Megan Castignoli
Denver,CO
Summary
Registered Respiratory Therapist with 9+ years of experience providing inpatient therapeutic services. Hospital experience includes a range of intensive care units, general care floors, emergency department, rehab facilities, level 1-3 trauma centers as well as smaller community hospitals.
Adept at managing many diverse conditions including COPD, sleep apnea, trauma situations, congestive heart failure, cystic fibrosis, asthma, and many other chronic and acute conditions.
Proficiently skilled in patient and caregiver education about proper use and safety of respiratory equipment. Knowledgeable in maintaining several different brands of ventilators, noninvasive machines Bipap/CPAP, and pep therapy. Highly skilled in patient assessments, blood gas analysis and interpretation via iStat and other devices, oxygen and medication administration, airway management, and more.
Charting systems experience; Meditech, Cerner, and Epic.
I am very eager to contribute and learn the mission of new hospitals through effective and empathetic patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Therapist
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital
07.2023 - Current
- Educated patients and families on proper use of respiratory equipment and techniques for managing respiratory disorders to improve patient outcomes.
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses.
- Provided assessments for patients to determine their need for oxygen at home.
Respiratory Therapist
Presbyterian Hospital
11.2023 - 01.2024
- Travel assignment
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses.
- Conducted tests such as EKGs and drainages.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by effectively administering respiratory therapy treatments and interventions.
Respiratory Therapist Internal Float Pool
Intermountain Healthcare
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Educated patients and families on proper use of respiratory equipment and techniques for managing respiratory disorders to improve patient outcomes.
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic respiratory illnesses such as cystic fibrosis.
- Performed bronchial hygiene techniques to remove mucus and secretions from patient lungs and improve lung function via vest therapy, metaneb, and G5 percussion.
Travel Respiratory Therapist
Fusion Medical Staffing
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Adhered to standards of excellence for respiratory care and diagnostic services.
- Administered medication and ventilatory support.
- Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
- Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties.
Travel Respiratory Therapist
Craig Hospital
05.2021 - 04.2022
- Delivered comprehensive care to restore and strengthen patients' respiratory functions.
- Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care.
- Consulted and counseled patients and caregivers along with education.
- Care directed towards patients with chronic traumatic brain injury and/or spinal cord injury.
- Tracheostomy care and tracheostomy replacements.
- Chronic vent support and wean protocols.
- Use of cough assist machine, IPPB, as well as IPV to strengthen lung function.
Travel Respiratory Therapist
Kaiser Permanente
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Covid travel assignment.
- Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
- Epic charting system.
- Assisted with home oxygen evaluations.
- Worked with chronic trach and ventilator dependent patients.
- Use of metanebs and vest chest physiotherapy machines.
- Hamilton G5, PB 840, PB 980, and LTV ventilators
- Knowledge of Airvo high flow oxygen systems.
- Transporting ventilator patients.
Respiratory Therapist
Bayfront Medical Center
03.2020 - 09.2020
- Seasonal contract
- Administered medication and ventilatory support, including maintenance and management of life support systems.
- Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate and inform regarding patient care.
- Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintenance of airways.
- Use of proning beds and manual proning of patients.
- Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises.
- Preformed intubations and extubations.
- Provided care in the Covid ICU.
- Level one trauma center.
- Placed arterial lines and analyzed blood gases.
Respiratory Therapist
Advent Health Wesley Chapel
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Administered medication and ventilatory support, including maintenance and management of life support systems.
- Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate and inform regarding patient care.
- Assisted in high risk deliveries.
- Placed babies on appropriate oxygen needs, drew and interpreted umbilical blood gases, assisted with meconium aspiration.
- Performed EKGs
- Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintenance of airways.
- Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises.
- Use of Hamilton G5 and Drager ventilators
- Use of Optiflow oxygen, V60, and Lumis machines.
Respiratory Therapist
St. Anthony's Medical Center
12.2017 - 02.2020
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators
- Insertion of arterial lines
- Intubation and extubation
- Rotoprone bed
- Proved EKG services
- Preceptor to new hires
- Provided comprehensive care to improve and strengthen clients' respiratory functions
- Aided physicians with conscious sedations and bronchoscopy
- Noninvasive ventilation
- Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory medications using hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment
Respiratory Therapist
Blake Medical Center
01.2017 - 03.2018
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses
- Aided physicians with various procedures, including bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations
- Trauma emergency center
- Provided care to patients in the cardiac ICU after heart surgery
- Administration of oxygen therapy
- Administration of bronchodilators
- Chestphysiotherapy: vest therapy and chest percussion
- Use of iStat machines for arterial blood gases
- Servo-i ventilators
Respiratory Therapist
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
06.2016 - 03.2017
- Travel assignment
- Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory medications using hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment
- Aided physicians with various procedures, including bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations
- Use of cough assist machine and IPV
- Transport vent patient to CT anand MRI
- Tracheostomy management
- Neuro, cardiac, burn, trauma, and surgical ICU management
- Administration of nitric oxide
- Draw and run arterial blood gases
Respiratory Therapist
North Austin Medical Center
10.2014 - 03.2016
- Developed system of staff communication, enabling quicker implementation of treatment plans and improved comprehensive patient care
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses
- Aided physicians with various procedures, including bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations
- Pediatric emergency center management
- Pediatric ICU and general floor
- Oxygen administration via noninvasive ventilators, outflow, high flow nasal cannula
- EKG services
- Trauma emergency center
Education
Associate of Applied Arts - Respiratory Therapy
Temple College
Temple, TX05.2014
Skills
- Patient care documentation
- Respiratory equipment setup and maintenance
- Adapting to new hospitals and protocols
- Patient and caregiver education
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient Advocacy
- Tracheostomy Care
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Airway Management
- Caring Bedside Manner
Certification
- ACLS and BLS
- Licensed in: Maine, Colorado, Florida, and Oregon
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Timeline
Respiratory Therapist
Presbyterian Hospital
11.2023 - 01.2024
Respiratory Therapist
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital
07.2023 - Current
Respiratory Therapist Internal Float Pool
Intermountain Healthcare
07.2023 - 01.2024
Travel Respiratory Therapist
Fusion Medical Staffing
06.2022 - 11.2022
Travel Respiratory Therapist
Craig Hospital
05.2021 - 04.2022
Travel Respiratory Therapist
Kaiser Permanente
10.2020 - 04.2021
Respiratory Therapist
Advent Health Wesley Chapel
05.2020 - 08.2020
Respiratory Therapist
Bayfront Medical Center
03.2020 - 09.2020
Respiratory Therapist
St. Anthony's Medical Center
12.2017 - 02.2020
Respiratory Therapist
Blake Medical Center
01.2017 - 03.2018
Respiratory Therapist
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
06.2016 - 03.2017
Respiratory Therapist
North Austin Medical Center
10.2014 - 03.2016
Associate of Applied Arts - Respiratory Therapy
Temple College