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RESPIRATORY THERAPIST RRT
Professional Summary
To utilize my knowledge, experience and skills to provide superior customer service to my facility and secure a position as an influential team member within a comprehensive Health Care System or facility that provides and promotes continued training with established standards of practice and performance along with opportunities for advancement.
Skill Highlights
Cerner, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Pro-Law, Centricity, Medisoft, Quickbooks, Internet research
Accomplishments

Routinely step up as interim team leader when needed, effectively train and orient new hires. Voluntarily step in when director or manager is out of office to manage schedules, report activities to administration during rounding, ensure equipment and supplies are ordered and stocked.

Professional Experience
Respiratory Therapist RRT 06/2013 to Current Lake Pointe Medical Center Rowlett, TX
  • Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders and provide patient/family education.
  • Responsible for all respiratory care modalities and/or assigned areas (including medical/surgical units, ICU, ER).
  • Initiate and conduct therapeutic and diagnostic procedures in accordance to policy & procedures of department and physician orders; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment for quality assurance.
  • Performed PFT testing as requested and ordered by physician with reporting results.
Bankruptcy Associate - Team Lead 09/2007 to 04/2011 Butler & Hosch, LLP Dallas, TX
  • Mailed and arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses and court officials.
  • Photocopied all correspondence, documents and other printed materials.
  • Composed and revised legal documents, including motions, orders, notices, and affidavits.
  • Acted as liaison between clients and attorneys.
  • Electronically filed documents with the USPTO.
  • Proofed documents and submitted to attorneys for review.
  • Docketing of orders and depositions for five attorneys.
  • Processed all assigned cases according to company and client service level agreements.
  • Trained new employees on databases, procedures, software and job duties.
  • Accurately entered client data into ProLaw.
Radiology Image Supervisor 03/2003 to 09/2007 Baylor Medical Center Garland, TX
  • Recorded and filed patient data and medical records, followed all federal and state guidelines for release of information.
  • Directed patient flow during routine hours, minimizing patient wait time.
  • Scheduled radiology exams, surgeries and procedures in conjunction with physician requests, provided pre-op education to patients.
  • Retrieved physician correspondence from dictation service and made edits when necessary.
  • Completed registration quickly and cordially for all new patients, and ensured compliance with medical/legal requirements to state, federal and JCAHO standards.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations by appropriately handling patient information.
  • Carefully selected, developed and retained qualified staff of twelve.
  • Provided thorough supervision for day-to-day operations of the Radiology department in accordance with set policies and guidelines.
  • Jumped in to fill gaps for on call rotation when necessary.
  • Regularly evaluated employee performance, provided feedback and assisted, coached and disciplined staff as needed.
  • Actively served on Utilization Review Committee by reviewing policies, patterns of providers and sanction processes.
Administrative Assistant 06/2000 to 09/2001 Snelling Staffing Services Dallas, TX
  • Provided administrative support to diversified clients needing temporary assistance to maintain adequate work flow and structure.
  • Fields of service ranged from environmental agency, pediatric surgical office, EMR software company.
  • Duties ranged from answering multi-line phone systems, maintaining and updating client databases, acquiring pre-certifications for procedures, filing of medical claims, scheduling of surgical procedures, maintained training records, payroll, balanced and managed account receivable and payable projects.
  • Assisted with additional duties and roles as required.
Cardiology Research Correspondent 11/1998 to 02/2000 Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas Dallas, TX
  • Gathered patient information and records for cardiology physicians for review prior to cardiac catherization and angioplasty procedures.
  • Assisted research nurses with patient education following procedures performed by registering patients for smoking cessation classes, scheduling for nutrition and diet consult.
  • Compiled research data into reports for submission to Baylor Research institute.
  • Assisted Cardiology fellows with administrative duties as requested and needed.
  • Ensured hospital, state, HIPAA & JCAHO standards were adhered to during the handling of patient information.
Education and Training
Associate of Science: Respiratory Therapy 2013 Dallas Nursing Institute Dallas, TX

Received and completed intensive education program for the provision of Registered Respiratory Therapist. Courses & clinical practice included the delivery of critical care management of assigned patients. Extensive clinical rotations for general floor therapy, medical surgical, emergency room, ICU and Neonatal care for experience hours totaling 960 hours
High School Diploma 1995 Rockwall High School Rockwall, TX
Associates: Business Administration 2000 ESS College for Business Dallas, TX

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Skills

Disease and airway management, effective communication, multi-tasking, maintain physician, nursing, and patient relations

Additional Information
  • License & Certifications Respiratory Care Practitioner/RRT License # 76804
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Expiration 05/2015
  • Basic Life Support (CPR) Expiration 05/2015
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program Specialist Expiration 09/2015
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Lake Pointe Medical Center
  • Butler & Hosch, LLP
  • Baylor Medical Center
  • Snelling Staffing Services
  • Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas

School Attended

  • Dallas Nursing Institute
  • Rockwall High School
  • ESS College for Business

Job Titles Held:

  • Respiratory Therapist RRT
  • Bankruptcy Associate - Team Lead
  • Radiology Image Supervisor
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Cardiology Research Correspondent

Degrees

  • Associate of Science : Respiratory Therapy 2013
    High School Diploma 1995
    Associates : Business Administration 2000

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