Christian King
Calera,AL
Summary
Highly organized and personable professional with strong communication and multitasking abilities, offering customer service and administrative experience in managing phone systems, scheduling, and front desk operations while maintaining a welcoming environment. Brings compassion and a collaborative approach with a strong desire to make a positive difference in the community, supported by foundational knowledge of social services and community outreach. Experienced as a Community Service Volunteer with service-based programs and nonprofit organizations in Birmingham, Alabama. Additionally, a healthcare professional skilled in respiratory therapy and patient care techniques, with proven ability to provide therapeutic interventions, perform respiratory assessments, manage ventilators, and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams while ensuring patient needs are met with precision and compassion
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Therapist
Arlington Health And Rehabilitation
09.2025 - Current
- Administer respiratory therapies and treatments, ensuring patient comfort and compliance with care plans.
- Monitor patients' vital signs and respiratory status, adjusting interventions as necessary for optimal outcomes.
- Manage ventilator support for critically ill patients in intensive care units, ensuring proper adjustments according to physician orders and clinical guidelines.
- Manage and operate mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Administer oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy and inhalation therapy to improve patients' breathing and lung function.
- Provide emergency response assistance in cases of respiratory distress or failure as part of a rapid response team.
- Provide antibiotics, bronchodilators, and anti-inflammatory medications with hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment.
- Maintain accurate patient records to track patients' medical history and treatment plans.
- Enhance patient outcomes by effectively administering respiratory therapy treatments and interventions.
- Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
- Complete continued education units annually to stay current with respiratory therapy advancements and maintain compliance with administrative regulations.
Respiratory Therapist
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
01.2025 - 08.2025
- Administered respiratory therapies and treatments, ensuring patient comfort and compliance with care plans.
- Monitored patients' vital signs and respiratory status, adjusting interventions as necessary for optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients.
- Conducted pulmonary function tests to assess lung capacity and identify appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Managed ventilator support for critically ill patients in intensive care units, ensuring proper adjustments according to physician orders and clinical guidelines.
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Administered oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy and inhalation therapy to improve patients' breathing and lung function.
- Provided emergency response assistance in cases of respiratory distress or failure as part of a rapid response team.
- Performed bronchial hygiene techniques to remove mucus and secretions from patient lungs and improve lung function.
- Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators, and anti-inflammatory medications with hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment.
- Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management, and intubations.
- Served as a resource for staff and patients on the safe use of supplemental oxygen, ensuring optimal therapeutic benefits.
- Monitored patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by effectively administering respiratory therapy treatments and interventions.
Front Desk Receptionist
University of Alabama at Birmingham
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Greeted and assisted visitors, ensuring a welcoming environment at the front desk.
- Managed incoming calls and routed inquiries to appropriate departments efficiently.
- Scheduled appointments and maintained accurate calendar for administrative staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, AL06-2028
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, Alabama, AL12-2024
Skills
- Positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Organized and efficient
- Problem-solving
- Leadership qualities
- Community service
- Adaptability and dependability
- Time management
- Community engagement
- Customer service
- Community outreach
- Documentation and reporting
- Friendly and outgoing
- Reliability and punctuality
- Empathy and patience
- Food distribution
- Event setup
- Airway management
- Tracheostomy care
- Patient education
- Medication administration
- Professional bedside manner
- Caring bedside manner
- Respiratory care protocols
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Patient and family advocacy
- Emergency medical care
- End-of-life care
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Analytical thinking
- Pediatric emergency assessment, recognition and stabilization
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Pediatric advanced life support (PALS)
Certification
- Licensed Respiratory Therapist
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support( ACLS)
- Food Handler
- Elderly Care and Caring for the Disabled
- Autism Awareness and Support
- Domestic Violence and Abuse Awareness
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Respiratory Therapist
Arlington Health And Rehabilitation
09.2025 - Current
Respiratory Therapist
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
01.2025 - 08.2025
Front Desk Receptionist
University of Alabama at Birmingham
03.2023 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
Jefferson State Community College