Patricia Taranto-King

Same skills needed as working for Adapth Health 2022-2023

Same skills needed as Kindred Central hospital

• Evaluated patient response to respiratory treatments and revised care plans accordingly.
• Verified proper set-up of home ventilators
• Consistently responded within time limits to requests for respiratory assessments.
• Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management at home
• Provided comprehensive care to improve and strengthen clients' respiratory issues
• Maintained patient charts and information, strictly adhering to HIPAA laws and privacy guidelines.
• Educated patient and family on patient's illness and available remedies.

Lead RRT in charge of procedures

Took care of acute and critical respiratory patients,

• Duties performed were the same as Southside Hospital, with the addition of:
• Performed and charted insertions of Arterial Lines

• Critical Care: ICU, CTICU, ER, NICU, and Pediatric Experience
• Intubations, assisted with Bronchoscopies
• Ventilator management, maintenance, and trouble shooting (PB 840, Avea, Vela, Servo, Draeger), ETT placement, cuff maintenance, weaning protocols, and extubation
• Trach care, changes, and cuff maintenance, inline, NT, and oral suctioning
• Part of Codes, traumas, and rapid response teams
• Set up and maintain Cpap and Bipap systems
• Obtain, analyze, and interpret arterial blood gases
• General floor therapy, patient assessment, HHN, MDI, CPT, pulse oximetry, and incentive spirometry
• Portable PFT's for cardio-thoracic surgery
• Provide educational services to staff, pt's, and family
• Preceptor for new therapists