Mark Colburn
Sunnyvale,CA
Summary
Accomplished Respiratory Care Practitioner offering 38 years of medical experience providing outstanding respiratory healthcare to patients. Talented in assessing patients, developing comprehensive respiratory treatment plans, carefully monitoring treatment effectiveness and educating patients for better health condition maintenance. Expert in measuring patient health status to guide treatment and provide ideal outcomes.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Stanford Medical Center
Stanford, CA
04.2004 - Current
- Educated patients about respiratory conditions, treatment plans and medication use.
- Administered appropriate respiratory treatments to patients using medical equipment.
- Documented treatment effectiveness and patient outcomes in medical records.
- Cooperated and communicated with physicians to deliver patient satisfaction and meet compliance with set standards.
- Monitored patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases and blood chemistry changes.
- Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations.
- Provided comprehensive care to improve and strengthen clients' respiratory functions.
- 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.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Analyzed patient and family feedback to identify opportunities for staff recognition and areas for improvement.
- Provided emergency care to patients.
- Maintained patient charts and information, strictly adhering to HIPAA laws and privacy guidelines.
- Assessed, diagnosed and treated breathing issues.
- Educated patient and family on patient's illness and available remedies.
- Assessed response to planned care through monitoring and recording patient condition.
- Treated patients after conducting assessments and laboratory testing.
- Analyzed and ran tests and conveyed results to other staff.
Travel Respiratory Therapist
Per Diem Staffing - Kaiser Santa Teresa
San Jose, CA
07.2003 - Current
- 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.
- Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations.
Education
No Degree - Respiratory Therapy Technology
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NYAssociate of Science - Respiratory Care
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY05.1991
Skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Team Collaboration
- Arterial Punctures
- Patient Health Information Access
- Treatment Administration
- Patient Assessments
- Patient Advocacy
- Respiratory Healthcare Equipment
- Infection Control
- Critical Care Unit (CCU)
- Client Satisfaction
- Bronchopulmonary Drainage
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Diagnostic Tools
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Equipment Cleaning
- Physical Assessment
- Breathing Treatments
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Airway Management
- Care Coordination Support
- Respiratory Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Drug Administration Trained
- Patient Education
- EMR Systems
- Mechanical Ventilators
- Acute Illness
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Ventilation Management
- Tracheotomy Tubes
- Metered Dose Inhalers
- Therapeutic Services
- Patient Care and Monitoring
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Dosage Calculation
- Floor Assignments
- Equipment Care
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Therapeutic Gas Administration Apparatus
- Individualized Instruction
- Documentation
Certification
- RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist
- RRT-ACCS - Registered Respiratory Therapist - Adult Critical Care Specialist
Timeline
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Stanford Medical Center
04.2004 - Current
Travel Respiratory Therapist
Per Diem Staffing - Kaiser Santa Teresa
07.2003 - Current
No Degree - Respiratory Therapy Technology
Mohawk Valley Community College
Associate of Science - Respiratory Care
SUNY Upstate Medical University
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