Jonathan Gustafson

• Performing comprehensive patient assessments on adults and pediatrics to recommend and provide clinically indicated therapies.
• Experienced on general care floors, intermediate care units, and intensive care units.
• Managing medical gas therapies including Oxygen, Heliox, and Nitric Oxide.
• Performing procedures related to the care and maintenance of an airway
• Initiating and maintaining ventilatory support

• Monitoring and adjusted ECMO circuit settings (e.g. heat exchanger temperature, pump flow, sweep gas) to maintain parameters established by the ECMO physician.
• Ensuring appropriate patient care through the continuous monitoring and assessment of the ECMO circuit, related technology, and patient status.
• Performing patient assessments to anticipate and prevent potential problems and initiate interventions.
• Demonstrating expertise in adult, neonatal, and pediatric care.

Select Specialty Hospital

• Performed assessments of patient's health status and developed individualized plans of care accordingly for patient's in an acute long-term care facility.
• Conducted detailed health histories and physical examinations on new patients.
• Educated patients and families about disease processes, medications, treatments, and lifestyle modifications.
• Instructed patients on proper use of respiratory equipment including oxygen therapy, ventilators and aerosol therapy.
• Identified high risk situations such as airway obstruction or inadequate ventilation and took appropriate action.
• Provided emergency care when required including performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Successfully weaned and liberated numerous patients from mechanical ventilation.
• Performed emergent intubations, routine trach changes, and trach decannulations.

• Assessing students' knowledge and skills through assignments and exams.
• Remain current with methods, content and technology in respiratory care
• Providing feedback, assessments and grades according to prescribed guidelines.
• Relaying feedback on clinical settings' effectiveness in enabling students reach course and program goals.
• Observed and evaluated student performance and development and provided appropriate feedback on work.

Hennepin County Medical Center:

• Served as a respiratory therapist in a 500 bed teaching hospital and a level 1 pediatric and adult trauma center.
• Provided direct patient care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
• Initiated and managed ventilatory support; both invasive and noninvasive.
• Performed and taught airway clearance and volume expansion modalities.
• Delivered aerosolized medications as well as dry powdered and metered-dose inhalers.

OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center:

• Served in a 250 bed teaching hospital and a level 1 adult trauma center.
• Assisted the hospital during their time of need, delivering comprehensive care to restore and strengthen patients' respiratory functions.
• Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care.
• Adhered to standards of excellence for respiratory care and diagnostic services.