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Pensacola, Florida 32514
Christopher Carpenter CRT, RCP, CTTS
Objective
Certified Respiratory Therapist Certified Tobacco Treatment Cessation Specialist, with over thirty years of delivering exceptional patient care. Looking to join a team where my knowledge and experience will compliment the team.
May 2022-present
Select Specialty Hospital
Adult Critical long term care
Ventilator / Trach. Patient Management
ABG puncture & analysis
February 2009 - January 2018
Bartlett Regional Hospital
Juneau Alaska
Respiratory Therapist and Tobacco Treatment Cessation Specialist servicing acute care patients. Critical Care and emergency care included ventilator both invasive and non invasive. High Risk Deliveries. PFT studies. Cardiac Stress Testing. Aerosol therapy.
Experience
August 2007- August 2008 Kids Medical Therapies Atlanta, GA
Client Services Representative Duties included assisting with company restructuring and reorganization. Liaison With clients, pediatricians, and local community hospitals. Transferring of customers in home medical needs to alternate local home care providers.
May 2006 - July 2007 Northside Hospital
Respiratory Therapist Provide acute & critical care for respiratory therapy patients, Total ventilator management for adult and neonatal patients, Tracheotomy care and weaning with adult patients. Tracheotomy changing. ABG sampling and analysis. Emergency care for ED. patents Rapid Response Team member. C-section team member for deliveries, both scheduled & emergent. Preceptor for local respiratory care college students.
January 2005 - March 2006 Select Specialty Hospital Savannah, GA
Respiratory Therapist
Provided acute respiratory care to long term acute care patients. Care plans included total ventilator management with company protocols for aggressive weaning. Tracheotomy care and weaning, Assisted physical therapy & speech therapy with daily goal achievements. ABG sampling and monitoring.
January 2005- March 2006 Med. Pro. Staffing Savannah, GA
Respiratory Therapist / Traveler
Provided acute respiratory care to long term care patients requiring ventilator management, oxygen therapy, and educator for patients requiring further ventilator dependency at home. General respiratory care provided upon therapist driven assessments.
2001-2005 Kids Medical Therapies Atlanta, GA
Respiratory Therapist Home Care Provider
Provided home care for pediatric patients requiring home oxygen therapy, multiple channel sleep studies & pH studies, home photo nebulizer therapy, and CPR teaching.
1997-2001 Sleep Sciences Atlanta, GA / Birmingham AL
Account Manager I Instructor
•Scored multi-channel full sleep studies of adult patients.
•Managed, expanded account revenue, increased bed capacity of local sleep laboratories in Atlanta & Central Florida.
•Instructor, Institute of Sleep Medicine-Birmingham, AL.
1992-1997 Henry Medical Center Stockbridge: GA
Respiratory Therapy Supervisor
•Coordinated team's daily assignments.
Representative for NICU re-design team.
•Bronchoscopy team member I instructor
•Daily patient assignments within ICU/CCU, NICU, emergency room, pediatrics & medical surgical units
1991 - 1992 Medical Care Associates Atlanta, GA
Respiratory Therapist
•General respiratory therapy duties as a respiratory therapist at local area Atlanta hospitals.
•Duties ranged from shift coverage to 4-8 week contracts with recurring clients.
•Patient population included adult, pediatric and neonatal.
1989 - 1990 Humana Hospital Newman, GA
Respiratory Therapist
•Provided respiratory care to adult and pediatric patients.
•Duties ranged from general floor therapy to adult critical care with ventilator maintenance.
•Call rotation was also required for this position
1987 - 1989 P.S.A. (Pediatric Services of America)
Respiratory Therapy Technician
Provided care to pediatric patients in home settings. Services included aerosol/nebulizer therapy teaching and set up. 02 therapy, pulse oximetry monitoring, apnea monitor set up with care giver teaching, CPR teaching Additional duties included schedule and as needed home visits for monthly monitor maintenance, with reports to following pediatricians.
1981 - 1987 Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA
Respiratory Therapy Technician
•Duties included general 02 therapy, aerosol therapy, and IPPB therapy. USN therapy. ABG sampling, basic equipment cleaning and maintenance, with supervised ventilator care in the adult ICU/CCU.
Education 1992-1994 California College Health Sciences
•A.D. Health Sciences
•Certificate Respiratory Therapy
Certifications: Florida Respiratory Therapist License
ACLS BCLS
References Attached
Christopher Carpenter - References
Nela Funemi BSRRT
Bartlett Regional Hospital
Juneau, AK
Amy Hinson-BSN
House Supervisor
Select Specialty Hospital
Pensacola, Fl.