Manager of Respiratory Care Services

• Aug 2019 - Present

Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner

• Sep 2016 - Aug 2019

Functioning as an integral component to patient care, I provide diagnostic cardiopulmonary evaluation, respiratory therapy treatment, and emergency care for neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients with deficiencies and cardiopulmonary system abnormalities. Collaborating cross-functionally with physicians, nurses, and varying healthcare professionals enables delivery of comprehensive patient care. As Respiratory Therapist, I offer all modalities of respiratory care as prescribed by external healthcare professionals while adhering to all departmental and hospital policies, procedures, and standards. Coaching and mentoring physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists on providing direct respiratory care to neonatal and pediatric patients in compliance with best practices achieves optimal results and effective care. Major achievements include… ♦ Selected to train staff on Cerner PowerChart and Respiratory Therapy Module due to outstanding knowledge. ♦ Served as subject-expert and primary contact regarding ORCHID in the arena of Respiratory Care, NICU, Pediatric ICU, and PowerChart. ♦ Created and implemented eLearning trainings for multiple pediatric and neonatal respiratory therapy modalities. Show less

Educational Specialist

• Jan 1997 - Jul 2016

As the Middle School Department Head & Educator, I supervised and directed teachers, office, and support staff while providing guidance on achieving academic and extra-curricular activity objectives to holistically develop students. By using by using Learning Management Systems, I planned, revised, and executed trainings, classes, and demonstrations. To develop quantifiable staff trainings and establish individual and team priorities while facilitating goal fulfillment, I comprehensively analyzed department data. Key contributions…. ♦ Effectively balanced multiple competing priorities while developing processes to promote timely completion of all projects. ♦ Proactively identified problems and areas of needed improvement, formulating effective solutions to permit just-in-time learning, reinforced blended learning, and stimulated learning. Show less

Superivor of Pediatrics and Neonatal Respiratory Therapy

• Jun 1983 - 1998

Additional experience as Supervisor of Pediatric/Neonatal Respiratory Therapists at Harbour - UCLA Medical Center: In this role, I guided implementation and training of new technology for neonate and pediatric patient population while efficiently delivering neonatal and pediatric respiratory services and directly managing 20 staff members. Key achievements include… ♦ Participated as key member of team focusing on redesigning pediatric trauma care response system for the high patient population neonatal unit. ♦ Guaranteed quality care for hospitalized patients by continuously evaluating equipment to ensure proper functioning while enforcing adherence to best practices. ♦ Founded and selected a core network of internal trainers, facilitating regular Train the Trainer sessions to ensure proper department-wide training. Show less

College Instructor

• Sep 1987 - Mar 1992

Encouraged and supported pre-licensure respiratory students in learning to provide respiratory care using evidence based practice. Encouraged and supported pre-licensure respiratory students in learning to provide respiratory care using evidence based practice.