Iqbal Singh

***** ******** *** #***, *******, CA, 94538 650-***-**** acpvp8@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Medlife Ambulance Services Glendale, CA

Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner 04/20/14-Present

Transfer critical patients between facilities, from ICU to ICU, or ICU to Nursing Home

Provide advanced mechanical ventilation with use of artificial airways

Transfer various types of patients; heart/organ transplant, adult/peds, subacute patients

Ability to code patients en route while keeping calm demeanor

Able to work in closely knit team with RN/EMT

Able to lead team in a distress/code situation

Subacute Solutions/GoldStar Santa Monica Santa Monica, CA

Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner 09/2013-01/2015

Experience in therapist-driven protocols, responds to all codes requiring critical thinking skills.

Obtain and analyze blood gases

Rapid response codes, and code blues.

Skilled in aerosol therapy, HHN, CPT (manual and mechanical percussion method), and familiar with various

oxygen delivery set-ups based on individual’s needs.

Skilled in CPAP/BiPAP setups or therapy, IS instruct

Understands and perform extubation/weaning protocols.

Experience with patient and family instruction and education of therapy modalities.

Performed trach care, in-line, NT, and oral suctioning.

Ability to manage a team of 21 respiratory therapists, 60 patient beds

Ability to conduct chart audits to insure proper documentation and clinical care

Have kept logs of equipment, to have preventive maintenance and switch out defective equipment

Valley CORF (Headquarter of all facilities in west coast Tarzana, CA

Lead Respiratory Therapist 08/2012 –03/2014

Monitoring of all patients during exercise training to ensure safety parameters such as vitals (SpO2/HR)

Perform documentation and assessment on patient during therapy and chart progress notes (SOAP),

telephone/written communication between physician and therapist

Perform chest physiotherapy / airway clearance technique: VEST therapy (recognize indications and

contraindications, postural drainage techniques (demonstrate and target different region of the lungs), and huff

cough

Provide education to patients about disease process, breathing process, respiratory medications via MDI or

nebulizer, use of incentive spirometer device, Inspiratory muscle trainer device (Pflex), PEP devices, use of

spacer/chamber, oxygen therapy (tank, concentrator), home-exercise, cope with stress/anxiety and smoking

cessation

Teach patient breathing techniques – Pursed-lip breathing and diaphragmatic breathing; pacing and energy

conservation techniques which can apply to activities of daily living, how to alleviate from feeling Shortness of

breath

New patient evaluations/assessment – evaluate patient for respiratory therapy. Dealing with COPD, pulmonary

fibrosis (Interstitial Lung disease), pulmonary hypertension, Cystic fibrosis, CAD/CHF, and bronchiectasis.

Perform 6 minute walk test – walk patient on a non-moving ground or treadmill, record pre/post HR, BP, oxygen

saturation and dyspnea score

Pulmonary Function test: Perform PFT with computer software Winspiro PRO, provide interpretation and

education for the patient on the results (i.e. mild-severe obstructive or restrictive disease.)

Training on-board new therapists, monitoring and assess qualifications for headquarter company as a lead therapist

Stat Registry (Average work week; 24 hours) Long Beach, CA

ICU Respiratory Therapist, General Floor Care. 11/2011-12/2013

Provides respiratory care to include diagnostic testing, oxygen and medication delivery, bronchial hygiene,

arterial/capillary blood gas draw and analysis, advanced airway and life support.

Patient assessment including the ability to monitor labs, hemodynamics and radiology findings.

Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates individual patient care appropriate to the age of the patients.

Calibrates, cleans, sets up, maintains and troubleshoots all patient related equipment and instruments. Assembles

and stores cleaned equipment.

Participates in in-house educational in-services inter and intradepartmental as well as attending outside seminars

and work-shops, as requested by Manager

Participates in various intermittent department tasks including; audits, quality assurance, statistical record keeping,

patient charting and other special projects as specified by Manager

Performs other duties as assigned.

Lakewood Regional Medical Center Lakewood, CA

Respiratory Assistant 05/2009-08/2011

Gas cylinder safety precautions

Knowledge of blood borne pathogen techniques and isolation procedures

Ensured adequate supply levels of all equipment in order to provide optimal patient care.

Responsible for the cleaning and sterilization of all equipment used

Coded patients

Assisted with Intubation Set-up

Clinical Rotation

St Mary’s Long Beach, CA: ICU management, suctioning, and ventilator verifications, 11/2010-05/2011

Saint Vincent Medical Center, LA, CA: ICU management 05/2010- 11/2010

VENTILATOR SKILLS:

ServoI – conventional ventilator

Servo 300- conventional ventilator

AVEA- conventional ventilator

BiPAP Version – noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; CPAP

IPPB machine : gives breathing treatments through mask with different size ; set pressure and flow rate

PB840 conventional ventilator

Achieva

HT-50

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

BLS certified 03/2016

ACLS certified 04/2016

PALS certified 06/2016

CRT credential License 09/30/2016

RRT credential License #132832 09/30/2017

RCP License 05/31/2016

EDUCATION:

American Career College Anaheim, CA

A.S. Respiratory Therapist August 2011

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Interests: Reading, crochet, hiking, and music.

Computer Skills: 70wpm, Highly computer literate. Knowledgeable with, but not limited to, MS Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access.

Languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish.

REFERENCE:

Available upon request

Contact this candidate