I wish to obtain a Respiratory Therapist position. I have worked for twelve plus years as a staff therapist, supervisor, and relief charge in respiratory throughout my twelve years of employment.
Skill Highlights
IMPACT
OPUS
EPIC
Cerner
Super-user for IMPACT, OPUS, and EPIC training coworkers how to utilize the system.
Microsoft Office
Professional Experience
Respiratory Therapist07/2007 to CurrentBrookwood Medical Center
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the physician.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
Work with patients in areas such as the emergency rooms, intensive care units, and med-surg floors treating conditions such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, traumas, and cardiac arrest.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Explain treatments to patients, interview and examine patients to collect clinical data.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary documentation.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators and therapeutic gas administration apparatus.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Respiratory Therapist, BHS02/2002 to 09/2014
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
Work with patients in areas such as the emergency rooms, intensive care units, and med-surg floors treating conditions such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, traumas, and cardiac arrest.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Explain treatments to patients, interview and examine patients to collect clinical data.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary documentation.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators and therapeutic gas administration apparatus.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Respiratory Therapist, BHS Shelby07/2006 to 01/2008
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the physician.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
Work with patients in areas such as the emergency rooms, intensive care units, and med-surg floors treating conditions such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, traumas, and cardiac arrest.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Explain treatments to patients, interview and examine patients to collect clinical data.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary documentation.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators and therapeutic gas administration apparatus.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
PFT Tech/Respiratory Therapist02/2002 to 01/2003UAB Lung Health Center
Performed pulmonary-function, lung-capacity, diffusion capacity, and blood-and-oxygen tests to gather data for use by physician in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary disorders.
Explained specified methods of breathing to patient and conducted pulmonary-function tests, such as helium dilution and pulmonary mechanics, arterial blood gas analyses, and lung-capacity tests, such as vital capacity and maximum breathing capacity tests, using spirometer or other equipment.
Measured expired air, using various analyzers.
Observed and recorded readings on metering devices of analysis equipment, and conveyed findings of tests and analyses to physician for interpretation.
Has experience performing blood analysis tests to measure such factors as oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions, hemoglobin saturation and levels, and pH of blood, using blood gas analyzer.
Education and Training
Masters: Human Resource ManagementpresentKeller School of Management at Devry UniversityHuman Resource Management
DiplomaMay 1997Hartselle High School
Bachelor of Science: Respiratory CareJanuary 2002University of Alabama at BirminghamRespiratory Care
