Respiratory Therapist Medical Center

LAIKIN THOMPSON

Address: **** ******* **** *******, ** 41557

Phone: 606-***-****

Experienced Respiratory Therapist

EXPERIENCE

DATES FROM – MARCH 2020-MAY 2022

Clinical Sites:

Fall 2020 Pikeville Medical Center & Our Lady of the Way Martin

Spring 2021 Pikeville Medical Center & Highlands Regional Medical Center

Fall 2021 Pikeville Medical Center

Spring 2022 Pikeville Medical Center, Highlands Regional Medical Center, Pikeville Medical Sleep Lab, Pikeville Pulmonary Clinic, Salyersville Healthcare, & University of Kentucky Medical Center

Employment

Pikeville Medical Center Feb 2022 – currently employed Full-Time Days

CRT- Certified Respiratory Therapist

Current Pay $26.09 hourly

EDUCATION

GRADUATED MAY 2022

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE, Respiratory Care Program

Certificate, electrocardiographic and cardiac monitoring technician

Big Sandy Community & Technical College, Prestonsburg KY

Obtained NBRC & KBRC in June 2022 – ACTIVE

CLINICAL SKILLS & ABILITIES

Patient Assessment

Lung Inflation

Humidity and Aerosol Therapy

Medical Gas Administration

Intubation and Extubation

Cuff Management

Endotracheal and Pharyngeal Suctioning

CODE Blue Procedures

Initiation

Monitoring

Chest Tube Insertion

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Long Term Care Facility (Nursing Home)

Chest Physiotherapy

Bronchial Hygiene Therapy

Aerosolized Drug Therapy

Arterial Blood Gas Puncture and Analysis

Pulmonary Function Studies

Pulse Oximetry

Polysomnographic Studies

Hemodynamic Monitoring

Management

Weaning

Non-Invasive Ventilation

Bronchoscopy

Computer & Charting Skills

Documentation

ACTIVITIES

Assist in caring for patients suffering from various respiratory diseases including COPD and asthma.

Explain treatment procedures to patients, like how to properly administer aerosols as well as ensuring those patients who could not breathe on their own were provided with ventilators for artificial breathing.

Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions.

Keep track of the oxygen levels in patient’s blood and adjust treatment carefully.

Assisted physicians in performing various tests like lung capacity tests, monitoring breathing using stethoscopes, sputum and mucus tests and many others.

Draining mucus from the lungs of patients who were chronically ill or about to undergo surgery.

Charting and recording all documentation

Credentials & Licenses

ACLS Certified August 2021 Active

PALS Certified September 2021 Active

NRP Certified October 2021 Active

KBRC Certified Respiratory Therapist June 2022 Active

NBRC Certified Respiratory Therapist June 2022 Active

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