Respiratory Therapy Practitioner with Clerical Experience

Iris L Boyd-Russell

RESPIRATORY THERAPY PRACTITIONER

Naples, Tx 469-***-**** *********************@*******.*** Objective

To successfully secure a Respiratory therapy practitioner's healthcare position within a reputable medical facility whose caring focus is totally on patient care in a holistic manner. Experience

Parkland Hospital 1987-1993

Supervisor course, ACLS with Mega codes, PALS, NALS, NRP, Mock disaster drill completion. Policy and procedure, dress code, medical research: RSV, Stem Cell research with cord blood collection, skills checklist and staff management team member. Small volume nebulizer, chest physiotherapy, suctioning, oxygen, mechanical ventilator therapies Adult Arterial blood gases, neonatal capillary blood gases and arterial line blood gases draw with Corning blood gas machine calibration.

Reduced mechanical ventilator days with the use of intravenous ribavirin administration Treatment for Status Asthmaticus patients, HIV patients, Septic patients, Burns patients, CHF patients, TB patients, acute injury patients such as gunshot wounds or car accidents. Trach care along with oxygen equipment changes on a seven-day basis to decrease infection or iatrogenic infections.

Followed strict universal precautions to prevention cross contamination between patients or contamination to staff members

Assist physicians and nurses with surgical procedures Health South Resources 1993-1995

Assessed patients within assisted nursing facilities Reported pertinent information concerning patient's conditions Sputum specimen samplings obtained for pneumonia cultures Incentive spirometry and Svn therapy

Medical City Hospital 1995

Assisted in the management of Lung transplant patient Charting all relevant and pertinent information within the patient's chart Performed various treatment modalities for Cystic fibrosis patients including chest vest and enzymatic Methodist Medical Center of Dallas 1995-1997

Neonatal Transport team member, Love field airport transport along with UT Southwestern intubation course completion

High-Frequency Oscillation ventilation, Meconium aspiration, Surfactant replacement therapies. Assisted in all low birthweight and high-risk deliveries. Ventilator management of Hypoplastic left lung, Patent ductus arteriosus, persistent pulmonary Hypertension, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and gastroschisis patients. Extensive view of the patient's chart including written orders prior to administration of pulmonary Services.

Patient initial full body assessment with Apgar scores and physical description Children’s Medical Center of Dallas 1997-1999

Respiratory Therapy week, Pediatric Podcast and case management team member. Intensive care team member for cardiac, kidney transplant and nitric oxide research patients. Use of nitric oxide via INO Vent to increase the oxygen carrying capacity of the lung cells and decrease systemic vascular resistance.

Administration of Pentamidine via hyperbaric chamber to patients with HIV and aerosolized therapy for cancer patients.

Charting via Cerner charting systems to also view physician’s orders and patient’s progress notes. Respiratory Associates of Texas 1999

Intrastate Travel Therapist within various medical facilities such as Titus Medical Center of Mt. Pleasant, Texas administered oxygen therapy via oxyhood, nasal cannulas, and mist tents. Chest physiotherapy for adults and neonates. Nasal trumpet suctioning for patients whose cough mechanism has been compromised.

Excel Staffing 1999-2001

Intrastate Travel Therapist within various medical facilities within in the East Texas area such as East Texas Medical Center of Tyler providing adult floor therapy such as pulse oximeter checks for patients who require oxygen therapy or cardiac patients. Basic floor therapy including albuterol Medication aerosol therapy, chest physiotherapy, incentive spirometry therapy, arterial blood gas draw with the Allen’s test performed prior to the blood draw. Emory University Hospital of Atlanta, Decatur 2001-2002 Night shift Respiratory Therapist in the adult intensive care, adult general care, pulmonary Rehabilitation, research and mental health patients' area administering metered dose inhalers, flutter valve therapy along with oxygen device therapy for hypoxic or cardiac damage. Ventilator adjustments performed according to the patient's clinical status and lab results shift report to the oncoming staff therapist with all relevant information reported to all staff involved Southern Regional Medical Center 2002-2004

Night shift Manager Respiratory Therapist in the adult intensive care unit generating respiratory patient census report sheets to assign therapies to each staff member, remove ventilator equipment from patients’ room to disassemble, clean and reassemble for patient use. Attend staff meetings for review of hospital wide goals and information concerning the events occurring within the hospital system.

Effectively problem solved to resolve internal conflicts between staff and patients and staff and other staff members.

Provided lung function strength test for myasthenia gravis patients using wright's respirometers EKG performed the detection of arrythmias for adult cardiac patients. Assisted pulmonologist with BAL to obtain lung secretions and lung cell specimens for cancer Detection.

The Respiratory Agency 2004-2005

Intrastate Travel Respiratory Therapist within the State of Georgia, Northeast Georgia Regional Gainesville, Georgia administering treatment modalities to infants, neonates and adults within the general care area.

Weaning patients from oxygen therapy and other treatments per patient assessment and physician's orders.

Reporting all pertinent information to staff members. Health Force 2007

Travel Respiratory Therapist for Appalachian Healthcare systems in Hazard, Kentucky during the time of their employee’s strike for better pay for their services. Within the adult intensive care managed each individual patient according to their clinical diagnosis and current clinical status with the use of definitive test such as chest x-rays, arterial blood gases, physical clinical exams, and discussions between staff members. Ka-Recruiting 2023

Night shift staff therapist within the general care area which included incentive therapy for the prevention of postoperative atelectasis or pneumonia from retained secretions. Treatments included Albuterol/Atrovent medication small volume nebulizer treatments, chest physiotherapy with postural drainage, suctioning or mucus expectoration techniques as required, Non-invasive Bipap vision for alert patients, flutter valve therapy, metered dose inhalers.

Assisted with chest x-ray procedures, then reviewed x-ray post x-ray processing. Reported the clinical status of patients via charting and verbally transferring patient information. Education

Tyler Junior College, AAS Respiratory 2001

Major: Respiratory

Bryant & Stratton College, AAS Accounting 2013

Major: Accounting

Skills & abilities

Management

Problem solving

Communication

Intensive Care, Neonatal, Pediatric, Adult

Neonatal Transport

Affiliations

AARC Horizon Respiratory Care Magazine

NBRC

Missouri Board of Respiratory Care

Accounting

Vitas Hospice

Meals-on-Wheels

Syracuse Board of Elections

Bible Study Fellowship

American Red Cross

NAACP

National Honor Society

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