Casmare Norris
Towson,MD
Summary
- Leadership experience from the Air Force - 12+ years.
- Able to critically think during stressful situations.
- Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.
- Seasoned Respiratory Therapist with 11 years of experience in healthcare locations and community-based settings. Highly skilled in patient assessments, blood gas analysis and interpretation, and airway management. Successful at implementing best practices to advance respiratory therapy outcomes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, GBMC
Towson, MD
08.2024 - 01.2025
- Provided respiratory care services in emergency and critical care settings.
- Performed patient assessments, airway management, and ventilator management in intensive care units.
- Assisted in emergency room procedures, including intubation and resuscitation efforts.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop and implement treatment plans for patients with respiratory distress.
- Monitored patient responses to therapies, and adjusted treatment plans accordingly.
Respiratory Therapist
University Of Maryland Medical System
Baltimore, MD
01.2021 - 01.2025
- Managed care of patients with diverse conditions alongside physicians, nurses, and support team members. Collaborated with physicians, nurses or other healthcare professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures or related duties.
- Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance.
- Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and executed associated critical care duties.
- Conducted therapeutic and diagnostic procedures with treatment methods and equipment.
- Adhered to standards of excellence for respiratory care and diagnostic servies to evaluate patients for deficiencies and abnormalities and made medical decisions based on assessments.
- Determined patient safety risks to identify medical intervention needs.
- Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises.
- Performed services on-site, at outpatient clinics, and in patient homes.
- Monitored patient's vital signs, arterial blood gases or blood chemistry changes, consulting with physician during adverse reactions.
- Liased between patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care; Educated patients and families about conditions and taught appropriate disease management techniques.
Deployment Trauma Medicine Instructor
United States Air Force, USAF
Baltimore, MD
12.2020 - 01.2025
- Deliver overseas training for military respiratory therapists
- Lead respiratory educator for physicians, nurses, and RTs
- Creates education platform and treatment for algorithms
Critical Care Air Transport Team -
United States Air Force, USAF
N/A, Germany
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Complete pre-transport planning including oxygen requirements for long fixed-wing transports
- Transported patient for higher acuity treatment from staged hospitals
- Manage respiratory care of patients during ground and air transport in a deployed environment
- Guided mass casualty exercises, educated multidisciplinary team on patient triage and staging
- Created a pediatric emergency treatment kit in preparation of mass population transportation
PFT Technologist:Non Commissioned Office in Charge
United States Air Force, USAF
England, United Kingdom
09.2015 - 12.2020
- Set up equipment to prepare for patient procedures and tests.
- Checked, tested and maintained cardiology equipment to uphold optimal diagnostic standards.
- Monitored patients' blood pressure and heart rates before, during and after procedures.
- Operated diagnostic systems, adhering to protocols to minimize machine damage and patient injury.
- Recorded blood pressure, limb volume changes and oxygen saturation to inform diagnostic processes.
- Educated patients on cardiac conditions and treatments in easy-to-understand terminology.
- Read prescription information and laboratory results to assess patients' needs and conditions.
- Conducted EKGs, stress testing or lung capacity tests to evaluate patients' cardiopulmonary functions.
- Explained treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation and allay fears.
Mobile Forward Surgical Team Respiratory Therapist
United States Air Force, USAF
Incirlik , Turkey
09.2016 - 01.2017
- Manage respiratory care of severely wounded military members a few hours from the point of injury
- Worked directly with a ground surgical team with limited resources, stabilizing until transporting to higher acuity treatment from staged hospitals
- Intubated or assisted with intubations for traumatic or impending lost airways
Respiratory Therapist
San Antonio Military Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
08.2012 - 08.2015
- Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance.
- Provided artificial respiration, external cardiac massage and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Enforced physicians' orders for specific treatment protocols and durations.
- Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and instructed patients in breathing exercises.
- Performed endotracheal intubation to maintain open airways for patients unable to breathe on own.
- Inspected and cleaned respiratory therapy equipment to maintain functionality.
- Maintained patient airways with endotracheal intubation.
- Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties.
- Conducted therapeutic and diagnostic procedures with treatment methods and equipment.
- Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Cardiopulmonary Lab Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL11.2017
Skills
- Experienced with PB 840, PB 980 Drager V500, LTV 1200, Servo-i, BiPaP V60, and BiPaP Vision
- Problem-Solving
- Team Collaboration
- Caring Bedside Manner
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Heavy Lifting
- Respiratory Equipment Setup
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Time Management
- Supervisor Skills Training
- Decision Making
- Schedule Management
Certification
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- American Red Cross Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, GBMC
08.2024 - 01.2025
Critical Care Air Transport Team -
United States Air Force, USAF
10.2021 - 05.2022
Respiratory Therapist
University Of Maryland Medical System
01.2021 - 01.2025
Deployment Trauma Medicine Instructor
United States Air Force, USAF
12.2020 - 01.2025
Mobile Forward Surgical Team Respiratory Therapist
United States Air Force, USAF
09.2016 - 01.2017
PFT Technologist:Non Commissioned Office in Charge
United States Air Force, USAF
09.2015 - 12.2020
Respiratory Therapist
San Antonio Military Medical Center
08.2012 - 08.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Cardiopulmonary Lab Technology
Community College of The Air Force
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