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Tamara Hargrave

Lilburn,GA

Summary

Registered Respiratory Therapist with 35 years experience specializing in Adult ICU and Neonatal ICU.

Ten years supervisory roles and 4 years lead therapist role.

Seeking full-time nightshift staff position

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Respiratory Therapy Supervisor

Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Johns Creek, Georgia
07.2015 - Current

Facilitate a positive work environment. Assign and monitor work in all hospital areas. I am responsible for my own full assignment. Clinical resource for both adult and NICU clinical care areas. Attend all Rapid Responses and Code Blues. Perform ventilator transports to CT, MRI, and special procedures. Assist with staff competencies, annual evaluations, and chart audits. Train and orient staff. Handle customer service complaints. Ventilator management. Perform infant and adult EKGs. Attend all high-risk, cesarean, and premature deliveries.

Respiratory Therapy Supervisor

Northside Hospital Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
07.2002 - 07.2019

Staff Therapist from 2002 to 2011. Provide general floor care therapies, such as aerosol therapy, chest physiotherapy, noninvasive ventilation, metered-dose inhaler therapy, and oxygen therapy. Administer adult and neonatal critical care to patients by ventilator management, blood gas analysis and interpretation, transports, bronchoscopies, airway management, nitric oxide therapy, and attend high-risk deliveries.

Lead Therapist from 2011 to 2015. Provide daily assignments for adult and neonatal care areas. I am responsible for my own assignment. Provide input to the clinical supervisor regarding staff performance. Perform the duties and responsibilities of the clinical supervisor in the supervisor's absence. Respond to all code blue and rapid response calls. Provide clinical expertise and backup support to staff as needed.

Night shift supervisor from 2011 to 2015. Assign and monitor work; manage resources to maintain efficient use of additional staff to meet workload requirements. Generate and analyze productivity reporting to justify staffing adjustments. Train the staff. Act as a clinical resource, and assist staff in setting and achieving professional goals. Handle customer service complaints. Maintain rapport with physicians and hospital employees. Contact physicians when test results or the patient's condition warrants a change.

PRN Respiratory Therapist

Emory Eastside Medical Center
Snellville, GA
11.2008 - 06.2011

Regularly scheduled respiratory therapist. Provide general floor care therapies, such as aerosol therapy, chest physiotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, metered-dose inhaler therapy, and oxygen therapy. Administer adult and neonatal critical care to patients by ventilator management, blood gas analysis and interpretation, transports, airway management, nitric oxide therapy, and attend high-risk deliveries.

PRN Respiratory Therapist

Cobb Hospital Wellstar
Austell, Georgia
01.2003 - 01.2006

Regularly scheduled respiratory therapist. Provide general floor care therapies, such as aerosol therapy, chest physiotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, metered-dose inhaler therapy, and oxygen therapy. Administer adult and neonatal critical care to patients by ventilator management, blood gas analysis and interpretation, transports, airway management, and attending high-risk deliveries.

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Regency Medical Center
Winter Haven, Florida
05.1993 - 07.2002

Working in a Level 2 NICU independently. Ventilator management via Sechrist and Dräger Babylog ventilators. Attend all high-risk deliveries, including but not limited to cesarean sections. Draw ABGs and other lab work via UAC, UVC, PAL, and sticks. ABG interpretation. Perform infant and adult EKGs. Deliver all oxygen modalities per protocol. Aerosolized medication delivery. Perform infant chest physiotherapy. Infant intubation.

Respiratory Therapist

Winter Haven Hospital
Winter Haven, Florida
01.1992 - 05.1993

Mechanical ventilation in the MICU, SICU, with Servo and Bear 2 ventilators. Draw and analyze ABG's chest physiotherapy. Aerosolized medication delivery. ED coverage.

Respiratory Therapist

Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center
Tallahassee, FL
10.1989 - 01.1992

Mechanical ventilation in the MICU, Post Cardiac ICU, NICU, and Neuro ICU using 7200's, Bear 2, and Sechrist ventilators. Draw ABGs, including arterial lines. Aerosolized medications, chest physiotherapy, oxygen modalities, and tracheal care. ED coverage: Attend all codes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cardiopulmonary Science

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
04-1990

Skills

Experience with the following medical devices: Hamilton G5, C2, C3, V60, VN500, Drager Babylog, HFOV, and BCPAP

Patient evaluations and other procedures related to the management of patient airway, mechanical ventilation, and patient assessment with protocol treatment Starting and managing nitric oxide

Certification

BLS, ACLS, NRP

Timeline

Respiratory Therapy Supervisor

Emory Johns Creek Hospital
07.2015 - Current

PRN Respiratory Therapist

Emory Eastside Medical Center
11.2008 - 06.2011

PRN Respiratory Therapist

Cobb Hospital Wellstar
01.2003 - 01.2006

Respiratory Therapy Supervisor

Northside Hospital Atlanta
07.2002 - 07.2019

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Regency Medical Center
05.1993 - 07.2002

Respiratory Therapist

Winter Haven Hospital
01.1992 - 05.1993

Respiratory Therapist

Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center
10.1989 - 01.1992

Bachelor of Science - Cardiopulmonary Science

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
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