Respiratory Therapist
Resume:
Lori D Horn, CRT, LRCP
********@*****.***
*** * ****** ******, ********, 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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