Franklin Succeur, RRT, RRT-ACCS
Gibsonton
Summary
Seasoned Respiratory Therapist with 13 years of progressive clinical experience in the healthcare setting. Highly skillful in patient assessment, blood gas analysis interpretation, therapy administration, and airway management. Successful at implementing best practices to continuously advance respiratory therapy outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Respiratory Therapy Float Specialist
St. Joseph Hospital South
Riverview, Fl
08.2021 - Current
- Serve as a float respiratory therapist providing coverage across multiple Baycare hospitals, adapting quickly to varied clinical environments, team workflows, and patient populations.
- Performed all duties required of a therapist such as breathing treatments, medication, and therapeutic gas administration, mechanical ventilation, etc.
- Job required much skill, ability to make quick and decisive decisions.
- Provide emergency care, including artificial respiration and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Monitor patients physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur.
- Inspect, clean, test, and maintain respiratory equipment to ensure it is functioning safely and efficiently.
- Provide respiratory care and support for neonatal patients in the NICU, including mechanical ventilation management, surfactant administration, and collaboration with the neonatal team to optimize outcomes for critically ill newborns.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Kindred Hospital Central
Tampa, Fl
08.2013 - 05.2021
- Fulfills obligation of department needs during unavailability of the department manager.
- Maintain and assist in payroll processing, ordering supplies, and equipment.
- Care and manage medically complex patients who were previously in an acute care setting.
- Conduct therapeutic and diagnostic procedures with use of bronchoscopy at bedside.
- Administer medication and ventilator support, including maintenance and management of life support systems.
- Provide aggressive respiratory rehabilitation to liberate patients off ventilators.
- Report to rapid respond and code blues at the bedside.
Travel Respiratory Therapist - Covid Relief Response
Angel Staffing Baylor Scoot & White Medical Center
Waxahachie, Tx
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Responding to various code blues in the covid unit throughout a single shift.
- The toughest part was letting go of the ones whose lives could not be saved.
- Manipulating non-invasive ventilatory devices based on patient needs.
- Attend rounds with the pulmonologists in the ICU formulate respiratory care plans.
- Provide bedside support during intubations, extubations, and bronchoscopies.
- Performing necessary procedures with non-invasive method such as CPAP, BIPAP, and HHF devices.
Education
Associate of Science - Respiratory Care
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, Fl01.2013
Skills
- Strong Clinical Judgment, Sound Decision Making, Preceptor, Team Leader, Mentor, Coaching and Critical Thinking Skills
- Applications - competent with Meditech, Cerner, Protouch, Allscripts (Sunrise/Sunquest), and EPIC
- Ventilators - competent with GE Carescape, Hamilton G5, PB 840, Servo I, Servo U, Vela, Trilogy 100, and Dragger, Transport Ventilators - Parapac Plus 310, P-Neuton, Drager Carina, Hamilton-C1; High Flow Systems - competent with Optiflow, Vapotherm, and Airvos POC - competent with the use of EPOC, ABL 90 Flex, ISTAT, and Nova point of care testing NIV (Vision, V60, and V30)
Certification
- Florida RRT License #13489 Expires 5/31/27
- ACLS 1/2027; PALS 02/27; NRP 5/2028; BLS 6/2027; NBRC 2029
Timeline
Registered Respiratory Therapy Float Specialist
St. Joseph Hospital South
08.2021 - Current
Travel Respiratory Therapist - Covid Relief Response
Angel Staffing Baylor Scoot & White Medical Center
01.2021 - 04.2021
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Kindred Hospital Central
08.2013 - 05.2021
Associate of Science - Respiratory Care
Hillsborough Community College