ELLEN WHITTAKER
Tallahassee,US
Summary
Dynamic Registered Respiratory Therapist with extensive experience at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, excelling in airway management and emergency response. Proven ability to manage ventilators in critical care settings, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in pediatric respiratory care and effective in high-pressure situations, demonstrating strong leadership as an adult code captain.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Tallahassee, FL
09.2019 - Current
- Providing all aspects of respiratory care to general medical floors, pediatrics, pediatric intensive care units, neuro-trauma critical care, cardiovascular critical care, and emergency care patient populations.
- Managing ventilators in adult and pediatric critical care.
- Assisting with placing different oxygenation and ventilation modalities.
- Serving as adult code captain, responding to all MET calls, stroke alerts, traumas, cardiac arrests, and placing artificial airways in critically emergent situations, while also serving as an alternate supervisor as needed.
Education
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL04.2019
Skills
- Airway Management
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Respiratory Medication Administration
- Tracheostomy Care
- Pediatric Respiratory Care
- Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Oxygen Therapy
- Emergency Response
- Bronchial Hygiene
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Ventilator Management
- Equipment Set up
- Bronchoscopy
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Accomplishments
Therapist of the year 2022
Adult Code Captain 2022
Alternate Team Lead/ Charge
ECMO Team
Certification
- RRT
- ACLS
- BLS
- PALS
- NRP
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
09.2019 - Current
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
Tallahassee Community College
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