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Michael A. Wooten

San Antonio,TX

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Area Clinical Supervisor

VieMed
05.2021 - Current
  • Supervises remote Respiratory Therapists with performance of daily tasks
  • Ensures adherence to clinical policies and procedures of the company
  • Communicate effectively/consistently with Regional Clinical Manager
  • Provides updates from clinical staff to ensure territory is operating in a cohesive manner
  • Performs field visits to train new or existing Respiratory Therapists, maintaining competencies for each employee
  • Reviews clinical reports as directed to assist with inpatient holds, pending pick-ups, and re-auth reports
  • Work with remote Respiratory Therapists to proactively increase patient compliance and provide re-education as appropriate
  • Assists with any troubleshooting
  • Provides clinical staff with needed resources to assist with daily tasks such as inventory and incomplete orders
  • Responsible for maintenance of records, charting, clinical files, equipment records, and preventive maintenance records
  • Implements guidance to remote staff on patients achieving less than 50% compliance
  • Maintains an accurate reauthorization report and discusses issues/concerns with Clinical Manager
  • Host Team Huddle calls
  • Attends conference calls as directed
  • Interacts with healthcare practitioners and other parties involved in the care of patients referred to VieMed for home Respiratory Therapy services

Clinical Trainer

VieMed
12.2020 - 05.2021
  • Communicate with Regional Clinical Manager consistently to ensure clinical teams are operating cohesively
  • Communicate and help Respiratory Therapists regarding daily tasks, and correct policy and procedures
  • Field visits to train new or existing Respiratory Therapists
  • Assist with clinical troubleshooting for clinical staff
  • Complete clinical competency checkoffs for clinical staff
  • Correct and educate on ticket processing
  • Create pick up tickets
  • Field visits with Respiratory Therapists for evaluation
  • Follow up with incomplete orders and billing holds
  • Follow up on insurance reauthorization
  • Follow up to maintain PM compliance
  • Follow up on analytical reports
  • Monthly team calls
  • Host New Hire calls weekly
  • Re-education of setups with equipment such as vents, oxygen, pulse oximeters, etc
  • Education on patient compliance and insurance protocols with Respiratory Therapist to help increase usage and patient outcomes
  • All other duties assigned by Regional Clinical Manager

Respiratory Therapist

VieMed
01.2020 - 12.2020
  • Responsible for overall clinical, technical and administrative functions in San Antonio regarding Home Respiratory Therapist program
  • Responsible for installing and delivering respiratory therapist equipment and provision of all needed supplies and products to patients in home and ongoing assessment of patients and equipment
  • Ensures proper, accurate, and safe operation of all equipment prior to installation
  • Orientation, education, and training newly hired Respiratory Therapist staff
  • A reliable resource for fellow Respiratory Therapist staff regarding education and information while adhering to policies and procedures
  • Maintain records, charting, progress notes, clinical files, equipment records, preventative maintenance records, and other necessary documentation
  • Oversees all applicable regulatory rules and guidelines as pertains as staff respiratory therapist
  • Maintains accurate inventory of all VieMed assets and supplies
  • Exhibits effective written and verbal communication skills. Adheres to cost-containment policies and procedures
  • Works with fellow RT's in the area on a rotating on-call schedule
  • Coordinate and provide educational presentations and in-services for healthcare providers
  • Market VieMed’s disease management program to potential and existing referral sources
  • Maintain ongoing business with current accounts
  • Apply working knowledge of clinical, consultative, and strategic selling skills to drive new market potential to grow business within assigned territory

Regional Director of Post Acute Medical Hospitals

Post Acute Medical LLC
02.2019 - 12.2019
  • Manage and Overlook San Antonio Market
  • Manage Ancillary Departments (Respiratory,Laboratory, Radiology)
  • Manage four Hospitals in San Antonio (3 Rehabs, 1 LTAC)
  • Manage daily and annual budget for multiple departments
  • Establish hospital's first in-house Radiology Department with staff and Konica Minolta computer equipment
  • Establish hospital's first in-house Laboratory Department with staff equipment and Vitros 5600 Chemistry Analyzer
  • Develop financial strategies and action plans
  • Initiate new policies to establish better accountability to save Hospital costs
  • Control and Maintain high cost laboratory testing
  • Establish new hospital procedures for quicker processing and faster turnaround times
  • Developed and initiated Hospitals first in-house Laboratory
  • Maintaining Physician satisfaction
  • Directs operations of multiple departments
  • Help establish and maintain patient partner program for improved hospital satisfaction
  • Developed Hospital DSC Respiratory Failure Program for JCAHO certification
  • Developed Hospital Heart Failure Program for JCAHO certification
  • Directs staff
  • Achieves ongoing compliance with regulatory agencies
  • Communicate effectively with other health care professionals
  • Selects personnel for hire and promotion
  • Takes appropriate actions regarding counseling, disciplinary actions, demotion and termination
  • Excellent ability to prioritize tasks
  • Effectively work in team environment
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Contribute strategic thinking and recommend direction for Hospital objectives
  • Develops and implements quality assurance programs for department
  • Enforcing values, policies and procedures
  • Maintaining employee competencies by establishing job fairs for employee education

Director of Cardio-Pulmonary, Radiology & Laboratory Service

PAM Specialty Hospital Of San Antonio
06.2018 - 12.2019
  • Manage daily and annual budget for multiple departments
  • Develop financial strategies and action plans
  • Initiate new policies to establish better accountability to save Hospital costs
  • Control and Maintain high cost laboratory testing
  • Establish new hospital procedures for quicker processing and faster turnaround times
  • Developed and initiated Hospitals first in-house Laboratory
  • Maintaining Physician satisfaction
  • Directs operations of multiple departments
  • Help establish and maintain patient partner program for improved hospital satisfaction
  • Develop Hospital DSC Respiratory Failure Program for JCAHO certification
  • Directs staff
  • Achieves ongoing compliance with regulatory agencies
  • Communicate effectively with other health care professionals
  • Selects personnel for hire and promotion
  • Takes appropriate actions regarding counseling, disciplinary actions, demotion and termination
  • Excellent ability to prioritize tasks
  • Effectively work in team environment
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Contribute strategic thinking and recommend direction for Hospital objectives
  • Develops and implements quality assurance programs for department
  • Enforcing values, policies and procedures
  • Maintaining employee competencies by establishing job fairs for employee education
  • Establish hospital's first in-house Radiology Department with staff and Konica Minolta computer equipment

Respiratory Therapist

Warm Springs Rehabilitation
06.2012 - 06.2018
  • Working with doctors, nurses, and family members to provide comprehensive treatment and therapy to patients
  • Set up home oxygen and CPAP machines for patients
  • Administering medical gas therapy and aerosol therapy
  • Perform Pulmonary Function Tests
  • Evaluate and treat newly admitted respiratory-related patients
  • Perform 12-lead EKG
  • Perform nocturnal pulse oximetry studies
  • Participated, Performed and Certified for intubation in hospital setting. Active participant in Cardiac Arrest Team
  • Helped educate patients and family members with use of home CPAP, nebulizers, and oxygen therapy before going home
  • Analyzing chest x-rays
  • Educator for Mock Code Blue scenarios/simulation for Hospital Team Members
  • Maintain and manage inventory in "Crash Carts" throughout hospital

Respiratory Therapist

North Central Baptist Hospital
05.2015 - 02.2018
  • Team Member of NICU and Pediatric Air/Ground Transport
  • Providing front-line care to patients in critical areas such as NICU, PICU, Adult ICU, and Pediatric/Adult ER
  • Trained and performed intubation for all patients (Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adults)
  • Administer surfactant replacement therapy to Micro-Preeme/Premature infants
  • Attend high risk deliveries with Neonatologist, Nurse Practitioner, and Registered Nurse
  • Operate and set up devices such as: mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration, aerosol generators, and disposable respiratory care products
  • Managed ventilators such as High frequency jet, Oscillator, Avea, and PB840 ventilators
  • Initiate and place patients on non-invasive ventilation such as BiPAP/CPAP (Vision, V60)
  • Airway Clearance Therapy
  • Consults with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals for changes in patient’s status
  • Collect and analyze Arterial and capillary blood gases
  • Following physician orders for treatment and evaluates requirements for treatment/therapy
  • Performed patient education

Respiratory Therapist

Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
12.2009 - 05.2015
  • Supervisor over NICU
  • Dayshift Team Leader
  • Managed oxygen modalities in NICU such as Bubble CPAP, High Flow nasal cannula as well as Ventilator Management
  • Surfactant delivery to premature infants
  • Worked in units such as NICU, SICU, ER, PACU, Cath Lab, and Telemetry
  • Attended c-section deliveries for premature infants
  • Performed Pulmonary function testing, and EKGs
  • Assist in bedside bronchoscopy
  • Assist in bedside tracheotomy procedures
  • Performed and analyzed arterial blood gases
  • Ventilator management
  • Non-Invasive Ventilator management (BiPAP, CPAP)
  • Application of High-Flow Oxygen systems
  • Delivering oxygen therapy
  • Delivering aerosol therapy
  • Patient Education such as Smoking Cessation, COPD management, and Asthma management

Respiratory Therapist

Southwest General Hospital
08.2005 - 12.2009
  • Worked in various areas such as SICU, ER, Psych ward, Telemetry, PACU, and Bariatric Unit
  • Helped initiate newly opened Level III NICU
  • Conventional and Non-Conventional Ventilator management such as Avea, Jet Ventilator, and High Frequency Oscillator Ventilators
  • Non-Invasive Ventilator management: Bubble CPAP, SiPAP, and High Flow Systems
  • Oxygen Therapy
  • Nitric Oxide Therapy Program
  • Aerosol Therapy
  • Airway Clearance Therapy
  • Participant in high risk deliveries (In Labor & Delivery and C-sections)
  • Placed and drew from Umbilical Arterial Line (UAC), and Peripheral Arterial Line (PAL)
  • Remained in Operating Room running patient's blood work for analysis during CABG procedure (Coronary artery bypass graft)
  • Placed and analyzed Holter Monitoring
  • Performed Pulmonary function tests
  • Assist in bedside bronchoscopy
  • Assist in bedside tracheotomy procedures

Respiratory Therapist

Baptist Medical Center
06.1992 - 08.2005
  • Night Shift Supervisor
  • Reported to Respiratory Therapy Director
  • Created and evenly spread workload for all therapists on shift
  • Worked in all intensive care units such as NICU, SICU, CCU, and MICU
  • Worked on floors such as Telemetry, PCU, Med Surg, Psychiatric ward, Pediatrics, and ER
  • Airway management
  • Ventilator (Invasive/Non-Invasive) management
  • Post-surgical care for Post CABG patients
  • Aerosol therapy
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Venous blood draws for Lab Testing
  • Arterial blood gas draw and analyze

Respiratory Therapist

United States Army
10.1987 - 04.1992
  • Worked in units such as NICU,PICU,CCU,MICU, SICU and Emergency room
  • Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed
  • PFT (Pulmonary Function Testing)
  • Full PFT such as Body Plethysmography
  • Bronchoscopy (Bedside)
  • Certified and trained for intubation
  • Air-transport team member via helicopter
  • Perform and analyze arterial blood gases
  • NCOIC (Non-commisoned Officer in Charge) over NICL (Non-invasive cardiovascular lab) and PFT lab
  • Team Member of NICL and PFT lab
  • Performed Stress tests
  • Placed and Analyzed Holter Monitoring
  • Medical gas therapy
  • Aerosol therapy
  • Ventilator/Airway management
  • Non-Invasive Ventilator management

Combat Medic

United States Army
12.1983 - 06.1987
  • Worked as EMT in Garrison Hospital Emergency Room
  • Developed and led training programs in preparation for combat
  • Medical AID in field as well as transport patients to field hospitals via ground and air
  • Performed medical procedures in field, AID station, and Emergency Room
  • Trained in use of tear gas and explosives
  • Training NCO (Non-Comission Officer)
  • Operated and maintained communications equipment
  • Performed as fire team member during situational training exercises and all infantry dismounted battle drills
  • Expert in tactical and technical guidance
  • Communicated urgent orders and directions effectively to other team members
  • Tracked personnel and supplies within company
  • Tracked and filed administrative paperwork and personnel folders
  • Planned and briefed personnel on missions
  • Constructed and camouflaged infantry positions and equipment to prevent detection
  • Established and commanded field communication operations
  • Ran and maintained Medical AID Station

Education

Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy

California College San Diego
National City, CA
1999

Military Program - Respiratory Therapy

91V10 Respiratory Specialist Program
United States Army
1988

Combat Medic

91B10/91A10 Combat Medic Program
United States Army
1984

Skills

  • Positive and Professional
  • Team Leadership
  • Exceptional collaboration among cross-functional colleagues
  • Establishing a safe and productive environment
  • Open communication and intentional relationship building
  • Growth mindset
  • Completing tasks and duties in an expedient manner
  • Guidance, education, and coaching
  • Strategic planning with solution based interventions
  • Clinical review and chart audits
  • Health insurance knowledge
  • Re-authorization
  • Software (Bonafide, Care Manager, Tableau, Smartsheets, Excel, COMS, Engage, and EFS)
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Payroll
  • Annual education (CEU's)
  • Patient education
  • Respiratory disease process and management
  • Ventilator knowledge (Trilogy, Luisa, VIVO, Astral and Vocsn)
  • Meet patient's needs while following company policies
  • VieMed culture, guidelines, and policies

Certification

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification
  • NIMS Certified

Timeline

Area Clinical Supervisor

VieMed
05.2021 - Current

Clinical Trainer

VieMed
12.2020 - 05.2021

Respiratory Therapist

VieMed
01.2020 - 12.2020

Regional Director of Post Acute Medical Hospitals

Post Acute Medical LLC
02.2019 - 12.2019

Director of Cardio-Pulmonary, Radiology & Laboratory Service

PAM Specialty Hospital Of San Antonio
06.2018 - 12.2019

Respiratory Therapist

North Central Baptist Hospital
05.2015 - 02.2018

Respiratory Therapist

Warm Springs Rehabilitation
06.2012 - 06.2018

Respiratory Therapist

Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
12.2009 - 05.2015

Respiratory Therapist

Southwest General Hospital
08.2005 - 12.2009

Respiratory Therapist

Baptist Medical Center
06.1992 - 08.2005

Respiratory Therapist

United States Army
10.1987 - 04.1992

Combat Medic

United States Army
12.1983 - 06.1987

Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy

California College San Diego

Military Program - Respiratory Therapy

91V10 Respiratory Specialist Program

Combat Medic

91B10/91A10 Combat Medic Program

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