Elizabeth Sullivan
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
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
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Respiratory Therapist
UCHealth Memorial Hospital
04.2013 - Current
- Perform respiratory orders including but not limited to nebulizers, MDI's, CPT and cool aerosol to emergency room, ICU and floor patients
- Clean, suction and maintain endotracheal and tracheostomy airways
- Maintain and make changes to per physician order to various respiratory machines including but not limited to ventilators and bipaps
- Safe transport of critically ill patients to various areas of hospital
- Assist neonatal nurse practitioner, delivery nurse, or other RRT in stimulation and bulb suction of newborn
- Assist in the intubation of newborn, pediatric or adult patient in various areas of hospital
- Clean assemble and test respiratory equipment
- Respond to full traumas, code blues and rapid response calls in various areas of the hospital
- Perform EKG Draw ABG and run a bedside point of care test
- Place arterial lines
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Baylor Scott and White Regional Medical Center
06.2012 - 04.2013
- Perform all respiratory orders including but not limited to MDI's, nebulizers, CPT and cool aerosol to long term ventilator patients
- Clean, suction and maintain tracheostomy airways
- Asses and treat tracheostomy patient on heated humidity delivery device
- Draw ABG and run bedside point of care test
- Maintain and adjust ventilator settings per physician order
- Respond to code blues
- Clean, assemble and test respiratory equipment
- Safely transfer patient's using transport ventilator
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Parkview Regional Medical Center
08.2010 - 04.2011
- Perform respiratory orders including but not limited to nebulizers, MDI's, CPT and cool aerosol to emergency room, ICU and floor patients
- Clean, suction and maintain endotracheal and tracheostomy airways
- Maintain and make changes to per physician order to various respiratory machines including but not limited to ventilators and bipaps
- Transfer patients in need of transport ventilator or high oxygen delivery device
- Assist in the intubation adult patient in various areas of hospital
- Clean assemble and test respiratory equipment
- Respond to code blues in various areas of the hospital
- Perform EKG
- Draw and analyze ABG's
Education
Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Therapy
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ06.2012
Associate of Science - Respiratory Care
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO06.2010
High School Diploma -
Rampart High School
Colorado Springs, CO06.2002
Skills
- Respiratory equipment setup
- Equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
- Patient care documentation
- Ventilator management
- Intubation
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Endotracheal intubation
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Respiratory Medication Administration
- Ethics and Professionalism
- Patient Education
- Electronic Medical Records
- Oxygen therapy
- Emergency medical care
- Treatment Administration
- Emergency Care
Certification
- RRT
- ACLS
- PALS
- NRP
Timeline
Registered Respiratory Therapist
UCHealth Memorial Hospital
04.2013 - Current
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Baylor Scott and White Regional Medical Center
06.2012 - 04.2013
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Parkview Regional Medical Center
08.2010 - 04.2011
Associate of Science - Respiratory Care
Pueblo Community College
High School Diploma -
Rampart High School
Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Therapy
Grand Canyon University
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