Experience

Harnett Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Registered Respiratory Therapist

  • Jun 2000 - Present

  Dunn, North Carolina Area Responsible for treating inpatients and outpatients. Sets up and operates devices such as EKG, cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment. Provides emergency care, including artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to patients of all ages. Determines requirements for treatment, such as type… Show more Responsible for treating inpatients and outpatients. Sets up and operates devices such as EKG, cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment. Provides emergency care, including artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to patients of all ages. Determines requirements for treatment, such as type, method, and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physicians' orders. Monitors patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes; consults with physician if adverse reactions occur. Show less