Intensive Care Respiratory Therapist
Resume:
Kathleen Short
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Professional Experience
Registered Respiratory Therapist
February 2023 - Present, St. Peter’s, Albany, NY Provide all respiratory services in cardiac, surgical and medical and intensive care units
●Evaluated patients for respiratory distress
●Assisted with ER emergencies
●Perform CPR
●Drew ABGs
●Set up all respiratory equipment
●Performed bedside spirometry
October - November 2022, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
●Provide all respiratory services in, cardiac, surgical and medical intensive care units
●Evaluated patients for respiratory distress
●Assisted with ER emergencies
●Perform CPR
●Drew ABGs
●Set up all respiratory equipment
●Performed bedside spirometry
March - August 2022, Westchester Medical Center, Kingston, NY
●Provide all respiratory services in emergency, cardiac and surgical and medical intensive care units
●Evaluate patients for respiratory distress
●Assisted with ER respiratory emergencies
●Perform CPR
●Draw ABGs
●Set up all respiratory equipment
●Perform bedside spirometry
●Worked closely with covid patients
December 2020 - February 2022, Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC
●Provide all respiratory services in emergency, cardiac and surgical and medical intensive care units
●Evaluate patients for respiratory distress
●Assisted with ER respiratory emergencies
●Perform CPR
●Drew ABGs
●Set up all respiratory equipment
●Perform bedside spirometry
●Worked closely with respiratory patients
October 2018 - May 2020, Health Complex, Waterbury, CT
●Provided patients with CPAP and BiPAP machines
●Worked closely with doctors
●Instructed patients how to use their respiratory equipment
●Ran the sleep clinic at Stamford, Fairfield, and Norwalk hospitals
●Managed Fairfield location
2011 - October 2018, J & L Medical Services, Fairfield, CT
●Provided patients with CPAP and BiPAP machines
●Work closely with doctors
●Instructed patients how to use their respiratory equipment
●Managed the J & L Medical’s Fairfield store
●Ran the sleep clinic at Norwalk, Stamford, and Fairfield
2010 - 2011, American Home Patient, Cheshire, CT
●Provided patients with CPAP and BiPAP machines in their homes
●Conducted home respiratory evaluations
●Worked closely with doctors on home respiratory prescriptions
●Instructed patients how to use their respiratory equipment
2007 - 2009, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
●Provided all respiratory services in cardiac, surgical, medical and burn Intensive Care Units
●Evaluated patients for respiratory distress
●Assisted with ER respiratory emergencies
●Performed CPR
●Drew arterial blood gasses
●Set up all respiratory equipment
●Performed bedside spirometry
Senior Registered Respiratory Therapist
1998 - 2007, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
●Evaluate patients for respiratory distress
●Order appropriate nebulizer treatments
●Draw arterial blood gasses
●Set up all respiratory equipment
●Perform bedside spirometry
●Run and maintain all life support ventilators
Associate Professor
1998 - 2007, Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT
●Instruct respiratory students in all aspects of respiratory care and services
●Grade and evaluate their performances
Education / Licenses
●Associate degree, Respiratory Therapy, Norwalk Community College Norwalk, CT
●Licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist in CT, NC, CO, NY and UT
Certifications / Volunteer Experience
●Emergency Medical Technician, CPR certified
●Member of Monroe CT Volunteer EMS for 16 years, elected captain for 2 terms
●Monroe CT local food bank volunteer
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