Tiffany Pierre
Tuscaloosa,AL
Summary
Highly focused Registered Respiratory Therapist with excellent patient satisfaction history and work ethic. Adept at managing diverse conditions that include COVID-19, COPD, sleep apnea, congestive heart failure, asthma, and trauma. Highly accomplished in quickly building rapport with patients, performing assessments, and using clinical knowledge and skills to treat patients.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Birmingham Veterans Hospital
10.2023 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive respiratory care plans and interventions.
- Enhanced patient safety with thorough ventilator management and monitoring.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care and treatment planning.
- Educated patients and families on respiratory health, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications.
- Performed airway clearance therapies effectively reducing complications related to mucus buildup within the lungs.
- Administered various medications through aerosolized treatments ensuring proper dosages were delivered accurately to patients.
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Assessed, diagnosed, and treated breathing issues.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Cooperated and communicated with physicians to deliver patient satisfaction and meet compliance with set standards.
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
Baptist Medical Center South
10.2021 - 01.2022
- COVID Adults, Beds 492, Teaching, TRAUMA LEVEL 1, Charting, CERNER EMR, Treat patients with strokes, head traumas, comas, and intracranial hematomas
- Evaluate patients with deficiencies and abnormalities within the cardiopulmonary system and make medical decisions based on assessments
- Perform lab tests and communicate results
- Administer medication and ventilatory support, including maintenance and management of life support systems
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, and test results in electronic medical records
- Perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assist patients with breathing exercises
- Conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintenance of airways
- Diagnose and treat patients with chronic and acute health problems, including MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD, pneumonia
- Provide necessary health education training for patients
- Identify the need for medical intervention by determining patient safety risks.
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
04.2021 - 07.2021
- Administered medication and ventilatory support
- Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance
- Evaluated patients for deficiencies and abnormalities and made medical decisions based on assessments
- Performed bronchopulmonary drainage and assisted patients with breathing exercises
- Set up and monitored mechanical ventilators and handled associated critical care duties
- Administered bronchodilators, antibiotics, mucolytics, and anti-inflammatory medications via devices such as hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, and positive pressure devices
- Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders
- Assisted physicians with intubations, ventilator management and bronchoscopies
- Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance
- Operated and managed mechanical ventilators.
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
White Plains Hospital
01.2021 - 04.2021
- COVID Adults, Beds 300, Community Hospital, Charting EPIC, SERVO-U
- To assist and evaluate patients with deficiencies with abnormalities within the cardiopulmonary system
- To assist and treat patients with chronic and acute health problems, including MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD, pneumonia
- Perform lab tests and communicate results
- To facilitate all aspects of respiratory care-related duties, including set up and administer all respiratory therapy procedures to patients of all ages in all areas of this hospital
- ABG puncture, assist with intubations, high flow nasal set up, Bi-PAP set up
- Conduct patient assessments and perform diagnostic tests, ABGs, EKGs
- Conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintenance of airways.
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
Yale Hospital
08.2020 - 11.2020
- COVID Adults, Beds 1500+, Trauma I, Teaching, Charting EPIC, Vents Avea
- Evaluate the health education needs of patients and provided the necessary training and instruction
- Evaluate patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintain patient flow
- Treat patients with strokes, head traumas, comas, and intracranial hematomas
- Evaluate patients with deficiencies and abnormalities within the cardiopulmonary system and make medical decisions based on assessments
- Perform lab tests and communicate results
- Administer medication and ventilatory support, including maintenance and management of life support systems
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, and test results in electronic medical records
- Conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintenance of airways
- Diagnose and treat patients with chronic and acute health problems, including MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD, pneumonia
- Provide necessary health education training for patients
- Identify the need for medical intervention by determining patient safety risks.
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
Sanford Medical Center
12.2019 - 07.2020
- COVID Adults, Beds 400, Trauma II, Teaching No, Charting EPIC
- To assist and evaluate patients with deficiencies with abnormalities within the cardiopulmonary system
- To assist and treat patients with chronic and acute health problems, including MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD, pneumonia
- Perform lab tests and communicate results
- To facilitate all aspects of respiratory care-related duties, including set up and administer all respiratory therapy procedures to patients of all ages in all areas of this hospital
- ABG puncture, assist with intubations, high flow nasal set up, Bi-PAP set up
- Conduct patient assessments and perform diagnostic tests, ABGs, EKGs
- Conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintenance of airways.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Pickens County Medical Center
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Administered medication and ventilatory support
- Interacted with patients, family members and physicians to coordinate patient care
- Conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway maintenance
- Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
DCH Regional Medical Center
07.2016 - 11.2019
- Administered medication and ventilatory support
- Documented patient information and treatments in confidential electronic health records
- Delivered airway management by leveraging intubation and extubation skills, bedside and diagnostic bronchoscopy, bedside tracheostomy preparation and assistance, and operate and manage mechanical ventilators
- Administered therapies and medications via inhalers, gas administration apparatuses and environmental control systems
- Assisted physicians with intubations, ventilator management and bronchoscopies
- Educated patients on treatment options, medication administration, therapy self-management and care plans
- Collected, analyzed, and interpreted arterial blood gas
- Actively participated in daily physician and patient rounds to maintain continuum of care
- Provided direct care to treat acute and chronic respiratory conditions and utilized therapeutic assessments to diagnose lung and breathing disorders.
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Health Education -
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS11.2020
Associate of Applied Science -
Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, AL12.2015
Skills
- Organization
- Team building
- Multitasking
- Work ethic
- Working collaboratively
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Critical thinking
Certification
- Registered Respiratory Therapist, National Board for Respiratory Care, 12/31/2028, 171883
- Registered Respiratory Therapist, Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy, 10/31/2025, 4225
Timeline
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Birmingham Veterans Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
Baptist Medical Center South
10.2021 - 01.2022
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
04.2021 - 07.2021
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
White Plains Hospital
01.2021 - 04.2021
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
Yale Hospital
08.2020 - 11.2020
Traveling Registered Respiratory Therapist
Sanford Medical Center
12.2019 - 07.2020
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Pickens County Medical Center
09.2019 - 03.2020
Registered Respiratory Therapist
DCH Regional Medical Center
07.2016 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Health Education -
Mississippi University for Women
Associate of Applied Science -
Shelton State Community College
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