticks• Interpretation of ABG results, and initiation of proper therapy based on results• Assist physicians, resident physicians, and physicians’ assistants at bedside with Apnea Tests, Chest Tube Placements, Intubation, and line Placement• Ventilator waveform analysis and adjustment of settings as indicated• Participated in trach changes, trach care, and stoma care • Provide medication and treatment assessments to ensure patients are receiving the proper care and adjusted regimen if needed within facility protocol• Assisted in bedside trach procedures as required by surgery team • Served as the lead respiratory therapist on the ECMO when patient was in unit requiring ECLS – was part of the team that served as the pilot for the program at the facility• Assist with hands on and lecture based learning in a variety of workshop’s offered to medical student’s residents, and Fellows• Assist with precepting of new hires, nursing, and respiratory therapy students. Show more Show less