Stephanie Edmond
Wantage
Summary
Experienced Respiratory Therapist with 10+ years of experience in the medical field as a dental assistant and exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Neonatal Respiratory Care Specialist
New York Presbyterian Columbia Medical Center
11.2022 - Current
- Provided specialized neonatal respiratory care.
- Developed training programs for staff.
- Ensured compliance with hospital policies.
- Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient care.
Respiratory Care Practitioner/Therapist
Mount Sinai Health System
08.2017 - 11.2022
- Provided prescribed respiratory therapy including: airway maintenance, chest physical therapy, pulmonary function testing, cardio-respiratory rehabilitation and cardio-respiratory drug administration.
- Performed bedside vital capacity, inspiratory force peak flow measurements; administered various oxygen concentrations, aerosol medication devices and mechanical ventilators.
- Provided and monitored mechanical ventilators on assigned unit; responded to Cardiac Team and STAT
- Ventilator management with conventional as well as high-frequency oscillatory ventilators on neonatal patients
- Nitric oxide administration.
- Blood gas acquisition and interpretation.
- Internal and External transports.
Dental Assistant
New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
10.2007 - 09.2017
- Sterilize, decontaminate, scrub, and pack instruments for use in dental procedures.
- Use active listening and communications skills in helping patients to make them comfortable in dental chair.
- Assist the dentist in dental procedures including suctioning, retracting tongue and lip, and practicing "four handed dentistry".
- Experienced in fabricating crowns, pouring impressions, trimming models and preparing oral surgery equipment; and assisting with extractions, impactions, fillings, implants, and local anesthesia.
- Recognized and requested by patients for excellent rapport and ability to make patients feel at ease in the dentist chair
- Received award for best dental assistant in patient care for children and young adults.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Services Administration
New York City College of Technology/CUNY
Brooklyn, NY12-2020
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Care Technology
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York
New York, NY05-2017
Skills
- Patient Care
- Medication Administration
- Airway Clearance
- Arterial blood gas sampling
- Oxygen Therapy
- Intubation Assistance
- Patient Assessment
- Humidity/Aerosol Therapy
- Airway Management
- Ventilator Management
- Capillary blood gas sampling
- ICU Therapist
Certification
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) – National Board for Respiratory Care
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association
- Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty (NPS) – National Board for Respiratory Care
Timeline
Neonatal Respiratory Care Specialist
New York Presbyterian Columbia Medical Center
11.2022 - Current
Respiratory Care Practitioner/Therapist
Mount Sinai Health System
08.2017 - 11.2022
Dental Assistant
New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
10.2007 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Health Services Administration
New York City College of Technology/CUNY
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Care Technology
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York
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