Monica Flores

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Professional Summary

RCP with 22 years experience in various health care settings. Skilled in providing care in Adult ICU, Pedi ICU, NICU

and for the last 4 years have specialized in all home medical equipment. I primarily worked with children on ventilators

by instructing caregivers on the management of ventilators, feeding pumps, cpap's, rehab equipment and wound care

management. I gave inservices on ventilators to classes of paramedics, nursing agencies and as the supervisor of the

McAllen, Brownsville and Corpus offices, I would train all new RT's on all equipment and procedures from

downloading vent's, cpaps and apnea monitors, to the set up and scanning of polysonopneumograms with a PH

probe. I have done the only set up in mid and south Texas on a young adult with muscular dystrophy who is benefiting

from a portable ventilator via mouthpiece interface. Also, I applied, and was chosen to partake in a trial study for a

new type of BiLevel with iVAPS technology. My pt was only the second person in the USA to participate in this study.

However, I was looking to continue my work in a hospital setting.

Licenses

Respiratory Care Practitioner

CPR/AED

Skill Highlights

0● Hospital and Home Ventilator management

0● Stationary O2 concentrators, liquid, and

various portable units

0● Various CPAP's, Bilevel and portable vents

used non-invasively

0● Stationary and portable feeding pumps

0● Trach, g-tube, and wound care management

0● Set up and scanning polysonopneumograms

with and without PH probe

0● Extensive experience in ER, Adult ICU,

NICU, Pedi ICU, nursing homes and home

healthcare

0● Much experience in the authorization process

for medicaid, medicare and writing Letters of

Medical Necessity (LMN's) for approval of

medical equipment and supplies

0● Work with hospice pt care

0● Wrote policies for RT employee competencies

Professional Experience

Respiratory Supervisor

February 2008

South Texas Monitoring Systems – McAllen, Tx

-RT supervisor for McAllen, Brownsville and Corpus Christi

-Trained new RT's on all medical equipment including feeding pumps, downloads and pneumograms with and without

PH Probe. Pneumogram scanning included differentiating hypopneas, apneas, periodic breathing,etc. and acid reflux

by using flow sensors, EKG interpretation, body, chest and abdominal waveforms.

-Wrote policy and competency procedures for RT's and Warehouse staff.

-Did ventilator inservices for nursing agencies, ambulance services and pt caregivers.

Respiratory Care

January 2001

Rio Grande Regional Hospital – McAllen, Tx

Worked in ER, Adult ICU, NICU, PICU, telemetry and any floor where I was needed

Respiratory Care

October 1999

Edinburg Regional Medical Ctr – Edinburg, Tx

Full time RT

Lead RT working in ER and Adult ICU

Respiratory Care

April 1998

Valley Regional Medical Ctr – Brownsville, Tx

Full time RT primarily in Pediatrics

Simultaneously worked full time at BMC

Respiratory Care

March 1997

Brownsville Medical Ctr – Brownsville, Tx

RT in ER, Pedi and 3rd tower (chronic vent pt's)

Respiratory Care

March 1994

Vencor – Harlingen/Brownsville, Tx

Lead RT

Did pt evaluations for therapy

Employee Schedules

Respiratory Care

September 1990

McAllen Medical Center – McAllen, Tx

As a student, I began working in NICU then PICU once I became licensed

Education and Training

California College for Health Sciences 1992

McAllen, Tx, 78501, USA

Respiratory Care

Associate of Science

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