Personal Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Personal Information
Certification
Accomplishments
Timeline

Sonia Paredes

Scripps Memorial Hospital
Murrieta,CA
Sonia Paredes
1
Certification
12
years of professional experience

A caring and dedicated Registered Respiratory Therapist with 12 years of clinical bedside experience with a passion for patient care and for teaching Nursing and Respiratory Therapy students within and along with my clinical responsibilities. Eager to apply years experience in the right Respiratory Therapy Clinical Instructor and Respiratory Therapist position. Looking forward to collaborating with a Respiratory Therapy program and Respiratory Therapy Department wherein I can use all of my passions and experience to contribute to the Respiratory Therapy profession. My clinical experience has been every colorful and challenging in many ways that I feel have prepared me to be a strong and knowledgeable bedside Respiratory Therapist and Instructor. As well as a Respiratory Therapist and Instructor that is prepared for varies situations that can present themselves and not deter by difficult situations and conversations that the aspiring Respiratory Therapist may have on their journey to become a great clinical Respiratory Therapist.

Work History

1 Year 3 Months
Pima Medical Institute | 06.2025 - Current

2 Years 5 Months
Scripps Memorial Hospital | 04.2024 - Current

2 Years 6 Months
Temecula Valley Hospital | 09.2021 - 03.2024

5 Years 7 Months
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center | 12.2015 - 07.2021

8 Months
ContinueCare Hospital | 04.2015 - 12.2015

6 Months
Robert H. Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital | 09.2014 - 03.2015

Education

Associate In Science Degree - Respiratory Therapist

Concorde Career College | San Bernardino, CA

High School Diploma

Silverado High School | Victorville, CA

Crafton Hills Community Career College | Yuciapa, CA | 05.2012
2 years general education

Skills

Communication
collaboration
problem-solving
critical thinking and interpersonal skills.
Ability to receive constructive criticism and apply to optimize job performance.
Comfortable teaching and answering questions performing clinical care.
Mentored students on patient assessment
treatment planning
and ventilator management.
Comfortable and experienced in Nursing education within the context of Annual Skills Training Hospital wide; Both critical care RNs and General Floor RNs.
Comfortable and competent in an Intensive Care Unit
Emergency Department
General Floors and Telemetry
Long Term Acute
Rehabilitation and Sub-Acute setting.
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Chest compression and manual ventilation and post cardiac resuscitation care: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest protocols.
ABG drawing: results and interpretations
Experienced in assisting
setup and break down of Therapeutic Bronchoscopies
Able to assess and provide appropriate care for Pediatric patients
both in Trauma Emergency setting and General floor capacity.
Experience in Acute Critical Care settings: Cardiac
Trauma/Surgery
Neuro ICU and Trauma Emergency Department
Excel in patient assessment
Respiratory Care
and Ventilator management skills.
Ventilation mode adjustment: Volume/Pressure AC
SIMV
PRVC
APRV
PSV
Bi-PAP
CPAP.
Initiating High Flow Nasal Cannula and other Oxygen Therapy
Mechanical Ventilation( initiating
monitoring
maintenance
adjustment
discontinuation
cleaning
disinfection
setup
SST(Short Self-Test)
Principal strengths include time management
critical thinking
and organization skills.
Demonstrates teaching and interpersonal communication skills
possesses a strong ability to quickly grasp and utilize new information.
Previous experience mentoring students in clinical practice as apart of my responsible as a bedside Respiratory Therapist.
Clinical Instructor for a CoARC certificate medical Institution

Personal Information

  • ID Type: RCP
  • ID Number: 43985

Certification

BLS: 2025-07/2027, ACLS: 2025-07/2027, PALS: 2025-07/2027

Accomplishments

Receive the honor of being named employee of the quarter in by management in my position as a bedside Respiratory Therapist in 2021.

Timeline

Pima Medical Institute
06.2025 - CurrentRead More

Scripps Memorial Hospital
04.2024 - CurrentRead More

Temecula Valley Hospital
09.2021 - 03.2024Read More

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
12.2015 - 07.2021Read More

ContinueCare Hospital
04.2015 - 12.2015Read More

Robert H. Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital
09.2014 - 03.2015Read More

Crafton Hills Community Career College

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Silverado High School

High School Diploma
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Concorde Career College

Associate In Science Degree from Respiratory Therapist
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Sonia Paredes