Lori D Horn, CRT, LRCP

ac6grk@r.postjobfree.com

502-***-****

*** * ****** ******, ********, Il 61327

Objective: Extensively experienced Critical Care Respiratory Therapist seeking permanent full-time day shift position with opportunity of continued learning and growth as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.

Experience: 11/2017-Present St Margaret’s Home Medical, Spring Valley, IL

Position: DME Clinician

Responsibilities: Physician/Patient liaison, clinical monitoring of home Oxygen patients/equipment, patient education, qualification, adjustment of current respiratory therapies prescribed to meet patient need.

Experience: 10/2014-10/2017 Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro, KY

Position: Critical Care Respiratory Therapist

Responsibilities: Perform all aspects of respiratory therapy including invasive/non-invasive ventilator management/weaning, Arterial blood gas puncture/analysis and bedside PFT as needed.

Experience: 7/2010-3/2013 Jewish Medical Center South Shepherdsville, KY

Position: Critical Care (ER) Respiratory Therapist

Responsibilities: Perform all aspects of respiratory therapy including invasive/non-invasive ventilator management/weaning, arterial blood gas puncture, holter monitor initiation and instruction as well as, ER patient care technician duties to include; ECG testing, venous lab draws, splinting, gynecological exam assistance, ambulatory assistance device instruction, physician assistance to include all procedures provided in the ER.

Experience: 2008-2010 North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR

Position: Critical Care Respiratory Therapist/Charge Therapist

Responsibilities: Perform all aspects of respiratory therapy including invasive/non-invasive ventilator management/weaning, Arterial blood gas puncture/analysis, ECG testing and bedside pulmonary function testing.

Experience: 2007-2008 Fitzsimmons Home Medical Equipment, Aurora, IL

Position: Patient Care Coordinator

Responsibilities: Marketing Consultant to include patient need, qualification and set up of all aspects of home care services provided by company as well as, physician/patient liaison.

Experience: 1989-2007 Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, Il 60007

Position: Respiratory Care Clinical Coordinator

Alexian Brothers Medical Center is a state of the art 600 bed Level II Trauma, Level II Nursery facility offering a wide range of advanced medical care including; a 6 bed Cardiovascular surgical unit, a 30 bed ICU/CCU, a 6 bed Neuro ICU as well as, a 20 bed Emergency Department.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Disbursement of daily assignments to 8-10 therapists on the day shifts.

• Supervise administration of all therapies maintaining consistence with AARC guidelines.

• Monitor staffing issues.

• Partner with Nurse Practitioner responding to all “Rapid Response Team” calls.

• Provide respiratory services to all ancillary departments.

• Administer all modes of respiratory including invasive/non-invasive, and high frequency ventilatory management utilizing therapist driven protocols, nebulizer therapy, arterial blood gas puncture/analysis, bronchial hygiene evaluations, nitric oxide delivery and heliox therapies.

• Assist with bronchoscopy and intubations.

• Perform all extubations.

• Respond and coordinate all Code Blue/Trauma situations.

• Monitor and maintain equipment and supply inventory.

• Perform maintenance and troubleshoot technical equipment.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Enforce and maintain department records for current certification requirements of 42 staff members.

• Enforce and maintain department records for hospital wide mandatory JCAOH annual training modules.

• Conduct department wide TB Mask Fit Testing annually following CDC guidelines.

• Maintain records regarding rental equipment expenses including usage and budget monitoring.

• Answer all administrative issues in the absence of Director including payroll functions.

• Actively participate in frequent QA directly related to productivity and policy and procedure compliance.

• Assist with annual competency evaluations.

• Evaluate, trial and create step by step instructions for new equipment and or programs for implementation.

• Order supplies based on inventory par levels.

Leadership Participation:

• Safety/Infection Control Champion: Served on hospital wide committee focused on National Patient Safety Goals representing the Respiratory Care department.

• Bariatric Committee: Served with committee focused on bariatric patient specific issues. Participation in development and implementation of preoperative and postoperative standing orders including; Pulse Oximetry Monitoring, BiPap and Arterial Blood Gas protocols.

• Critical Care Committee: Participated in the development and implementation of therapist driven protocols including Ventilator Management, PEEP/FiO2 and Weaning.

• Rapid Response Team: Participated in the development and implementation of “Rapid Response Team” program.

•Education: 1987-1989 Black Hawk College Moline, IL

Completion of accredited Respiratory Therapy program.

•Certifications/Licensure/Memberships

• CRT Certified Respiratory Therapist

• LRCP Illinois (Current)

• LRCP Arkansas

• LRCP Kentucky

•BLS (Current)

•NRP (Current)

•NBRC Member

Equipment Proficiencies

Ventilators

Servo 300/900/I

PB 840/7200/Star

Draeger Savia

SensorMedics 3100B

CrossVent Transport Ventilator

Bear 750/Cub

Inomax Nitric Delivery System

Blood Gas Analyzers

Bayer Rapid Point/Rapid Link

BiPap/CPAP

Trilogy

Vision/V60

Computerized Charting

Epic/Ibex/Meditech

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