Gale Linko
Greentown,PA
Summary
Passionate and competent professional develops and implements treatment plans to suit unique patient requirements. Critically assesses individual conditions with immense expertise of symptoms. Compassionate and detail-oriented Respiratory Therapist committed to helping improve breathing of people with lung disease and various types of pulmonary distress. Treats wide range of patients from premature infants to elderly people with lung disease. Delivers expert technical and physical support while assisting and encouraging patients emotionally. Seasoned Respiratory Therapist with 10 years of experience in Trauma healthcare settings. Skillful in completing patient assessments, blood gas analysis and interpretation and airway management. Successful at implementing best practices to continuously advance respiratory therapy outcomes. Patient-oriented Respiratory Therapist offering 10-year background assisting in diagnosing, treating and managing patients dealing with pulmonary disorders. Reputable and friendly professional certified in Health care paired with excellent time management and critical thinking abilities. Expertise in maintaining respiratory therapy equipment and determining requirements for treatment. Certified respiratory professional trained to assess, diagnose and treat patients with breathing challenges. Patient problem-solver with excellent communication skills and practiced expertise at connecting with patients and earning trust. Works well with full medical team and excels at teaching patients and team members how to administer respiratory treatments. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Warehouse/forklift position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Receiver Forklift Operator
Lowe's Warehouse
Pittston, Pa.
12.2022 - Current
- Updated daily logs with production data such as weights, destinations, and delivery times to keep management current on team activities.
- Positioned lifting devices under, over or around loaded pallets or boxes to secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
- Unloaded materials and goods at designated locations for best project availability.
- Moved levers or controls to operate forklifts, lifting beams with swivel-hooks and hoists to transport and load materials.
- Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
- Operated transport vehicles and auxiliary equipment to move materials safely to and from target areas.
- Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.
- Communicated with floor managers to determine merchandise placement.
- Maneuvered forklift safely in congested and confined areas using my training and ability.
- Weighed materials or products to record weight or other production data on tags or labels. I down stacked, stickered and wrapped 5 trailers one night alone.
- Performed routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment by recharging batteries, lubricating parts and refueling.
- Maneuvered forklift safely using appropriate load rates and maintaining clear visibility of work areas.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Assessed equipment for damage, wear, battery life, and fluid levels.
- Drove equipment from one site to another to deliver tools and complete jobs.
- Operated equipment safely and efficiently to prevent damage to items and avoid injuries.
- Kept accurate records of materials moved within warehouse to quickly locate inventory and keep facility operating smoothly.
- Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
Pick and Pack
Chewy Fulfillment
Jessup, PA
11.2022 - 12.2022
- Worked fast to meet assigned daily picking quotas.
- Achieved production targets by maintaining high productivity levels and communicating with team members regarding orders and fulfillment.
- Followed safety protocols and procedures to minimize workplace accidents.
- Printed labels, packaged boxes, and loaded into outbound containers.
- Checked packing slips and other documentation to appropriately box items requested by clientele.
- Scanned and verified UPC codes for all products to aid in identification.
- Pulled orders quickly to maintain demanding productivity goals.
- Protected materials for transport by correctly packaging products in boxes and crates.
- Prepared orders by processing requests, pulled materials from warehouse, packed boxes, and prepared shipments.
- Used RF scanners to track orders and verify accuracy.
Inbound
Amazon XL Warehouse
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Drove forklifts, pallet jacks and other equipment to move materials.
- Upheld company standards for quality, performance and accuracy across outbound operations.
- Operated equipment while observing standard safety procedures.
- Followed good housekeeping practices to keep dock, staging area and storage spaces clean and safe.
- Checked and rechecked orders before packaging and shipping items.
- Developed and maintained good working relationships with fellow employees, delivery drivers and vendors.
- Assisted in receiving, stocking and distribution of merchandise.
- Strapped items down over protective padding to secure throughout transportation.
- Verified quantity and description of materials received by checking merchandise against packing list.
- Used correct, safe processes for operating material handling forklifts, pallet jacks and hand trucks.
- Helped train new employees in safe practices and warehouse procedures.
- Successfully navigated large shipments of materials through tight spaces and busy facilities.
- Used machinery and equipment such as box cutters, shrink-wrap guns and electric pallet jacks.
- Completed fast loading and unloading of trucks carrying freight and materials.
- Operated moving truck safely to deliver items to destination without nicks or scratches.
- Shipped material and performed boxing, packing, labeling, and preparation of related documents.
- Balanced loads and secured items for safe and damage-free transport to destinations.
- Surrounded items in cling film, padded blankets, and tape to protect from damage.
- Assembled pallets and crates for secure transportation of materials.
- Used handheld scanners to efficiently track and maneuver freight throughout distribution network. Would do 20 some pallets and then
- transport then to area where it would go to stow. when we were short handed all shift long.
Mercer med center
12.1991 - 01.1998
- My main job was N.I.C.U, but worked all over the hospital only in critical care units, including Trauma
- ER
- Level 3 NICU worked in Joe Dimagio
- Hosp, which was a fertility hospital as well so had many twins and triplets born so were very busy only 2 of us on that shift 7pm to 7am worked 5 nights a week, and worked part time at other hospital, ran ventilators drew all ABG's A-Line blood, Heal blood, and drew all blood, including babies, adults and pediatrics.
- Charted, did billing for adult units, took care of crack and heroin babies from crying by swaddling babies tight, rocking them in rocking chair and sing to them so babies would stop crying.
- Attended classes when ever updates are due. Taught parents before they went home with there new born how to do CPR, and all other critical care tools.
- Nasal intubation, all treatments, and react A's and B's CPR, administer surfactant, went to all high risk baby deliveries C section, and vaginal, cleaned baby, foot printed, banded, rapped and gave to dad after showing mom her baby
- Helped deliver my own grandson
- Used C-pap on them, cleaned and changed tracheotomy was well liked by co-workers, and Doctors pulmonologists , read Xray's on babies, assisted in bronchoscopies of adults, I am a hard worker and all those years I never called off once
- I loved what I did I had to stop due to injury.
- If I was called in on my day off I went in
- Helped with emergency surgery in NICU unit for neurotic bowl removal, on baby.
Respiratory Therapist
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Hollywood , Fla.
11.1997 - 02.1998
- Broward General trauma, Holy Cross, nursing homes with vents. used time management skills to care for all patience. In ten years I worked at many Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Education
Diploma - Business, Physical Science 2, And Geology
Woodrow Wilson High School
Levitown, Pa.06.1977
Certified Respiratory Therapist - Lungs And Heart
Miami Health Center College
11.1993
graduate - undefined
Skills
- Tracheostomy Care
- Airway Management
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Mechanical Ventilators
- Heavy Lifting
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Acute Illness
- Drug Administration Trained
- Therapeutic Gas Administration Apparatus
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Seizure Disorder
- Newborn Intensive Care
- Intubation
- Skilled
- Certified Forklift Operator
Accomplishments
- I taught CPR, apneas bradycardias hymlic etc before they left the hospital with there baby
- We were afertility hospital so there was a lot of primes and it was very important to have a good relationship withthe parents and new the babies condition and what to excepted what they do and know how to dealwith it
Additional Information
- Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Affiliations
- American Medical Informatics Association
Certification
- CRT - Certified Respiratory Therapist
- Licensed Forklift operator on side rider, turret, and reach.
- CPR, BLS,ACLS, PALS, and Neonatal
- Certified in forklift on side-rider, turret, and reach
Arts and crafts
Candles, Holders, wood work, Plants, Signs, Can food, Gardening
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Receiver Forklift Operator
Lowe's Warehouse
12.2022 - Current
Pick and Pack
Chewy Fulfillment
11.2022 - 12.2022
Inbound
Amazon XL Warehouse
11.2021 - 08.2022
Respiratory Therapist
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
11.1997 - 02.1998
Mercer med center
12.1991 - 01.1998
Diploma - Business, Physical Science 2, And Geology
Woodrow Wilson High School
Certified Respiratory Therapist - Lungs And Heart
Miami Health Center College
graduate - undefined
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