Megan Synco

Compassionate and detail-oriented Registered Respiratory Therapist with five years of experience working with a wide range of patients from premature infants to elderly patients with acute respiratory distress and chronic lung disease. Highly skilled in treatment of chronic conditions such as COPD, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. Strong patient assessment skills and ability to deliver bedside care while assisting and educating patients and families.

- I personally am trained in the adult (ER, ICU, general floor) and NICU populations. 

- Assess patients for any noted distress, especially respiratory distress (Neonatal & Adults) Draw and obtain arterial blood gases for pH levels,    blood oxygen levels, and carbon dioxide levels to determine a plan of care (Adults) 

- Draw and obtain capillary blood gases for pH levels and carbon dioxide levels to determine a plan of care for neonates 

- Maintain and manage conventional ventilators for critically ill patients (Adults) 

- Manage conventional ventilators and high frequency (Jet and Oscillator) ventilators for neonates 

- Perform Chest physiotherapy by a variety of methods, including: HFCWO, PEP devices, OPEP devices, IPV, MetaNeb, mechanical percussor, or postural drainage and percussion, for patients who are prescribed bronchial hygiene

- Administer respiratory medications (Inhalers or nebulized medications) for patients who are in acute respiratory distress or who need to follow home regimens (Adults & Neonates) 

- Perform tracheostomy care (Adults) 

- Assist Attendings and resident MDs during intubation procedures (Adults & Neonates) 

- Assist attendings with bronchoscopy procedures (Adults) 

- Set-up and help patients adjust to hi-flow nasal cannula, comfort flow nasal cannula, and non-invasive ventilators. (Adults & Neonates) 

- Assist RNs in transporting intubated and ventilated patients to radiological imaging and testing (Adults) 

- Respond to Code Blue situations (Adults & Neonates) 

- Respond to adult rapid response calls and infant emergency calls 

- Assess patients through Spontaneous Breathing Trials for extubation readiness (Adults) 

- Assist in immediate post-delivery neonatal resuscitation for infants and neonates born prematurely, born with anomalies, or who experience complications during delivery 

- Assist with trauma patients arriving to the ER (Adults) 

- Purge, Set up, and manage delivery of INO via ventilator circuits and heated high flow nasal cannula system (Adults and neonates)