Rachael Chesson
Summary
Motivated sales individual with an extensive medical background skilled in building customer relationships and understanding customer needs. Strong communication and interpersonal skills for providing superior customer service. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Real Estate Broker
Nexthome Experience
12.2019 - Current
- Enhanced client satisfaction by providing personalized services and tailored property recommendations.
- Streamlined communication channels with clients, ensuring timely responses to inquiries and concerns.
- Negotiated favorable terms for clients during property transactions, resulting in beneficial outcomes on both sides.
- Developed comprehensive marketing strategies to promote listed properties effectively.
- Assisted clients in preparing their properties for sale through staging advice and vendor recommendations.
- Guided first-time homebuyers through the purchasing process step-by-step while addressing any concerns or questions they may have had along the way.
- Utilized social media platforms effectively to increase visibility of listings, resulting in quicker sales.
- Provided clients with detailed market analysis reports, enabling them to make informed decisions about their real estate investments.
- Negotiated real estate contracts to navigate transactions between buyers and sellers.
- Bought, renovated and flipped houses using real estate and construction knowledge.
- Compared properties possessing similar features to determine competitive market prices.
Respiratory Therapist/per Diem
St. Joseph Hospital
07.2023 - Current
- Served as a resource for staff and patients on the safe use of supplemental oxygen, ensuring optimal therapeutic benefits.
- Tested pulmonary function to identify abnormalities and issues with patient lung function.
- Maintained patient charts and information, strictly adhering to HIPAA laws and privacy guidelines.
- Educated patient and family on patient's illness and available remedies.
- Streamlined clinical processes through the implementation of efficient protocols for respiratory care procedures.
- Educated patients and families on disease management, breathing techniques, and medication administration, promoting self-care and adherence to treatment plans.
- Conducted pulmonary function tests to accurately diagnose lung diseases, facilitating appropriate treatment interventions.
- Conducted exercise programs for patients with lung disease
Respiratory Therapist/Per Diem/full Time
Sleepwell
02.2018 - Current
- Inspect, clean, test, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently, ordering repairs when necessary
- Read and evaluate physician's orders and patient's chart information to determine patient's condition and treatment protocols
- Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms
- Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
- Recommended and sold extended warranties for machines
Respiratory Therapist/full time
St. Joseph Healthcare
07.1999 - 09.2022
- Read prescriptions, measure arterial blood gasses, and review patient information to assess patient condition
- Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, or blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur
- Set up and operate devices such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, or aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment
- Enforce safety rules and ensure careful adherence to physicians' orders
- Explain treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation and allay fears
- Relay blood analysis results to a physician
- Maintain charts that contain patients' pertinent identification and therapy information
- Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures or related duties
- Inspect, clean, test, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently, ordering repairs when necessary
- Make emergency visits to resolve equipment problems
- Educate patients and their families about their conditions and teach appropriate disease management techniques, such as breathing exercises or the use of medications or respiratory equipment
- Determine requirements for treatment, such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, or medication and dosages, compatible with physicians' orders
- Perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assist or instruct patients in performance of breathing exercises
- Demonstrate respiratory care procedures to trainees or other healthcare personnel
- Teach, train, supervise, or use the assistance of students, respiratory therapy technicians, or assistants
- Orient new hires
- Worked in pulmonary rehabilitation on an as needed basis.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by providing effective discharge planning and follow-up care instructions for patients with chronic respiratory conditions.
- Coordinated with case managers, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to address psychosocial factors impacting respiratory health.
- Developed strong relationships with referring physicians by providing timely communication regarding patient progress and updates on therapy effectiveness.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory therapy -
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
Boise, ID05.2017
Associate of Science in Respiratory therapy -
CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
Burlington, VT05.1999
High School Diploma -
STEARNS HIGH SCHOOL
Millinocket, ME06.1997
Skills
- Client Relations
- Demonstrating Products
- Customer Assistance
- Self-motivation
- Client relationship management
- Team collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking capabilities
- Contract negotiation
- Product knowledge
- Interpersonal skills
Certification
- Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT) July 1999
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) December 1999
- Hold current State of Maine License for a Respiratory Therapist
- Holds current State of Maine License for Associate Broker License
References
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Timeline
Respiratory Therapist/per Diem
St. Joseph Hospital
07.2023 - Current
Associate Real Estate Broker
Nexthome Experience
12.2019 - Current
Respiratory Therapist/Per Diem/full Time
Sleepwell
02.2018 - Current
Respiratory Therapist/full time
St. Joseph Healthcare
07.1999 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory therapy -
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate of Science in Respiratory therapy -
CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
STEARNS HIGH SCHOOL
- Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT) July 1999
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) December 1999
- Hold current State of Maine License for a Respiratory Therapist
- Holds current State of Maine License for Associate Broker License
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