Skills:
- Completed 1600 hours of clinical work in Respiratory Care. 1000 hours devoted to Intensive Care Unit Therapy, including ICU, ER, MICU, CCU, CVRU, NEURO, SICU, NICU, and PICU. - 600 hours devoted to general patient floor therapy, including administering and training patients on the use of MDI, DPI, and implementing therapies, such as HHN, LVN, Chest Physiotherapy, Postural Drainage, Incentive Spirometry, IPPB, EKG Monitoring, CPAP, BIPAP, and Arterial Blood Gas Analysis. - Managed patients on ventilators and life support. - Skilled and experienced with a wide range of ventilators, such as BIPAP Vision, IVENT, Servoi, Servo 300, PB 840, and Avea, and also able to troubleshoot ventilator systems. - Assessed and evaluated patients using strong assessment skills. - Implemented effective therapeutic routines based on the diagnosis. - Changed tracheotomy tubes. - Executed procedures for Pulmonary Hygiene. - Monitored Pulse Oximetry. - Reviewed Chest X-Rays. - Excellent time-management skills. - Assisted with ETT placement, cuff maintenance and troubleshooting, extubations and weaning protocols, bronchoscopes, and codes. - Transported patients with a wide range of oxygen modalities. - Able to work well with a team. - Tailored respiratory treatments to patients of all ages. - Remains calm with distressed patients. - Reliable, eager, and hard-working. - Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to give high-quality patient care. - Wide knowledge of disease management techniques. - Immense ability to operate, maintain and calibrate diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. - Obtained and recorded vital signs. - Commended by preceptors for having a great attitude and enthusiasm for respiratory therapy, a zeal to go the extra mile to care for patients, and the willingness to always help out other healthcare professionals