Ana Maldonado
773-***-**** *********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Advance Respiratory Services Clinical Coordinator, Health Care Solutions Groups (2017-Present)
Manage schedules, clinical in-services, provide training to staff, manage patients visits, create protocols for ALS, DMD and COPD patients, provide education to patient and caregivers, provide education to RN/MD. Create clinical validations documents as well as education handouts. Set up Astral, Trilogy, LTV, and Vivo 65ventilator, set up Airvo. Work with stationary concentrator and portable oxygen concentrator, liquid oxygen., and BIPAP/CPAP. Collaborate with doctors, nurses and social worker as part of discharge planning to help transition patient home and follow up the patient at home as well be part of the team to easy transition to hospice care, supporting patient and families with compassion and care. Communicate with the team any changes on patient condition to adjust the respiratory support for patient comfort. Serve as liaison between hospital and home care to assure that the proper care is follow at home. Improve patient quality of life by delivering the right support based on the patients’ medical needs.
Adjunct Faculty, Rush University (2016-2018)
Provide education to students, precept students, and provide education to medical staff and serve as student mentor.
Register Respiratory Therapy 3, Clinical Specialist Supervisor, Rush Hospital (2007-2018)
NICU, PICU, General Pediatric and adult. Patient Assessment including the administration of respiratory treatments based on patients’ needs. Perform artificial airway care: ETT secure, suctioning). Trach care, NAVA. Handle ventilator, Ino vent, Sensomedics HFOV 3100 B, HFJV, Transport vent, Neo puff, LTV vent, Trilogy ventilator, PB 480, PB 980, Servo I, NAVA, V60, Vision, HT50, HT70 Vest therapy, Cough assist and MetaNeb. Delivery Room Attendance and OR. Transport NICU Team. Sub Ambient Therapy. Hi flows NC, Optic flows, Bubble CPAP, Regular NC. Intubations assistant and perform ECG. Participate in hiring process, staff annual evaluations, education on new equipment’s to the staff, research and data collecting, policy and procedure committee, protocols and performed audit. Participate on JOC and Illinois Department of Public health audits, participate in team meetings from different departments.
ECMO Specialist, Rush Hospital (2008-Present)
Take care for a patient on the pump (Roller Pump) and centrifugal pump, monitor coagulation medicine give it to the patient and draw and run VBG, ABG and ACT, and blood and fluid give it true the pump to the patient. In addition to this assist in patient cannulation and decannulation process and prepare the equipment needed to take care the patients.
Clinical Instructor, St. Augustine College (2006-2008)
Clinical instructor that teach and provided exams to Respiratory Therapist students. Prepared students for the CRT and RRT exams. Teach lab which includes how to perform ABG’s, Ventilator training, MDI, NEB treatments and oxygen treatments. Teach Mechanical Ventilation course.
Register Respiratory Therapy, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (2005-2013)
Patients’ initial assessment including the respiratory treatments according to patient needs
Performed Artificial airway care (suctioning) and intubation assistant
Handle Avea, 7200 Ventilators, Sensor medics HFOV 3100A and B, Dragger Baby log, INO vent and NICU transport vent, SIPAP and BIPAP machine
Work in the Emergency room as well as handling various Traumas that come in
Draw Arterial Blood Gases and run them and performed ECG
NICU Transport Team, Attend Traumas
Certified Respiratory Therapy, Our Lady of Resurrection Hospital (2004 - 2005)
Performed Patient Assessment including respiratory treatments administration
Performed Oxygen Administration
Performed Artificial airway care (suctioning)
Monitored Mechanical Ventilation 840, 7200 and BIPAP machine
Draw ABG and ran it
Emergency Department
EDUCATION
University of Rockies
Phd Education (2016- Present)
American Intercontinental University Hoffman States, IL
Master Degree: MHCM (2016-2017)
American Intercontinental University Hoffman States, IL
Bachelor of Business Administration (2009-2010)
Concentration: Health Care Manager
St. Augustine College Chicago, IL
Associate of Applied Sciences Degree on Respiratory Therapist Concentration (2002-2005)
Concentration: Register Respiratory Therapist
Richard Daley Collage Chicago, IL
Pharmacy Technician (2000)
National College of Bayamon Puerto Rico
Pharmacy Technician (1987-1990)
CERTIFICATIONS AND LISENCES
PALS, CPR, NRP, ACLS and BLS
RRT license
NPS Certify
ECMO specialist
SKILLS
Bilingual: English/Spanish
Proficient in Microsoft Suite
Asthma, ALS, COPD. Post-polio syndrome and DMD Educator
Liaison between hospital and home care
Comunication