Joann Hardy
RRT
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
Registered Respiratory Therapist with over 20 years of experience providing inpatient and outpatient therapeutic services. Adept at managing COPD, sleep apnea, congestive heart failure and other chronic conditions. Highly skilled in patient assessments, blood gas analysis, airway management of patients with endotracheal tubes and tracheotomies involving ventilator weaning and/or ventilator management. Analytical in approaching problems to meet patients' needs and successful at implementing best practices to advance respiratory therapy outcomes. Dedicated, and reliable hard worker with team-oriented mentality.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Registered Respiratory Therapist
IU Health Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
01.2003 - Current
- Current extensive experience working with ventilated and non-ventilated patients with tracheotomies experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses working to manage or wean patients off ventilation.
- Educating and teaching families and patients tracheostomy care.
- Educating and teaching families on home ventilators.
- Extensive experience with collecting, analyzing, and reading Arterial Blood Gases.
- Work with patients with respiratory disease/disorders performing respiratory care modalities that include oxygen therapy, breathing treatments, humidity-aerosol therapy, pulmonary drainage procedures, CPAPs/BIPAP, mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Manage and operate mechanical ventilators.
- Airway management via patient monitoring through ventilator rounds and bedside rounding with patients physicians.
- Collaboration with nurses, physicians and other care team members to ensure best quality of care for patients.
- Evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatments, and maintain patient flow.
- Provide comprehensive care to improve and strengthen patients' respiratory function.
- Experience working with intubated adult patients in cardiovascular, neurological and adult critical and intensive care units.
- Aid physicians with various procedures, including bronchoscopy, ventilator management, and intubations.
- Current ventilator experience work with Servo-I, Hamilton G-5, Bi-phasic Chest Cuirass, LTV-1000 and home Trilogy ventilators.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
IU Health RIley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, IN
05.2001 - 01.2003
- Worked with infants - teenagers in general floor care areas providing breathing treatments and respiratory modalities for patients with Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and a wide range of other respiratory disorders/diseases.
- Worked in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with pediatrics who predominantly had hereditary and congenital heart problems, and whom were mechanically ventilated. Airway management through patient monitoring, ventilatory rounding, and bedside rounding with patients' team.
- Worked on a 9 bed progressive care unit with babies who had tracheostomies.
- Provided comprehensive care to improve and strengthen patients' respiratory function.
- Worked and collaborated with respiratory co-workers, nurses, and physicians to ensure the best quality care was provided.
Education
MBA - Health Administration
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN07-2022
Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Therapy
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN08-2020
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN05-2001
Skills
- Airway and ventilator Management and ventilator weaning
- Care Plan Management/ Team collaboration
- Tracheostomy Care
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Personal and professional integrity with strong medical ethic
- Preceptor for new hires
Certification
- BLS and ACLS certified
- Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner in IN; license number 3000552A
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Respiratory Therapist
IU Health Methodist Hospital
01.2003 - Current
Registered Respiratory Therapist
IU Health RIley Hospital for Children
05.2001 - 01.2003
MBA - Health Administration
University of Southern Indiana
Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Therapy
University of Southern Indiana
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
- BLS and ACLS certified
- Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner in IN; license number 3000552A
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