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Respiratory Therapist Methodist Hospital

Location:
Kalamazoo, MI
Posted:
December 09, 2022

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Lila Labar

****.*.*****@*****.***

269-***-****

Bronson Methodist Hospital 2017-2020

Respiratory Therapist

Worked mostly All critical care area’s including ER and, peds also did peds transport.

Worked with a variety of ventilators, airway, and vent-management, burn patients, modes including APRV,the oscillator, nitric oxide,or veletri, heliox, also an abundance of ABG’s EKG’s bedside PFT’s patient assessments. Followed protocols pulmonary rounds with physicians always part of code blue team assisted with intubations inserted many king Airways on floor.I was chosen to be a preceptor for new Resp students and new Resp. employee’s and new RN’s as well for all area’s.

Oaklawn Hospital 2015-2018

Respiratory Therapist

Worked all area’s of hospital ICU floors ER inpatient and outpatient surgery post op and responded to all codes. Was part of code team assisted with intubations airway management/ventilator management. Did adult transports and Charge Resp Therapist on my shift.

Select Specialty Hosp.2006-2017

Respiratory Therapist

Weaned acute/post acute long term trach/vent pts.

Select accepted still considered acute ICU pts on ventilators on critical drips worked with a team of RN’s Pulmonologist goal to wean pt from trach/vent stabilize enough to move to the next stage of care rehab/or home. Worked with speech and P.T. goal to get pt up and around off vent eating drinking speaking again. Resp is always educating all new employee’s patients and patient/family’s. Part of code team pulmonary rounds ABG’s Ekg’s bedside PFT’s. Assisted Thoracic surgeon with insertion of trach at bedside. RT’s did insert airways (ET tube) during a code. Respiratory assessed all Patients regardless of diagnosis.

Lakeland Hospital ST.Joe 2005-2007

Respiratory Therapist

Worked all area’s of hospital airway/vent management, followed protocols, Dr.rounds, patient assessments. Always part of code team assisting with airway insertions. Did an abundance of ABG,s EKG,s bedside PFT,s

Bronson Methodist Hospital 1997-2007

Respiratory Therapist

Worked all area’s of hospital started as a Resp-Extern when graduated got hired as a Resp therapist became registered in 2000. Was a charge Respiratory Therapist on night shift did assignments for my and next shift, did staffing, was responsible for the people RT’s on my shift. from 2000-2007 helped write and follow protocols airway/vent management Dr.rounds part of code team assisting with intubations. Did patient assessments educating new RT’s RN’s in all area’s of hospital. Also educated patients and patients family’s. Where I learned great assessment skills from the RT’s that were my preceptors in the beginning of my employment at Bronson

Education 1998

Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy Program KVCC

License/Certifications

Respiratory License expires 2024

BLS/ACLS current till (2024)

97-2007



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