Birhane T. Tegegn
Washington
Summary
Professional respiratory care provider with comprehensive experience in patient assessment, therapeutic interventions, and critical care in the care of infants, pediatrics, adults and the elderly. Strong focus on team collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in mechanical ventilation, intubation, airway management, and emergency response. Brings expertise in diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy with disposable and non-disposable bronchoscopy while upholding highest standards of patient care.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
03.2021 - Current
- Manage Mechanical ventilator support for critically ill patients in Neuro, Transplant, and Medical intensive care units, ensuring proper adjustments according to physician orders and clinical guidelines.
- Responds, performs, and participates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by maintaining the airway, providing oxygen and ventilation via mask, endotracheal tube, or other devices, and performing closed chest cardiac massage.
- Bronchoscopy patient preparation and monitoring
- Assist with diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy procedures.
- Ventilation support during bronchoscopy
- Sample collection using forceps brush and needle ( biopsies, BAL)
Respiratory Therapist
ILiff Center
09.2019 - 10.2021
- Pediatric Mechanical Ventilator Unit
Respiratory Therapist
Bridgepoint Hospital
08.2010 - 04.2021
- ICU, Telemetry, MedSurg and SNF Units
- Intubation Training 2014
- Routine and emergency trach changes
- Perform emergency and non-emergency intubations
- Knowledge of respiratory therapy equipment
- Critical care experience
- prepare for bronchoscopy procedures and provide post procedure care.
- Assist with diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy procedures.
- Administered oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy and inhalation therapy to improve patients' breathing and lung function.
- Mentored new hires and students in respiratory therapy best practices, contributing to a high -quality work environments.
Respiratory Therapist
Future Care Pineview
06.2010 - 01.2018
- Care Services
Respiratory Therapist
We Care Health Care Services, LLC
04.2002 - 07.2010
- Company Overview: I Established a Respiratory Care Staffing Agency
- Provided licensed Respiratory Therapists to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in the DC Metropolitan area
Respiratory Therapist
Critical Link Staffing Agency
01.2000 - 02.2002
- Emergency Room, Geriatrics, ICU
Respiratory Therapist
Children’s Hospital
09.1995 - 12.1999
- Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Respiratory Therapist
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
06.1995 - 08.1995
- ICU, CCU, SICU, IMC
- Performs all respiratory therapy treatments and services, application, operation, monitoring, and management of all equipment and services provided.
- Administered oxygen, helex, and humidity; monitoring; ventilators (Invasive and Non-invasive); bronchial hygiene; lung expansion; Spirometry testing; EKG machines; Blood Gas Analysis.
- Assisting with bronchoscopy procedures .
- Responds, performs, and participates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by maintaining the airway, providing oxygen and ventilation via mask, endotracheal tube, or other devices, and performing closed chest cardiac massage.
- Initiating and managing mechanical ventilation.
Education
Associates - Respiratory Therapy
University of the District Columbia (UDC)
Washington, DC05.1995
Skills
- Respiratory care Education Council member in Georgetown University Hospital
- nominated for Sprit Award for handling stressful situation during patient care and transport at Georgetown University Hospital
- have been trained and assisted with advanced bronchoscopy procedures
- Serves as a Councilor for prevention of high-risk decantation and airway management for endotracheal , tracheostomy and laryngotomy tube at BrideBpoint hospital
- performed plenty emergency and non-emergency intubations and replaced tracheostomy tube
- Intubation training
- Preceptor for newly hired employees
Certification
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), National Board of Respiratory Care
- Licensed Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in Maryland
- Licensed Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in District of Columbia
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Timeline
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
03.2021 - Current
Respiratory Therapist
ILiff Center
09.2019 - 10.2021
Respiratory Therapist
Bridgepoint Hospital
08.2010 - 04.2021
Respiratory Therapist
Future Care Pineview
06.2010 - 01.2018
Respiratory Therapist
We Care Health Care Services, LLC
04.2002 - 07.2010
Respiratory Therapist
Critical Link Staffing Agency
01.2000 - 02.2002
Respiratory Therapist
Children’s Hospital
09.1995 - 12.1999
Respiratory Therapist
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
06.1995 - 08.1995
Associates - Respiratory Therapy
University of the District Columbia (UDC)
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