Shannon Ables
Lubbock,TX
Summary
Senior Respiratory Therapist with 7 years of experience in hospital setting. Highly skilled in patient assessments, blood gas analysis and interpretation and airway and ventilator management. Successful at implementing best practices to advance respiratory therapy outcomes.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Therapist
Covenant Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
07.2016 - Current
- Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties.
- Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance.
- Administered medications via nebulizers, inhalers, or MDIs.
- Conducted arterial blood gas analysis and interpretation.
- Maintained accurate patient records and therapy documentation.
Cryptologic Linguist
United States Air Force, USAF
San Antonio, TX
03.1994 - 03.2000
- Translated foreign language documents, recordings, and communications.
- Compiled comprehensive summaries of collected intelligence data.
- Studied Spanish and its origins to better speak and understanding its communications.
- Operated secure communication systems to transmit classified messages and documents.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Therapy
South Plains College
Levelland, TX05-2017
Some College (No Degree) - Elementary Education
Texas A&M University - Commerce
Commerce, TXSkills
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Airway Management
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Ventilator management
- Emergency medical care
- Intubation
- Tracheostomy Care
- Arterial Line Placement
Certification
- Adult Critical Care Specialist, 2021
Timeline
Respiratory Therapist
Covenant Medical Center
07.2016 - Current
Cryptologic Linguist
United States Air Force, USAF
03.1994 - 03.2000
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Therapy
South Plains College
Some College (No Degree) - Elementary Education
Texas A&M University - Commerce
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