Rachel Riddell
Aurora,USA
Summary
Dynamic Registered Respiratory Therapist with extensive experience at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, excelling in airway management and mechanical ventilation. Proven leader in critical care, adept at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and mentoring new staff. Certified in BLS, ACLS, and PALS, with a strong commitment to delivering exceptional patient care.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Respiratory therapist
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
05.2019 - Current
- Respiratory Therapist II in progress
- Committees: Respiratory Coordinated Care, Regulatory Committee
- Preceptor to new grads/employees
- Lead RT in cardiac ICU
- Manage patients on mechanical ventilation, follow weaning parameters
- Perform various airway clearance therapies (vest, IPV, metaneb, CPT, couch assist)
- Maintain invasive airways such as ET tubes and trachs
- Collaborate with multi-specialty care rounds on best routes of care in the cardiopulmonary aspect
Respiratory Care Tech
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
06.2018 - 05.2019
- Provide various floor therapies such as hand-held nebulizer treatments and airway clearance therapies (vest, IPV, cough assist, etc.)
- Follow the Asthma Weaning Protocol & collaborate with team members on patient status
- Manage patients on CPAP/BiPAP with stable home settings as well as their personal home CPAPs
Education
Bachelor of Science - Respiratory therapy
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN04.2019
Skills
- AARC membership
- BLS, ACLS, PALS certification (RQI)
- EPIC charting system
- In patient transport experience
- Airway management in critical care scenarios (ECMO activations, code situations)
- Airway management of all age groups (neo/infant/pediatric/adult)
- Peds ICU and emergency room experience
- Trauma bay experience
- Ventilator/Bipap/CPAP management (servo I, VOCSN, EVO, trilogy, oscillator)
- HFNC experience(optiflow & vapotherm)
- Mange vent weaning parameters
- Performing extubations (infant/pediatric and adult experience)
Timeline
Registered Respiratory therapist
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
05.2019 - Current
Respiratory Care Tech
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
06.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Respiratory therapy
University of Southern Indiana