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respiratory care practitioner resume example with 20+ years of experience

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Jessica Claire
, , 100 Montgomery St. 10th Floor (555) 432-1000, resumesample@example.com
Summary

I been in hospital life since age 10 as a volunteer. I also volunteer as a Ambulance assistant before EMT, started. I became a EMT in one of the first classes in Nj. Rode a neighborhood ambulance and then paid with record ambulance company. I later joined a Fire Department in Kenilworth Nj , worked 18 years , leaving as a Captain of the fire/ rescue department to police Accademy and became a deputy sheriff. I still am with the department as a Lt.

Skills
  • Patient referrals
  • Customer care
  • Creating patient care plans
  • Educating patients
  • Assessing patients
  • Respiratory medical equipment
  • Respiratory treatments
  • Patient and caregiver education
  • Equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Patient care documentation
  • Care plan management
  • Respiratory equipment setup
  • Time Management
  • Computer Skills
Experience
08/1993 to Current Respiratory Care Practitioner Hartford Healthcare | Uncasville, CT,
  • Explained respiratory diagnosis information, treatments and prescription instructions to patients.
  • Cared for patients by providing respiratory treatments.
  • Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care.
  • Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance.
  • Adhered to standards of excellence for respiratory care and diagnostic services.
  • Evaluated patients for deficiencies and abnormalities and made medical decisions based on assessments.
  • Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises.
  • Determined patient safety risks to identify medical intervention needs.
  • Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties.
  • Conducted therapeutic and diagnostic procedures with treatment methods and equipment.
  • Followed established guidelines to compliantly deliver services.
  • Administered bronchodilators, antibiotics, mucolytics, and anti-inflammatory medications via devices such as hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, and positive pressure devices.
  • Administered medication and ventilatory support.
  • Actively participated in daily physician and patient rounds to maintain continuum of care.
  • Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
  • Collected, analyzed and interpreted arterial blood gas.
  • Educated patients on treatment options, medication administration, therapy self-management and care plans.
  • Assisted physicians with intubations, ventilator management and bronchoscopies.
  • Participated in adult and newborn resuscitation and applied emergency interventions to restore respiratory functions.
  • Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance. Operated and managed mechanical ventilators.
  • Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses, environmental control systems and aerosol generators.
  • Documented, handled and reported critical values.
  • Consulted and counseled patients and caregivers.
  • Documented patient information and treatments in confidential electronic health records.
  • Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, seminars and lectures.
  • Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses and environmental control systems.
01/1978 to 01/1993 Travel Respiratory Therapist Totalmed | San Francisco, CA,
  • Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
  • Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care.
  • Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance.
  • Adhered to standards of excellence for respiratory care and diagnostic services.
  • Evaluated patients for deficiencies and abnormalities and made medical decisions based on assessments.
  • Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises.
  • Determined patient safety risks to identify medical intervention needs.
  • Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties.
  • Conducted therapeutic and diagnostic procedures with treatment methods and equipment.
  • Followed established guidelines to compliantly deliver services.
  • Administered bronchodilators, antibiotics, mucolytics, and anti-inflammatory medications via devices such as hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, and positive pressure devices.
  • Delivered comprehensive care to restore and strengthen patients' respiratory functions.
  • Administered medication and ventilatory support.
  • Actively participated in daily physician and patient rounds to maintain continuum of care.
  • Collected, analyzed and interpreted arterial blood gas.
  • Participated in adult and newborn resuscitation and applied emergency interventions to restore respiratory functions.
  • Educated patients on treatment options, medication administration, therapy self-management and care plans.
  • Assisted physicians with intubations, ventilator management and bronchoscopies.
  • Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance. Operated and managed mechanical ventilators.
  • Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses, environmental control systems and aerosol generators.
  • Documented, handled and reported critical values.
  • Explained respiratory diagnosis information, treatments and prescription instructions to patients.
  • Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses and environmental control systems.
  • Cared for patients by providing respiratory treatments.
  • Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance, and operate and manage mechanical ventilators.
  • Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, seminars and lectures.
  • Maintained patient medical records with treatment effectiveness and health outcomes.
  • Documented patient information and treatments in confidential electronic health records.
  • Consulted and counseled patients and caregivers.
  • Provided patients with information about treatment plans, prescribed medications and at-home care for chronic and acute conditions.
  • Improved patients' respiratory condition symptoms by [Number]% through effective treatment plans.
01/1985 to 01/1992 Travel Respiratory Therapist Totalmed | San Jose, CA,
  • Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
  • Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care.
  • Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance.
  • Adhered to standards of excellence for respiratory care and diagnostic services.
  • Evaluated patients for deficiencies and abnormalities and made medical decisions based on assessments.
  • Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises.
  • Determined patient safety risks to identify medical intervention needs.
  • Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties.
  • Conducted therapeutic and diagnostic procedures with treatment methods and equipment.
  • Followed established guidelines to compliantly deliver services.
  • Performed services on-site, at outpatient clinics and in patient homes.
  • Administered bronchodilators, antibiotics, mucolytics, and anti-inflammatory medications via devices such as hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, and positive pressure devices.
  • Delivered comprehensive care to restore and strengthen patients' respiratory functions.
  • Administered medication and ventilatory support.
  • Actively participated in daily physician and patient rounds to maintain continuum of care.
  • Collected, analyzed and interpreted arterial blood gas.
  • Participated in adult and newborn resuscitation and applied emergency interventions to restore respiratory functions.
  • Educated patients on treatment options, medication administration, therapy self-management and care plans.
  • Assisted physicians with intubations, ventilator management and bronchoscopies.
  • Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance. Operated and managed mechanical ventilators.
  • Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses, environmental control systems and aerosol generators.
  • Documented, handled and reported critical values.
  • Explained respiratory diagnosis information, treatments and prescription instructions to patients.
  • Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses and environmental control systems.
  • Cared for patients by providing respiratory treatments.
  • Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance, and operate and manage mechanical ventilators.
  • Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, seminars and lectures.
  • Maintained patient medical records with treatment effectiveness and health outcomes.
  • Documented patient information and treatments in confidential electronic health records.
  • Consulted and counseled patients and caregivers.
  • Provided patients with information about treatment plans, prescribed medications and at-home care for chronic and acute conditions.
  • Improved patients' respiratory condition symptoms by [Number]% through effective treatment plans.
01/1974 to 12/1988 Respiratory Care Practitioner Hartford Healthcare | Wallingford, CT,
  • Explained respiratory diagnosis information, treatments and prescription instructions to patients.
  • Cared for patients by providing respiratory treatments.
  • Maintained patient medical records with treatment effectiveness and health outcomes.
  • Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care.
  • Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance.
  • Adhered to standards of excellence for respiratory care and diagnostic services.
  • Evaluated patients for deficiencies and abnormalities and made medical decisions based on assessments.
  • Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises.
  • Determined patient safety risks to identify medical intervention needs.
  • Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties.
  • Conducted therapeutic and diagnostic procedures with treatment methods and equipment.
  • Followed established guidelines to compliantly deliver services.
  • Administered bronchodilators, antibiotics, mucolytics, and anti-inflammatory medications via devices such as hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, and positive pressure devices.
  • Delivered comprehensive care to restore and strengthen patients' respiratory functions.
  • Administered medication and ventilatory support.
  • Actively participated in daily physician and patient rounds to maintain continuum of care.
  • Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
  • Collected, analyzed and interpreted arterial blood gas.
  • Participated in adult and newborn resuscitation and applied emergency interventions to restore respiratory functions.
  • Educated patients on treatment options, medication administration, therapy self-management and care plans.
  • Assisted physicians with intubations, ventilator management and bronchoscopies.
  • Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance. Operated and managed mechanical ventilators.
  • Documented, handled and reported critical values.
  • Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses, environmental control systems and aerosol generators.
  • Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses and environmental control systems.
  • Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance, and operate and manage mechanical ventilators.
  • Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, seminars and lectures.
  • Documented patient information and treatments in confidential electronic health records.
  • Consulted and counseled patients and caregivers.
  • Provided patients with information about treatment plans, prescribed medications and at-home care for chronic and acute conditions.
Education and Training
Expected in to to | Respiratory Therapy Alphonsus School For Respiratory , Fort Lee, NJ GPA:

Started here then school closed.

Expected in 1976 to to CRT | Respiratory Therapy Southern California For Respiratory Therapy , City Of Los Angeles, CA GPA:

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School Attended

  • Alphonsus School For Respiratory
  • Southern California For Respiratory Therapy

Job Titles Held:

  • Respiratory Care Practitioner
  • Travel Respiratory Therapist
  • Travel Respiratory Therapist
  • Respiratory Care Practitioner

Degrees

  • Some College (No Degree)
  • CRT

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