Miriam Villanueva
Riverside,CA
Summary
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with 3 years of experience providing respiratory care in acute care and emergency settings. Skilled in mechanical ventilation, ABG analysis, oxygen therapy, respiratory treatments, and emergency airway management. Committed to patient safety, clinical excellence, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Respiratory Therapist
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
- Provide respiratory care across multiple hospital settings, including emergency department (ED), cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU), medical intensive care unit (MICU), telemetry, and medical-surgical unit.
- Developed effective strategies for managing patient caseload, prioritizing the needs of critically ill patients while providing optimal care for all.
- Respond to Rapid Response and Code Blue events, providing emergency airway management, BVM ventilation, and cardiopulmonary support.
- Assist Physicians with endotracheal intubations and provide ventilatory setup, initiation, and monitoring for critically ill patients.
- Performed arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling and communicated findings to healthcare team.
- Transported mechanically ventilated patients to computed tomography (CT) cardiac catheterization laboratory (Cath Lab) and other hospital units while maintaining continuous respiratory monitoring and ventilator support.
- Administered nebulize treatments, inhaled medications, and airway clearance therapies.
Education
Associate of Occupational Science -
American Career College
Ontario, CA05-2023
Skills
- Prioritization of tasks
- Flexibility in dynamic settings
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Patient advocacy
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Self-motivation and initiative
- Accountability and professionalism
- Organization and multitasking
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advance Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- NBRC RRT credential
- California RCP license
Equipment
- Vapotherm (High Flow oxygen)
- Philips V60 (BiPAP/CPAP)
- Carescape R860 (Ventilator)
- Hamilton C1, C3, C6 (Ventilator)
Timeline
Respiratory Therapist
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
Associate of Occupational Science -
American Career College