Iqbal Singh
***** ******** *** #***, *******, CA, 94538 650-***-**** *********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Medlife Ambulance Services Glendale, CA
Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner 04/20/14-Present
Transfer critical patients between facilities, from ICU to ICU, or ICU to Nursing Home
Provide advanced mechanical ventilation with use of artificial airways
Transfer various types of patients; heart/organ transplant, adult/peds, subacute patients
Ability to code patients en route while keeping calm demeanor
Able to work in closely knit team with RN/EMT
Able to lead team in a distress/code situation
Subacute Solutions/GoldStar Santa Monica Santa Monica, CA
Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner 09/2013-01/2015
Experience in therapist-driven protocols, responds to all codes requiring critical thinking skills.
Obtain and analyze blood gases
Rapid response codes, and code blues.
Skilled in aerosol therapy, HHN, CPT (manual and mechanical percussion method), and familiar with various
oxygen delivery set-ups based on individual’s needs.
Skilled in CPAP/BiPAP setups or therapy, IS instruct
Understands and perform extubation/weaning protocols.
Experience with patient and family instruction and education of therapy modalities.
Performed trach care, in-line, NT, and oral suctioning.
Ability to manage a team of 21 respiratory therapists, 60 patient beds
Ability to conduct chart audits to insure proper documentation and clinical care
Have kept logs of equipment, to have preventive maintenance and switch out defective equipment
Valley CORF (Headquarter of all facilities in west coast Tarzana, CA
Lead Respiratory Therapist 08/2012 –03/2014
Monitoring of all patients during exercise training to ensure safety parameters such as vitals (SpO2/HR)
Perform documentation and assessment on patient during therapy and chart progress notes (SOAP),
telephone/written communication between physician and therapist
Perform chest physiotherapy / airway clearance technique: VEST therapy (recognize indications and
contraindications, postural drainage techniques (demonstrate and target different region of the lungs), and huff
cough
Provide education to patients about disease process, breathing process, respiratory medications via MDI or
nebulizer, use of incentive spirometer device, Inspiratory muscle trainer device (Pflex), PEP devices, use of
spacer/chamber, oxygen therapy (tank, concentrator), home-exercise, cope with stress/anxiety and smoking
cessation
Teach patient breathing techniques – Pursed-lip breathing and diaphragmatic breathing; pacing and energy
conservation techniques which can apply to activities of daily living, how to alleviate from feeling Shortness of
breath
New patient evaluations/assessment – evaluate patient for respiratory therapy. Dealing with COPD, pulmonary
fibrosis (Interstitial Lung disease), pulmonary hypertension, Cystic fibrosis, CAD/CHF, and bronchiectasis.
Perform 6 minute walk test – walk patient on a non-moving ground or treadmill, record pre/post HR, BP, oxygen
saturation and dyspnea score
Pulmonary Function test: Perform PFT with computer software Winspiro PRO, provide interpretation and
education for the patient on the results (i.e. mild-severe obstructive or restrictive disease.)
Training on-board new therapists, monitoring and assess qualifications for headquarter company as a lead therapist
Stat Registry (Average work week; 24 hours) Long Beach, CA
ICU Respiratory Therapist, General Floor Care. 11/2011-12/2013
Provides respiratory care to include diagnostic testing, oxygen and medication delivery, bronchial hygiene,
arterial/capillary blood gas draw and analysis, advanced airway and life support.
Patient assessment including the ability to monitor labs, hemodynamics and radiology findings.
Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates individual patient care appropriate to the age of the patients.
Calibrates, cleans, sets up, maintains and troubleshoots all patient related equipment and instruments. Assembles
and stores cleaned equipment.
Participates in in-house educational in-services inter and intradepartmental as well as attending outside seminars
and work-shops, as requested by Manager
Participates in various intermittent department tasks including; audits, quality assurance, statistical record keeping,
patient charting and other special projects as specified by Manager
Performs other duties as assigned.
Lakewood Regional Medical Center Lakewood, CA
Respiratory Assistant 05/2009-08/2011
Gas cylinder safety precautions
Knowledge of blood borne pathogen techniques and isolation procedures
Ensured adequate supply levels of all equipment in order to provide optimal patient care.
Responsible for the cleaning and sterilization of all equipment used
Coded patients
Assisted with Intubation Set-up
Clinical Rotation
St Mary’s Long Beach, CA: ICU management, suctioning, and ventilator verifications, 11/2010-05/2011
Saint Vincent Medical Center, LA, CA: ICU management 05/2010- 11/2010
VENTILATOR SKILLS:
ServoI – conventional ventilator
Servo 300- conventional ventilator
AVEA- conventional ventilator
BiPAP Version – noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; CPAP
IPPB machine : gives breathing treatments through mask with different size ; set pressure and flow rate
PB840 conventional ventilator
Achieva
HT-50
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
BLS certified 03/2016
ACLS certified 04/2016
PALS certified 06/2016
CRT credential License 09/30/2016
RRT credential License #132832 09/30/2017
RCP License 05/31/2016
EDUCATION:
American Career College Anaheim, CA
A.S. Respiratory Therapist August 2011
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Interests: Reading, crochet, hiking, and music.
Computer Skills: 70wpm, Highly computer literate. Knowledgeable with, but not limited to, MS Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access.
Languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish.
REFERENCE:
Available upon request