Arthur Haghverdian
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
- Competent Respiratory Care Practitioner with a strong medical background treating patients with respiratory illness. Successful in providing comprehensive patient evaluations, developing customized patient treatment plans and maintaining meticulous medical documentation of patient progress. Focused on prioritizing patient education and supporting optimal patient health outcomes through targeted care.
- Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Care Practitioner/ECMO Specialist
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
11.2020 - Current
- Respiratory care in ICU, ED, Trauma, Stroke, Cardiothoracic, Telemetry, PACU, OR, Bronchoscopies, DOU, Covid-19 ICU unit, and special procedures unit.
- ECMO specialist in Cardiothoracic adult ICU, manage the ECMO system and clinical needs of the patients on ECMO under direction and supervision of a Perfusionist & trained Physician.
- Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties. Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance. Operated and managed mechanical ventilators.
- Evaluated patients for deficiencies and abnormalities and made medical decisions based on assessments.
- Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises.
- Administered bronchodilators, antibiotics, mucolytics, and anti-inflammatory medications, vasodilators, Nitric oxide via devices such as hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, aerosol drug delivery systems and positive pressure devices.
- Actively participated in daily physician and patient rounds to maintain continuum of care.
- Collected, analyzed and interpreted arterial blood gas.
- Participated in adult and newborn resuscitation and applied emergency interventions to restore respiratory functions.
Respiratory Care Practitioner Resource/Lead
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
Valencia, CA
02.2019 - 09.2021
- Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
- Collaborated with management team to implement new work procedures or policies.
- Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines. Audit workloads, billing, patient orders, and staff documentation/charting.
Respiratory Care Practitioner/PFT
Pulmotech
Los Angeles, CA
03.2017 - 12.2018
Education
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
American Career College
Anaheim, CA02.2017
UCLA Certified - ECMO Specialist
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CASkills
- Team Collaboration
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Problem-Solving
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Safety Protocols and Procedures
- Patient Advocacy
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Caring Bedside Manner
- Trilingual: English, Armenian, Farsi
Certification
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- BLS/ACLS/PALS
Timeline
Respiratory Care Practitioner/ECMO Specialist
UCLA Health
11.2020 - Current
Respiratory Care Practitioner Resource/Lead
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
02.2019 - 09.2021
Respiratory Care Practitioner/PFT
Pulmotech
03.2017 - 12.2018
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
American Career College
UCLA Certified - ECMO Specialist
UCLA Health