Experience

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL ANSCHUTZ INPATIENT PAVILION

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist

  • May 2016 - Present

  • Assist with multidisciplinary plans training program for patient based on diagnosis, evaluation, and patient goals• Responsible for assuring the appropriate documentation of visits, education and patient exercise.• Confers with referring physician on a regular basis, and when any acute problem in patient’s status occurs.• I’m involved with Lung Transplant program as part of pre- and post-operative rehabilitation for lung recipients, as well as the Centers for Lungs and Breathing clinic.• Responsible for prompt and proper billing of charges of all treatments provided. • Initiated evidence based practice of Heated High Flow utilization with late stage COPD patients.• Responsible for organizing monthly meeting with American Lung Association Better Breathers Club• Market our program to surrounding medical clinics to increase our volume of patient care

• Respiratory Care Manager

  • May 2015 - May 2016

  • Manage daily operations and administration of the respiratory therapy, pulmonary diagnostic, and pulmonary rehabilitation department.• Managing the respiratory department supply and staffing budget• Responsible for a cost saving of disposable Respiratory supplies well over $100,000• Perform annual employee evaluations• Responsible for annual department supplies audits• Responsible for introduction of new respiratory supplies to the general medicine value analysis team• Fundamentals of Critical Care instructor• Responsible for implementing a readmission COPD home discharge team• Responsible for executing a discharge home oxygen plan for in-patients• Technical consultant for point of care testing.



University of Colorado Hospital

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Respiratory Therapy Supervisor

  • May 2012 - Jun 2015

  • Responsible for managing the respiratory department supply budget• Provide all orientation for new night shift Respiratory Therapists hires.• Maintain all competencies for the night shift Respiratory Therapists• Support the respiratory department equipment education• Support the written, revisions, and maintenance of all the department policies and procedures• Responsible for night shift staff schedule• Perform annual employee evaluations• Responsible for annual department physical supplies audits• Responsible for introduction of new respiratory supplies to the general medicine value analysis team

• Lead Respiratory Therapist

  • Apr 2010 - May 2012

  • Basic respiratory care to include: aerosol therapy, airway clearance techniques, trach care and education, smoking cessation education, home oxygen evaluations, oxygen therapy, blood gas analysis and collection, download sleep therapy data from patients usage of CPAP/BIPAP machines• Advance respiratory care to include: ventilator management, advanced airway care, trauma/code response teams• Lead RT duties: writing new hospital respiratory policy and procedure, bronchoscopies, medical emergency team charge, assignment and supervision of the night shift staff (15-20 therapists in a given night shift)