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Roxanne Ramirez

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Patient-focused professional equipped with teaching, administrative, and customer service expertise. Registered Respiratory Therapist for 15+ years. Helps keep healthcare services proceeding smoothly by coordinating communications, referrals, and policy enforcement. Talented in finding balanced solutions and resolving conflicts.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Respiratory Therapy

Meridian Care
San Antonio, TX
11.2024 - Current
  • Initiated changes to improve efficiency within the Respiratory Therapy Department.
  • Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized patient care plans.
  • Evaluated new technology available in order to make recommendations about its use within the department.
  • Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
  • Recruited, hired and trained new medical and facility staff.
  • Oversaw budgeting processes for the Respiratory Therapy Department including planning, forecasting, and cost control measures.
  • Implemented educational programs for staff members regarding new techniques and equipment used in respiratory therapy services.

Clinical Liaison

WellSential Health
San Antonio, TX
04.2024 - 09.2024
  • Managed the facility census by acting as the liaison between external referral sources and the internal facility and central admissions operations
  • I was responsible for identifying, developing, securing, and growing new and existing accounts and customer opportunities by building a strong network within the hospital(s) assigned, as well as supporting the coordination of services among the areas’ providers, such as physicians and hospital case managers, social workers, hospital discharge planner(s) and administrators
  • I made daily sales calls to these providers
  • I conducted on-site referral screenings at assigned hospitals and evaluated potential patients
  • I coordinated marketing visits with facilities

Regional Respiratory Therapist

WellSential Health
San Antonio, TX
04.2019 - 03.2024
  • As the Regional Respiratory Therapist, I oversee our12 facilities
  • My job requirements include training and certifying our nursing staff three times a year on all respiratory equipment and devices, such as CPAP/BiPAP(s), chest physiotherapy (CPT) machines, trach care and management and by making sure each nurse is checked off on their respiratory skills
  • It is my responsibility that our facilities being in state compliance on a yearly basis
  • I assist the doctors and nurse practitioners to round on patients and to ensure they are getting the right regiment of care
  • I also was a BLS instructor so all staff, not just nurses, can be re-certified as needed
  • I would participate in open houses for our new facilities to help promote our company to the public on the types of patient care that we provide

Respiratory Therapy Instructor

Concorde Career College
San Antonio, TX
12.2016 - 04.2019
  • Taught students, by coaching and mentoring to ensure they have an understanding of the elements of being a respiratory therapist

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Northeast Methodist
San Antonio, TX
08.2016 - 04.2019
  • I worked in the ER, ICU, and floor therapy to care for patients with cardiopulmonary diseases
  • I also participated in the clinical ladder and maintained all3 tiers every year

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX
08.2011 - 08.2016
  • I worked in the ER, ICU and floor therapy to care for patients with cardiopulmonary diseases and all sorts of conditions
  • I also was a member of the Shared Governance committee for Respiratory, and participated in the clinical ladder establishing all3 tiers

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Southwest General Hospital
San Antonio, TX
10.2009 - 07.2016
  • I worked in the ER, ICU, and floor therapy caring for patients of all sorts of conditions, and cardiopulmonary diseases

Education

Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Care

University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio
05.2015

Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Care

St. Philip's College
07.2009

Skills

  • Critical thinking
  • Customer service
  • Organization
  • Confidence
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork
  • Microsoft Office
  • Multitasking
  • Motivated
  • Creativity
  • Attention to detail
  • Creative
  • Empathy
  • Flexibility
  • Problem solving
  • ICU Experience
  • Hospital Experience
  • Critical Care Experience
  • Patient Care
  • Schedule management
  • Written communication
  • Staff scheduling
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • HIPAA guidelines
  • Patient advocacy
  • Teaching staff and patients

Certification

  • BLS Instructor Certification - expired 10/2024
  • RRT - expires 12/2029
  • BLS Certification - expires 10/2025
  • RCP License - expires 5/2025

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Director of Respiratory Therapy

Meridian Care
11.2024 - Current

Clinical Liaison

WellSential Health
04.2024 - 09.2024

Regional Respiratory Therapist

WellSential Health
04.2019 - 03.2024

Respiratory Therapy Instructor

Concorde Career College
12.2016 - 04.2019

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Northeast Methodist
08.2016 - 04.2019

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
08.2011 - 08.2016

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Southwest General Hospital
10.2009 - 07.2016

Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Care

University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio

Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Care

St. Philip's College

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