Sandra Dykens

** **** ***** ** *********, FL ****2 518-***-**** ad24rn@r.postjobfree.com

Skills:

30+ years’ experience in respiratory with 10+ years as supervisor, 5+ years as director

Staff management includes hiring employees and corrective action

Planning schedules and assignments

Ordering and maintaining equipment according to all requirements for preventative maintenance

Orient and educate all new hires and ongoing education

Patient and Family education

Experience:

UF Health, Jacksonville, Florida: Staff Therapist May 2017-present

Staff Member, charge therapist

ICU, ER and floors

Reception Medical Center, Lake Butler, Florida: Supervisor of Respiratory Dec 2016-May 2017

Staff Therapist and provide support to the new Supervisor May 2017-Dec 2017

Training for the Respiratory Department

Assess patients and cover assignments

Make changes to Policies and Procedures

Nursing education

Perform PFT on patients

Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Niskayuna, NY: Director of Respiratory May 2011 – Nov 2016

Responsible for entire respiratory department for hire, education and termination

Grow ventilator program from 6 vents to 32 vents and increase staffing accordingly

Revised the Respiratory budget

Initiate higher level of care for residents requiring acute care ventilation.

Rebuilt The Respiratory Department

Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY: Day Shift Supervisor Dec 2000 - April 2011

Ran the department in the absence of the Director

Responsible for EKG, PFT, RT

SICU, MICU, Infection control and QITs

Accountable for scheduling and assignment organization

Made sure all members were up to date with department education

NICU PICU transport

Payroll and evaluations

Initiated Bronchoscopy program for the ICU

Quality Assurance measures

Concord Hospital, Concord, NH: Staff Therapist and Lab Director 1987 - Nov 2000

Began as a staff therapist working the floors; Promoted to running ABG lab and PFT Lab

Additionally responsible for educating new employees

Worked with Respiratory Students from Claremont Community College and on the Board of Directors

Brought computerized documentation to the facility

Worked with Pulmonologist for a Care Map for COPD

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St Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH: Staff Therapist: 1985-1987

Staff Therapist working floors and ICU

Parkland Medical Center, Derry NH: Staff Therapist 1984-1985

Floor and ICU care (OJT)

Bon Secours Hospital, Methuen, MA: Staff Therapist 1983-1984

Floor Therapy (OJT)

Memberships & Affiliations: Education:

RRT License in Florida #15619 Northern Essex Community College

Associates Degree June 1985

RRT License other states

New Hampshire # 66 New York # 5245

Registered Respiratory Therapist 12/6/1997

Certified Pulmonary Function Technician 6/5/1999

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