Nora Beth Cochran-Gomez

RCP

Mountain Home, AR **653

adai3s@r.postjobfree.com

951-***-****

Willing to relocate to: Springdale, AR - Batesville, AR - Hardy, AR Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Traveling Respiratory Therapist

Vinali's Staffing Agency

December 2017 to January 2018

contracted to work at a Medical Home EQ office in Mountain Home as the RT to set up O2 for the VA patients, and do CPAP trainings. THis contract was cancelled after 3wks due to mis-communication regarding having to be on call 24\7 with no time off. Traveling Respiratory Therapist

Club Staffing

March 2017 to May 2017

contracted for assignment at Oklahoma Children's Hospital, but even tho I was prepared to work, the contract was cancelled before my 1st day of work.

Respiratory Care Practitioner

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center - Harrison, AR July 2016 to August 2016

I found out that this job was just not a good fit for me at the time... Registered Respiratory Therapist

Loma Linda Children's Hospital - Loma Linda, CA

April 1990 to March 2016

Responsibilities

worked in PICU and cardiac ICU with pts that were critically ill.. Worked with home vent pts with trachs and home vents. Worked in PICU with pts on HFO vents and ECMO pts. working w/ various vents, Avea, PB840, servo i. servo 300, and working with BIPAP pts on the VIsion vent. Familiar with LTV1000, LTV1200 home vents. Familiar with various vent modes, mostly Simv/PC, and Pressure Support CPAP, PRVC, and some weaning with APRV mode. and worked with non invasive modes such as the BIPAP and Cpap pts via mask or nasal prongs. Worked with High Flow cannulas, and aerosol masks. delivered med neb txs and preformed cpt.

Accomplishments

I feel like I was able to help many pediatric pts recover from their acute resp issues, and those with chronic resp issues too. I worked well with the families. I felt I was a major part of the pts care team and worked well with all staff. I worked with Dr Bailey, a well known Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, who did heart transplants and corrective procedures for heart defect pts. I loved being part of the team that aided in great care for all these pts.. Served on the PICU/NICU transport team for a few years Skills Used

I have a current PALS and ACLS and BLS card. I'm licensed in California as a Registered Resp Therapist. I worked well with Asthma peds pts to contribute with their speedy recovery. I've aided in weaning pts from vents after long term illness. I've worked well with the home vent team pts and keeping them up to date with their settings at home. I sympathized with the pts and their family members and have been a very strong pt advocate, and worked well with all the PICU "team". I was on the Transport Team in 1990 to 1992 and flew to nearby towns for critically ill children. Respiratory Technician

University Medical Center of Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV January 1986 to June 1987

worked as Respiratory Tech while in college for RRT program. I did basic o2 rounds at first and then med neb txs as I learned more and more in my clinicals and until I graduated from the RRT program. Bank Teller

Valley Bank of Nevada - Las Vegas, NV

June 1984 to July 1985

Regular Bank Teller duties..

Certified Nursing Aide

Nursing Home Facility - Wichita, KS

June 1983 to February 1984

went to vo-tech school for CNA certificate and worked at Nursing Home with many elderly patients. We changed diapers and bed sheets and gave enema's and cleaned up each patient. We gave pt baths and got pts in lifts if they were not ambulatory to put them in baths. I enjoyed helping the pts and assisting them as much as I could...

Bank Teller

Bank of Blytheville - Blytheville, AR

July 1979 to December 1979

Bank Teller, regular duties as teller and balancing drawer at end of day. Bank Teller

Bank of Salem - Salem, AR

September 1978 to May 1979

worked at Bank of Salem my senior year of high school, part time . I worked 1/2 day in the afternoons since I had 1/2 day of school that year till I graduated. Education

Associates in Applied Science, Respiratory

College of Southern Nevada - Las Vegas, NV

1985 to 1987

Skills

Microsoft, windows 10, Epic charting, (10+ years) Links

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Military Service

Branch: Air Force Reserves

Service Country: United States

Rank: SSgt E-5

April 1983 to October 1991

Served in the US Air Force Reserves as an Administrative Assistant. Awards

DMAT-Emergency Medical Services Authority

April 1995

attended a 16 hour Intensive Disaster Medical Assistance Team Field Training Exercise

"ROUGH AND READY '95 " received a Certificate of Achievement from the state of California. ASSESSOR WITH A VENGEANCE

February 1997

Received Certificate for being the RCP performing the most activities as Respiratory Care Evaluator and showing the highest productivity (from day-one.)

Appreciation Award for 7th annual Kids Care Fair

April 1999

awarded certification for Commitment and Dedication for volunteering time to help make the 7th Annual Kids Care Fair a great success, at Loma Linda Children's Hospital. Appreciation for helping the children of the community to stay healthy.

Certifications/Licenses

PALS

April 2015 to April 2017

BLS/CPR

December 2017 to December 2019

ACLS

June 2014 to June 2016

Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner - Arkansas

July 2016 to August 2019

license number- RCP-3896

RCP- Respiratory Care Practitioner- California

December 1989 to August 2017

California RCP license No. 11890

Oklahoma RCP license-4578

April 2017 to April 2019

NRP

April 2017 to March 2019

Groups

AARC

April 1992 to Present

NRBC

December 1989 to Present

National Board for Respiratory Care

Additional Information

I've worked the past approx. 15 years primarily with pediatric pts and neonates too. I work well with the pt's and families and the doctors and nurses as a team to treat the best interests of the patient. I'm very devoted to my job and am a hard worker. I can perform abg's and cbg's as needed. I worked with adults also in the 1st 10 yrs of my last job at Loma Linda. I was a member of the PICU/NICU transport team in 1990-1992.. I have strong experience and work well with home trachs and ventilator patients.

(for Peds and Adults) experience with CPAP and Bipap machine set ups for home patients.

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