Lisa Montgomery RRT

Home health care involving set up and care of patients requiring mechanical ventilation and or other respiratory support.

Responsible for care and set up of apnea monitors and downloading of weekly or monthly reports to be sent to primary physicians.

Monitoring of all oxygen equipment and implementation of new orders and monitoring of patient.

• Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses.
• Monitored patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
• Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators, and anti-inflammatory medications with hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.

• Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses.
• Monitored patient's physiological responses to therapy
• Provided bronchodilators, and anti-inflammatory medications with hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, oxygen and positive pressure equipment.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.

Responsible for al

• Maintained fiscal responsibility, developing and adhering to annual budgetary constraints while still ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Organized community outreach programs aimed at increasing awareness around respiratory health issues and available resources for support or treatment options.
• Coordinated closely with discharge planning teams to ensure seamless transitions between care settings for patients requiring ongoing respiratory support services after leaving the hospital setting.
• Championed the use of innovative technologies and cutting-edge therapies to meet the evolving needs of the department''s diverse patient population.
• Worked as needed fulfilling Staff duties. This included the EKG,EEG and hyperbaric departments.

Managed operations of Respiratory Therapy, Cardiology,EEG, PFT and Hyperbaric Department