Registered Respiratory Therapist
Ridgecrest Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation
2024.02 - 2024.07
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Performed tracheostomy care and properly performed sterile catheter suctioning.
- Experience with long term ventilator patients and followed guidelines for the necessary care and procedure.
- Provided emergency response during cardiac arrests or other life-threatening situations utilizing advanced life support measures when required.
- Consistently responded within time limits to requests for respiratory assessments.
- Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators, and anti-inflammatory medications with hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment.
- Performed airway clearance therapies effectively reducing complications related to mucus buildup within the lungs.
- Maintained proper oxygen titration levels of patients receiving ventilator support.
- Educated patients and families on respiratory health, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications.
