Resource RT and Preceptor for CICU/3S/PICU/NEURO ICU Resource responsibilities in all units include staffing assignments, delegating, assisting with critical admissions, updating orders and acuity numbers for the shift, troubleshooting equipment and conflict resolution. Staff RT responsibilities include assisting with intubation, ventilator management, blood gas interpretation, and general respiratory care therapies.
Lead Respiratory Therapist
Cook Children’s Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
Lead responsibilities include organizing and updating orders and new admissions and patient acuity for the staff worksheet. Divide and assign RT assignments. Coordinate staffing with unit resource therapist. Communicate with department managers and nurse supervisors. Assist with conflict resolution. Support and enforce policy and procedures. Check and stock hospital crash carts and assist with patient care when needed.
ECMO Specialist
Cook Children’s Medical Center
01.2003 - 01.2007
Responsible for proper assessment, lab interpretations, intervention, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the ECMO pump and patient cannulas.
Capstone Student Nurse – Emergency Department at Cook Children’s Medical CenterCapstone Student Nurse – Emergency Department at Cook Children’s Medical Center