Jeffrey Gilmore
Austin,Texas
Summary
Retired Respiratory Therapist and Instructor with over 40 years of health care experience with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. Experience in team leadership for multiple Respiratory Care Departments, as well as a teaching at different community colleges.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Therapist and Instructor
The Jewish Hospital Of Mercy Health
Cincinnati, OH
07.2016 - 07.2022
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory medications with hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment.
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses.
- Provided comprehensive care to improve and strengthen clients' respiratory functions.
- Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations.
- Monitored patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases and blood chemistry changes.
- Cooperated and communicated with physicians to deliver patient satisfaction and meet compliance with set standards.
Respiratory Therapist and Instructor
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Escondido, CA
06.1995 - 06.2016
- Provided comprehensive care to improve and strengthen clients' respiratory functions.
- Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations.
- Monitored patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases and blood chemistry changes.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Developed system of staff communication to enable quicker implementation of treatment plans and improved comprehensive patient care.
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses.
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory medications with hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment.
- Treated patients after conducting assessments and laboratory testing.
- Provided emergency care to patients.
- Maintained patient charts and information, strictly adhering to HIPAA laws and privacy guidelines.
- Assessed, diagnosed and treated breathing issues.
- Responded to emergency codes and calls during off-hours and immediately initiated treatment.
- Evaluated care policies using patient records and current research findings to develop better treatment.
- Analyzed and ran tests and conveyed results to other staff.
- Educated patient and family on patient's illness and available remedies.
- Assessed response to planned care through monitoring and recording patient condition.
Classroom and Clinical Instructor
Pima Medical Inst
San Diego, CA
01.2005 - 06.2014
- Led daily operations by providing laboratory instruction, student advisement and industry best practices.
- Implemented new educational techniques to boost student comprehension while reducing learning time.
- Assigned students to patients based on students' learning objectives and patient needs.
- Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
- Delivered individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making and patient health teaching.
- Provided educational lectures and facilitated discussions on weekly basis.
- Instructed and coached students to help overcome academic issues and personal challenges.
- Distributed course syllabus and communicated course standards and learning objectives to students.
- Increased growth to over [Number] regions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH06.1981
Skills
- Patient Education
- Heavy Lifting
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Airway Management
- Team Collaboration
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Medical Terminology
- First Aid
- Clinical Leadership
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Therapeutic Gas Administration Apparatus
- Newborn Intensive Care
Certification
- RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist
Timeline
Respiratory Therapist and Instructor
The Jewish Hospital Of Mercy Health
07.2016 - 07.2022
Classroom and Clinical Instructor
Pima Medical Inst
01.2005 - 06.2014
Respiratory Therapist and Instructor
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
06.1995 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Ohio State University
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