Mattie Broome

Seeking a position as a Registered Respiratory Therapist in any healthcare industry that can utilize extensive experience in the healthcare field and can provide performance and opportunities for advancement.

Expert Respiratory Therapist with over thirteen years of experience, assessing, treating, and caring for patients with breathing disorders, assuming responsibility for respiratory care modalities including the training and supervision of nursing staff in long-term care facilities; initiating and conducting therapeutic procedures; selecting, assembling, checking and operating equipment. Possesses extensive experience in high-patient acuity settings critical thinking decision-making in ventilator adjustments of modes, rates, and tidal volumes according to patient's respiratory status and needs, transporting patients using transportation ventilators, weaning patients for ventilator liberation, decannulation, intubations, extubations and extensive experience in codes. Seasoned Respiratory Therapist with 13 years of experience in long-term acute care Hospital healthcare settings. Skillful in completing patient assessments, blood gas analysis and interpretation, and airway management. Successful at implementing best practices to continuously advance respiratory therapy outcomes. Compassionate and detail-oriented Respiratory Therapist committed to helping improve the breathing of people with lung disease and various types of pulmonary distress. Treats a wide range of patients from acute onset of critical respiratory illness to elderly people with chronic lung disease. Delivers expert technical and physical support while assisting and encouraging patients emotionally. Develops a positive and caring relationship with patients ensuring patient trust during the rehabilitation process.

• Performed tracheostomy tube changes, trained nursing staff in tracheostomy suctioning, cleaning and care.
• Develop patient care plans that establish patient goals for desired outcomes through utilizing thorough review of all patient records and all assessments.
• Set up and operate devices such as mechanical ventilators, Pressure Control, AC, SIMV, bipap, cpap, asv systems and aerosol generators following specified parameters of treatment.
• Providing appropriate respiratory care during patient transports using transport ventilators and all other patient respiratory needs.
• Make recommendations for downsizing, weaning, changes and discontinuation of tracheostomy tubes for tracheostomy patients.
• Make recommendations and assessments for tracheostomy Passy muir speaking valve trials.
• Extensive experience placing ventilated patients on passy muir speaking valves, and making necessary ventilator adjustments.
• Determine requirements for treatment such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, compatible with physician's order.
• Assemble and determine appropriate settings for Airvo 2 high flow systems.
• Monitor patient's physiologic responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry and consult with physicians.
• Read prescription measure arterial blood gases, and review patient information to assess patient condition.
• Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses and other health care professionals to manage patient care.
• Enforce safety rules and ensure careful adherence to physician's orders.
• Inspect, clean, test and maintain respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently, ordering repairs when necessary.
• Educate nurses, patients and families about their conditions and teach appropriate disease management techniques, such as breathing exercises and the use of medications and respirator equipment.
• Explain treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation and allay fears.
• Relay blood analysis results to a physician
• Perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assist or instruct patients in performance of breathing exercises.
• Teach, train supervise and utilize the assistance of nurses, nursing supervisors for patient care.
• Provide aerosolized medication delivery for treatment and sputum induction for diagnostic evaluation.
• Maintained proper inventory of respiratory supplies for long term care facilities.