LeAnn R aquel N olen-Rothe
Roanoke, V A 2 4012
*** - ***-**** ( cell)
email:******.*****@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Implementing/education respiratory homecare programs, Regional Clinical Manager, critical care Clinical Instructor, pulmonary function testing, EKG's, EEG's, stress testing, ABG drawing/testing, ventilator management and weaning, PAP titration's, aerosol treatments, quality assurance proficiency, intubations/extubations, emergency room and ICU coverage with adults, pediatric, and neonatal. Preparation/implementation of Joint Commission standards for both hospital and homecare facilities. Developing strategic goals to ensure adherence to my sleep center’s mission, vision, values, and business strategies. Develop and support overall sleep programs and service priorities emphasizing service excellence, patient and family centered care, patient safety, and patient satisfaction. Leadership for sleep center activities that promote program growth, personal responsibility and staff satisfaction.
EXPERIENCE
Sleep EZ Diagnostic Center, Inc.
1802 Braeburn Dr., Suite # 1C30
Salem,VA, 2 4153 5-40-776-**** f ax 540-***-**** October 2 005-May 2017
I designed and built my sleep center to function as an Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility in Southwest Virginia. The center offers the latest technology and provides diagnostic services for Polysomnography, ETCO2 monitoring, Multiple Sleep Latency Testing, CPAP/Bilevel/ASV titrations, and Maintenance of Wakefulness Testing. I am the General Manager that is responsible for marketing, promoting and education related to sleep/pulmonary to our referral sources, patients and the community. Overseeing the daily operations, billing and clinical staffing.
Foot Levelers
518 P ocahontas A ve N E,
Roanoke, VA 24012, 800-***-****
November 2004-July 2005
Inbound/Outbound call center throughout the US and Canada to provide a line of custom-made, flexible orthotics based on chiropractic research and innovative technology. Promoted to digital foot scanner coordinator that worked directly with chiropractor and medical office staff to implement, bill and create a marketing plan for the promotion of the scanner in the doctor’s offices. This included travel in the US and Canada.
Aerocare Holdings, Inc.
4224 B oston A venue
Lubbock, Texas 79413,806-***-****
September, 2003-September, 2004
Respiratory therapist and manager for location in Lubbock but reported to Sharon Lawler at DBA: Express Medical, Abilene, Tx., 325-***-****
Homecare setting that provided patients with respiratory services and I oversaw operations that included collecting/reconciling account receivables for both DME and pharmacy. Marketing efforts with sales for our respiratory services and education with our physician referrals.
Rotech Healthcare, Inc.
2600 Technology Dr. Suite # 300
Orlando, Florida 32804, 407-***-****
March, 1998-September, 2003 ( fulltime as of 4/99)
Began Bipap program in Lubbock, TX for DBA: Amco Medical and became Regional Clinical Manager in Texas for the locations DBA: Rhema Medical overseeing 18 locations clinical staff Training/educating/implementing/monitoring o f clinical staff All aspects of positive pressure ventilation, patient care procedures with PFT's, desaturation studies, ETC02 monitoring, Joint Commission standards. Compliance issues along with patient education for management of disease processes to improve quality of life in homecare setting. Initiate a high quality of standards for patient care and continually updating staff with education and CEU's as I traveled Rotech locations. Traveled as a clinician on the marketing team for Rotech to implement marketing/clinical programs for physician referrals. Promoted to a Regional Clinical Manager January, 2003 which covered VA, WV, and western PA covering 39 locations.
Methodist Hospital (now named Covenant Medical Center) 3615 19th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79410, 806-***-****
September, 1 990-June, 1 998
Critical care respiratory technician responsible for all floor therapy, ICU (adults, pediatric, and neonatal) settings and managing transplant and bypass patients. Covered both adult and pediatric emergency rooms and all duties including intubating/extubating, stabilizing, and managing trauma patients. As a supervisor I was responsible for many areas including CQI, ABG's, staffing, instructing and educating all staff personnel, establishing pathways and TDP's along with updating and following all respiratory policy and procedures according to Joint Commission standards.
American HomePatient
4617 50th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79414, 806-***-****
October, 1996-March, 1998
Evaluating, implementing, and monitoring of patients in a homecare setting with respiratory diseases. Focus on cardiopulmonary patient base. I worked closely with physician referrals on educating of NPPV therapy, spirometry, pulse oximetry and my respiratory services to their patients. I used my professional abilities to educate patients to improve their ADL's by managing their impaired respiratory status. Implemented initial NPPV program for the company with quality clinical standards.
South Plains College
1302 Main Street
Lubbock, Texas 79401, 806-***-****
August, 1992-May, 1997
Critical Care Clinical Instructor for the Respiratory Therapist program focusing on all areas of a critical care setting in a hospital ICU. Instructed/educated students to provide them with knowledge and experience in ventilator management, hemodynamics, arrhythmias, chest tubes, intubation/extubation, along with application of advanced patient assessments for case studies.
EDUCATION
Commonwealth of Virginia-Respiratory Care Practitioner-2005-Current National Board of Respiratory Care Pediatric Perinatal Specialty licensed-1995
Texas Department of Health-Respiratory Care Practitioner-1992-2004 American Heart Association-Healthcare Provider (CPR & AED) 1991-Current California College for Health Sciences, Certified Respiratory Therapist Technician-1991
Tulia High School, Tulia, Texas
CERTIFICATES
Commonwealth of Virginia license to practice Resp. Care Practitioner-2003/current
Sleep EZ Diagnostic Center Small Business of the Year Nominee-2011 (Chamber of Commerce)
World Congress Executive Forums in Chicago, I Presented Case Study October 2011
Synergy Sessions and the Expand Contest finalist 2011
Sleep EZ Diagnostic Center Small Business of the Year Nominee-2009 (Chamber o f Commerce)
Washington Regional Medical System, Spring Sleep Seminar-2000 Annual State of the Art Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-1999
CCRN-Core Review: Pulmonary System-1999
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation course with hands-on workshop by Healthdyne Technologies-1997
Member
Children’s Miracle Network Board member since 2008 (past President)
PWR-Roanoke since 2010 (past Vice President 2016-President 2017) American Heart Association (Chairperson 2015)
My passion is for patient care and education of sleep/respiratory to improve quality of life. I feel that my strengths are being organized and focused with a high energy level. I have a driven passion to make a difference in the quality of care patients receive and educating them for the management of their disease process. I feel that the more people know about their job, the better job they do and they become a team.