Respiratory Therapist Patient Care
Resume:
Tamatha Wagner
Atchison, KS *****
******.*@*****.***
Professional Summary
License in the state of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. . I am willing to register in other states. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Community Hospital Fairfax-Fairfax, MO
Present
1. Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Lee's Summit Medical Center-Lees Summit, MO
January 2024 to September 2024
1. Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Adventist Health-Shawnee, KS
October 2023 to December 2023
1. Duties included but not limited to tworking with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at AdventHealth.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Select Specialty Hospital-Kansas City, KS
August 2023 to October 2023
1. Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at Selecte Specialty Hospital. Registered Respiratory Therapist
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions-Overland Park, KS
May 2022 to May 2023
1. Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at Menorah Medical Center. Registered Respiratory Therapist
Titan Medical-Joplin, MO
January 2022 to April 2022
1. Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO. Registered Respiratory Therapist
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions-Overland Park, KS
February 2021 to January 2022
1. Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at Menorah Medical Center. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Health Trust-Overland Park, KS
July 2020 to January 2021
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at Overland Park Regional Medical Center that ends January 9, 2021. (From July 2020 to October 2020 I worked as a permanent position. Then my status went to a contract job November 2020 and ends on January 9, 2021.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Aureus Medical Group-Overland Park, KS
September 2020 to October 2020
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at St. Luke’s South Hospital. Respiratory Therapist
MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital-Lenexa, KS
April 2020 to September 2020
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up BiPap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment. Determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs and assessing the patient and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Aureus Medical Group-Overland Park, KS
July 2019 to April 2020
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at Menorah Medical Center. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
St. John's Hospital-Leavenworth, KS
April 2019 to July 2019
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, Bi Pap and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals to manage patient care.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Titan Staffing/Via Christi Hospital-Manhattan, KS
February 2019 to April 2019
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Contract job at Vis Christi Hospital. Registered Respiratory Therapist
Med Resources-Lenexa, KS
June 2018 to February 2019
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, which includes calling the patient to set up an oxygen titration appointment at the patience's place of residence within 24 to 48 hours after discharge from the hospital to titrate the patient with portable oxygen with a conserve flow to see if that patient qualifies for portable oxygen such as Home Fill Tanks with conserve flow or Portable Oxygen Concentrators with conserve flow while maintaining and assessing the patient's SPO2, breathing patterns, gait of walk, and the use of a walker is needed. Also to check the O2 concentrator and do a physical assessment which includes the patient's SPO2 percentage, breath sounds, blood pressure, and edema/swelling of the ankles, and to educate the patient along with family members on the use and care of the equipment chosen if qualified. And to answer any questions or concerns the patient may have. I also leave my phone numbers and name to be reached if needed and a oxygen guide pamphlet along with an after hours telephone number for the patient in case of an emergency such as power outage and needs more tanks. Set up, educate and operate a
Trilogy for invasive or non-invasive treatments along with set up and educate patients on BiPAP and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment and follow up with the patient 31 day to 90 days for compliance reports and to answer any questions the patient may have along with taking supply orders as per Medicare guidelines and working with customer service to get a ticket keyed for shipment of the supplies to our patients. Working with physicians and nurses to ensure compliance of our patients.And I also set up suction's for tracheostomy patients along with humidity compressor and supplies, answer any questions or concerns and leave important names and numbers for the patient if or when they need to call. I also work side by side with clinical liaison to ensure that ALL patients are being seen in a timely manner and to be the back up when the clinical liaison is off. Keep spread sheets on our oxygen patients and our CPAP/BIPAP patients. To ensure timely maintenance checks on the oxygen concentrators and to keep tract of the respiratory inventory to keep it appropriately stocked. It is important that I make sure the patient is aware of their doctors prescribed orders/therapy and all precautions to be taken. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, management personnel, patient's family members, customer service personnel, vendors and representatives, warehouse manager, delivery drivers, and receptionists to ensure quality materials/supplies along with a timely interaction with our patients to ensure timely management and quality services.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Medtemps/KUHS-Kansas City, KS
October 2017 to April 2018
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care.
Certified Nursing Assistant
CNA-Easton, KS
August 2017 to October 2017
CNA duties for a nursing home. PRN
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Atchison Hospital-Atchison, KS
December 2015 to June 2017
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
VA Dwight Eisenhower Medical Center-Leavenworth, KS April 2010 to December 2015
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care.
Certified Respiratory Therapist
Providence Medical Center-Kansas City, KS
May 2009 to April 2010
Duties included but not limited to working with patients who have breathing difficulties, set up and operate mechanical ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP machines, following specified parameters of treatment, provide emergency care including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, determine requirements for treatments such as type, method, duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physician orders. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physicians if adverse reactions occur. Follow appropriate safety and occupational measures. Work as part of team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care.
Education
Associate in Respiratory Therapy
Kansas City Kansas Community College - Kansas City, KS May 2008 to December 2009
Missouri Western State College - Saint Joseph, MO
August 1984 to May 1989
Skills
• Vital Signs
• Hospital experience
• Sales
• Critical Care Experience
• Patient Care
• Teaching
• ICU Experience
• Epic
• Cerner
• Financial services
• Customer service
• Marketing
• ICU experience
• Insurance sales
• Epic
• Critical care experience
• Typing
• Vital signs
• Hospital Experience
• Medication Administration
Certifications and Licenses
ACLS Certification
PALS Certification
RRT
CNA
CPR Certification
BLS Certification
Driver's License
CRT
NRP Certification
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