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Patty Kaldor

East Lansing

Summary

Skilled Respiratory Therapist with extensive experience in neonatal and adult critical care, notably at U of M Health Sparrow Campus. Proven track record in airway management and arterial blood gas analysis, coupled with a strong commitment to improving patient outcomes, evidenced by contributions to medical journals. Excels in team collaboration and patient-focused care.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Respiratory Therapist

U of M Health Sparrow Campus
12.1999 - Current

Emergency room and adult critical care management of patients on life-support. Involved in several committees, including quality improvement through the Vermont Oxford Network a worldwide collaborative, improving healthcare outcomes for neonates. with some of our work published in medical journals

Certifications for BLS, ACLS and NRP.

Mentor to medical students, respiratory students and new employees.

Respiratory Therapist

Mercy San Juan Hospital
12.1991 - 12.1999

Working in neonatal intensive care unit with critically, ill infants, attending high risk deliveries, drawing and running blood gases, working with patients on ventilators as well as routine respiratory care that the babies needed

Respiratory Therapist

Valley Presbyterian Hospital
12.1987 - 12.1991

Leader of a group of self governed therapists who worked strictly in the neonatal intensive care unit. Attended deliveries and stabilization of critical newborns.

Job duties included:

Scheduling therapists, covering vacation and transports to other facilities, drawing blood gases on babies, managing ventilators and other life support equipment.

Respiratory Therapist

Sparrow Hospital
12.1982 - 12.1987
  • Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
  • Maintained and updated patient records, changes in service plans and treatment reports.
  • Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
  • Tracked progress according to goals for interventions.
  • Worked in a collaborative environment with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and patients

Education

Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy - Respiratory Therapy

Lansing Community College.
Lansing, MI
06.1986

Skills

  • Airway management of critically ill patients in the ER as well as NCU CVICU and MICU
  • Arterial blood gas analysis
  • Respiratory equipment setup
  • Assist with Intubations
  • Charting and billing with EMR
  • Team member for several different quality improvement committees
  • Mentor medical students, respiratory students and new employees
  • Working in a collaborative environment
  • Certified in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support and neonatal advanced life support
  • Skilled in triaging medical emergencies

Certification

BLS, ACLS and NRP certifications.

Timeline

Respiratory Therapist

U of M Health Sparrow Campus
12.1999 - Current

Respiratory Therapist

Mercy San Juan Hospital
12.1991 - 12.1999

Respiratory Therapist

Valley Presbyterian Hospital
12.1987 - 12.1991

Respiratory Therapist

Sparrow Hospital
12.1982 - 12.1987

Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy - Respiratory Therapy

Lansing Community College.
Patty Kaldor