Brandon D. Foulcard

P.O. Box ***, Maplewood, NJ / Cell 337-***-**** / Email: ab9x1s@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Seek a position with an entity that embraces professional enhancement

for the position of a Registered Respiratory Therapist.

Summary:

Registered Respiratory Therapist with knowledge of assessing, treating, and caring for patients

with breathing disorders; assuming primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities,

including initiating and conducting therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and

selecting, assembling, checking, and operating equipment.

Education and Professional Training

New York Licensed Respiratory Therapist, RRT- Applied

Pennsylvania Licensed Respiratory Therapist, RRT

Georgia Licensed Respiratory Therapist, RRT

Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy, Augusta Technical College, Augusta

Georgia (2011)

Computer proficiency

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and various Patient Records software.

Professional Experience

1

October 2012 – July 2013 Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington, GA

1

March 2012- September 2012 Heritage Healthcare of Macon, Macon, GA

2

Respiratory Therapist

• Strong knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and

personal services which includes customer needs assessment, meeting

quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• Set up and operate devices such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas

administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol

generators, following specified parameters of treatment.

• Provide emergency care, including artificial respiration, external cardiac

massage and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

• Determine requirements for treatment, such as types, method and duration of therapy,

precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physicians'

orders.

• Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood

gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions

occur.

• Read prescription, measure arterial blood gases, and review patient information to

assess patient condition

• Work as a part of team of physicians, nurses and other health care professionals to

manage patient care.

• Enforces safety rules and ensure careful adherence to physicians' orders.

• Maintain charts that contain patients' pertinent identification and therapy information.

• Inspect, clean, test and maintain respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is

functioning safely and efficiently, ordering repairs parts when necessary.

• Educate patients and their families about their conditions and teach appropriate disease

management techniques, such as breathing exercises and the use of medications and

respiratory equipment.

• Explain treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation and alley fears.

• Perform pulmonary function and adjust equipment to obtain optimum results in therapy.

• Perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assist or instruct patients in performance of

breathing exercises.

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