California Paramedical & Technical College

Sullivan East High School

El Camino College

Respiratory Care Practitioner, Certified Respiratory Therapist

Greater Los Angeles Area

Face to Face Healthcare Advocacy Group

Healthcare Advocate/Consultant

Skills and Responsibilities:-lead therapist -member of vent weaning team;-acquiring and evaluating clinical data;-assessing the cardiopulmonary status of patients;-performing and assisting in the performance of prescribed diagnostic studies such as: obtaining blood samples, blood gas analysis, bronchoscopy;-evaluating data to assess the appropriateness of prescribed respiratory care;-establishing therapeutic goals for patients with cardiopulmonary disease;-initiating prescribed respiratory care treatments, managing life support activities, CPR, ACLS, evaluating and monitoring patient responses to such therapy and modifying the prescribed therapy to achieve the desired therapeutic objectives;-initiating and conducting prescribed pulmonary rehabilitation;-providing patient, family, and community education;-promoting cardiopulmonary wellness, disease prevention, and disease management;-proper documentation of all aspects of patient care;-problem solving and conflict resolution in the hospital setting;-proper assembly, set up, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of respiratory equipment;-assists physicians with intubation;-maintains artificial airways, including weaning from, PMV placement, and changing of endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes;-accesses and weans appropriate patients from mechanical ventilation;-assist in patient transfers;-performs professionally with both individual and group activities;- provides wound assessment.

Promise Healthcare

Respiratory Therapist

Skills and Responsibilities:-acquiring and evaluating clinical data;-assessing the cardiopulmonary status of patients;-performing and assisting in the performance of prescribed diagnostic studies such as: obtaining blood samples, blood gas analysis and bronchoscopy. -evaluating data to assess the appropriateness of prescribed respiratory care;-establishing therapeutic goals for patients with cardiopulmonary disease;-participating in the development and modification of respiratory care plans;-initiating prescribed respiratory care treatments, managing life support activities, CPR, ACLS, evaluating and monitoring patient responses to such therapy and modifying the prescribed therapy to achieve the desired therapeutic objectives;-initiating and conducting prescribed pulmonary rehabilitation;-providing patient, family, and community education;-promoting cardiopulmonary wellness, disease prevention, and disease management;-promoting evidence‐based practice by using established clinical practice guidelines and by evaluating published research for its relevance to patient care;-proper documentation of all aspects of patient care;-problem solving and conflict resolution in the hospital setting;-proper assembly, set up, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of respiratory equipment;-educates respiratory and nursing students in hospital setting;-assists physicians with and performed intubation;-maintained artificial airways, including weaning from, PMV placement, and changing of endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes;-accesses and weans appropriate patients from mechanical ventilation;-performs and assisted in patient transfers;-performs well with both individual and group activities;-proficient in both ICU and floor care;-provides wound assessment.

Kindred Healthcare

Skills and Responsibilities:-acquiring and evaluating clinical data;-assessing the cardiopulmonary status of patients;-performing and assisting in the performance of prescribed diagnostic studies such as: obtaining blood samples, blood gas analysis and bronchoscopy. -evaluating data to assess the appropriateness of prescribed respiratory care;-establishing therapeutic goals for patients with cardiopulmonary disease;-participating in the development and modification of respiratory care plans;-initiating prescribed respiratory care treatments, managing life support activities, CPR, ACLS, evaluating and monitoring patient responses to such therapy and modifying the prescribed therapy to achieve the desired therapeutic objectives;-initiating and conducting prescribed pulmonary rehabilitation;-providing patient, family, and community education;-promoting cardiopulmonary wellness, disease prevention, and disease management;-promoting evidence‐based practice by using established clinical practice guidelines and by evaluating published research for its relevance to patient care;-proper documentation of all aspects of patient care;-division and assignment of staff workloads; -problem solving and conflict resolution in the hospital setting;-proper assembly, set up, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of respiratory equipment;-educates respiratory and nursing students in hospital setting;-assists physicians with and performed intubation;-maintained artificial airways, including weaning from, PMV placement, and changing of endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes;-accesses and weans appropriate patients from mechanical ventilation;-performs and assisted in patient transfers;-performs well with both individual and group activities;-proficient in both ICU and floor care;-provides wound assessment.

- Delivered medically prescribed equipment and assisted in fitting and selection of proper devices. -Educated patients and their families on set up, maintenance, use, and purpose of CPAP, Auto CPAP, BiPAP, and Auto BiPAP home use units. -Provided troubleshooting for patients and increased compliance to achieve desired usage duration per physicians orders and insurance guidelines for compensation.

Metro Med Inc.

Created and operated DME business that supplied BiPAP units, CPAP units, masks, humidifiers and accessories for in home use.-Established the business from ground up. -Created a Policy and a Procedure Manual. -Passed accreditation by CHAP.- Obtained business license, and Medicare Provider license. -Marketed physician offices and sleep labs. -Completed orders and prescriptions from physician offices. -Delivered medically prescribed equipment and assisted in fitting and selection of proper devices. -Educated patients and their families on set up, maintenance, use, and purpose of CPAP, Auto CPAP, BiPAP, and Auto BiPAP home use units. -Provided troubleshooting for patients and increased compliance to achieve desired usage duration per physicians orders and insurance guidelines for compensation.-Consulted with patients to follow up on their progress and generated compliance reports for physicians offices. - Managed a staff which included a front office receptionist, compliance manager, a team of marketers, and a medical billing consultant. -Maintained a strong and professional report with physicians and their staff. -Developed business relationships with other DME providers. -Worked with suppliers to maintain inventory of most current and effective products.-Provided over night oximetry studies.

CPAP & Mask Supplies

Administrative Director

Skills and Responsibilities:-achieved both lead and supervisor positions;-acquired and evaluated clinical data-assessed the cardiopulmonary status of patients;-performed and assisted in the performance of prescribed diagnostic studies such as: obtaining blood samples, blood gas analysis, and bronchoscopy. -evaluated data to assess the appropriateness of prescribed respiratory care;-established therapeutic goals for patients with cardiopulmonary disease;-participating in the development and modification of respiratory care plans;-assisted case management and discharge planning of patients with cardiopulmonary and related diseases; -initiated prescribed respiratory care treatments, managing life support activities, CPR, ACLS, evaluated and monitored patient responses to such therapy and modified the prescribed therapy to achieve the desired therapeutic objectives;-initiated and conducted prescribed pulmonary rehabilitation;-provided patient, family, and community education;-promoted cardiopulmonary wellness, disease prevention, and disease management;-promoted evidence‐based practice by using established clinical practice guidelines and by evaluating published research for its relevance to patient care.-properly documented of all aspects of patient care;-divided and assignment of staff workloads; -problem solving and conflict resolution in the hospital setting;-provided assembly, set up, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of respiratory equipment;-educated respiratory and nursing students in hospital setting;-assisted physicians with and performed intubation;-maintained artificial airways, including weaning from, PMV placement, and changing of endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes;-weaned patients from mechanical ventilation;-assisted in patient transfers and transports. -performed well with both individual and group activities;-proficient in both ICU and floor care.

Lead Respiratory Therapist

Skills and Responsibilities:-acquired and evaluated clinical data-assessed the cardiopulmonary status of patients;-performed and assisted in the performance of prescribed diagnostic studies such as: obtaining blood samples, blood gas analysis, pulmonary function testing, and bronchoscopy. -evaluated data to assess the appropriateness of prescribed respiratory care;-established therapeutic goals for patients with cardiopulmonary disease;-participating in the development and modification of respiratory care plans;-assisted case management and discharge planning of patients with cardiopulmonary and related diseases; -initiated prescribed respiratory care treatments, managing life support activities, CPR, ACLS, PALS, evaluated and monitored patient responses to such therapy and modified the prescribed therapy to achieve the desired therapeutic objectives;-assisted in labor and delivery during high risk deliveries;-initiated and conducted prescribed pulmonary rehabilitation;-provided patient, family, and community education;-promoted cardiopulmonary wellness, disease prevention, and disease management;-promoted evidence‐based practice by using established clinical practice guidelines and by evaluating published research for its relevance to patient care.-properly documented of all aspects of patient care;-problem solving and conflict resolution in the hospital setting;-provided assembly, set up, calibration, cleaning and maintenance of respiratory equipment;-educated respiratory and nursing students in hospital setting;-assisted physicians with and performed intubation;-maintained artificial airways, including weaning from, PMV placement, and changing of endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes;-weaned patients from mechanical ventilation;-assisted in patient transfers and transports. -performed well with both individual and group activities;-proficient in ER, ICU and floor care.

Lori Buckley

Lori Buckley