Irene Urias
Santa Maria,CA
Summary
Seasoned Respiratory Therapist with 21 years' experience in NICU/PICU/ICU healthcare settings. Highly skilled in patient assessments, capable of intubating adults, pediatric and neonatal patients, blood gas analysis and interpretation, therapy administration and airway management. Successful at implementing best practices to continuously advance respiratory therapy outcomes.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Therapist
Adventist Health of San Luis Obispo
2023.05 - Current
- Responds quickly & efficiently to L&D/ER for all deliveries, able to use critical thinking skills to either stabilize infant, in the room or maintain airway to transfer to NICU, promptly without any hesitations
- Intubate and secure/maintain airway of premature infants to term infants, place on HIgh flow nasal cannula/BCPAP/RAM cannula/mechanical ventilators/ HFOV
- Analyze/ Run blood gases to manipulate/improve outcomes in NICU
- Improved patient care by developing individualized treatment plans based on thorough assessments and evaluations.
- administered curosurf safely and effectively
- experienced in transporting infants from outlying hospitals to our hospital
Registered Respiratory Therapist NICU/RRT/NPS
Kaweah Delta Medical Center
2020.02 - 2023.05
- Skilled in neonatal intubation
- SETUP HFOV and managed infants on mechanical ventilation
- Placed infants on NIPPV/BCPAP/HFNC/Nitric OXIDE/ram cannula
- Monitored patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
- Assessed, diagnosed, and treated breathing issues.
- Assessed, evaluated, and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
RRT/NPS
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
2003.07 - 2020.02
- Aided physicians with various procedures, including bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations
- Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators and delivered airway management
- Resource assignment which included being a person staff could go to in the ICU setting for help in implementing care plans, checking proper orders are entered correctly into our system, weaning was administered in a timely manner for our facilities goals for ventilator liberation
Education
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
San Joaquin Valley College
Bakersfield, CA04.2003
Skills
- Intubation
- Pediatric and Neonatal ICU patient Management
- Adult Critical Care
- Emergency Care team
- Rapid Response team
- Precepting
- BURN unit
- Transport team
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Team Collaboration
Certification
- RRT/Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- BLS
- S.T.A.B.L.E
- NRP -Neonatal Resuscitation Provider
Timeline
Respiratory Therapist
Adventist Health of San Luis Obispo
2023.05 - Current
Registered Respiratory Therapist NICU/RRT/NPS
Kaweah Delta Medical Center
2020.02 - 2023.05
RRT/NPS
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
2003.07 - 2020.02
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
San Joaquin Valley College
- RRT/Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- BLS
- S.T.A.B.L.E
- NRP -Neonatal Resuscitation Provider
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