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.
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.
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
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.
BLS, ACLS and NRP certifications.