Carrie Myers
Miamisburg,OH
Summary
Detailed/skilled medical professional/motivated/self-starter Seasoned Registered Respiratory Therapist with a vast background in respiratory care and life support treatment. Strengths lie in critical thinking, patient assessment, mechanical ventilation management, and emergency procedures implementation. Noted for advancing patient-centered care and improving patient outcomes through diligent monitoring and education. Significant impact made in previous roles by enhancing protocol adherence and promoting team collaboration within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Post Acute Medical
Miamisburg, Ohio
04.2025 - Current
- Monitored patient progress using advanced respiratory equipment and techniques.
- Educated patients and families on respiratory health and care procedures.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop patient-centered treatment plans.
- Provided emergency response in critical situations requiring immediate intervention.
- Managed mechanical ventilation systems including setting up ventilators and adjusting settings according to physician orders.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations involving respiratory distress or cardiac arrest.
- Provided therapeutic treatments to patients with respiratory illnesses including oxygen therapy, aerosol medication delivery, chest physiotherapy and airway clearance techniques.
- Monitored vital signs for changes in patient status or response to treatment.
- Maintained accurate records of all patient assessments, treatments, medications administered and outcomes of treatments.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations while performing all procedures related to respiratory therapy.
Registered Respiratory Therapist III
Miami Valley Hospital
06.2010 - 04.2025
- Primary focus in critical care with experience in MSICU, CICU, Neuro ICU and ER.
- Competent across all respiratory treatment modalities and ventilator strategies.
- Participates in medical rounding to discuss and recommend treatment courses for highly complex patients.
- Performs complex procedures with physicians such as bedside trach and peg, TEE, EEG, surgeries, conscious sedation and intubations.
- Manages care of RotoProne bed.
- Competent in making critical decisions in timely manner.
- Responsible for training and education of students, new hires and Air Force personnel.
- ACLS/BLS certifications.
Procurement Transplant Coordinator
Life Connection of Ohio
02.2020 - 02.2022
- Evaluate the medical eligibility of potential donors.
- Provide family support.
- Clinically manages donor per protocol.
- Coordinates matching or donors to recipients, flights, transportation, surgeon scheduling, OR availability and resources required for procurement.
- Facilitates recovery and preservation of organs in OR.
- Performs quality control of donor records.
- Provides clinical support to Hospital Development Department.
Adjunct/Critical Care Instructor
Sinclair Community College
06.2015 - 02.2020
- Plan, organize, and instruct to maximize learning.
- Employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies by modifying instructional methods to meet diverse student needs.
- Evaluate performance, provide constructive feedback, maintain accurate records of student progress.
- Recommend students for employment based upon performance, skills check offs, attitude, timeliness and overall hire ability.
- Submit final grades by established deadlines.
- Maintain confidentiality of student records.
Education
Associates of science - respiratory care
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH06.2010
Skills
- Critical Care Therapy
- Supervision
- Leadership
- Educational Skills
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Clinical Knowledge
- Technical Knowledge
- Respiratory Care
- Motivation
- Mechanical ventilation
- Emergency response
- Patient assessment
- Respiratory therapy techniques
- Advanced airway management
- Critical care protocols
- Team collaboration
- Patient education
- Medical documentation
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Instructional strategies
- Performance evaluation
- Time management
- Arterial blood gas analysis
- Ventilator management
- Airway management
- Nitric oxide therapy
- Ethics and professionalism
- Non-invasive ventilation
- Respiratory equipment setup
- Endotracheal intubation
- Equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
- Continuous positive airway pressure
- Tracheostomy care
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Clinical decision making
- Patient and caregiver education
- Care plan management
- Respiratory medication administration
- Patient care documentation
- Mechanical ventilation management
- Infection control
- Treatment administration
- Strong clinical judgment
- Drug administration trained
- Blood gas analysis
- Clinical leadership
- Physical assessments
- Bronchial hygiene techniques
- Care planning
- First aid and CPR
- Reporting and documentation
- Treatment plan development
- Professional bedside manner
- Medical record documentation
- EMR management
- Intubation
- Equipment setup
- Infection control techniques
Certification
BLS
Timeline
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Post Acute Medical
04.2025 - Current
Procurement Transplant Coordinator
Life Connection of Ohio
02.2020 - 02.2022
Adjunct/Critical Care Instructor
Sinclair Community College
06.2015 - 02.2020
Registered Respiratory Therapist III
Miami Valley Hospital
06.2010 - 04.2025
Associates of science - respiratory care
Sinclair Community College