Trinity McDaniel
Melissa,TX
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
RPSGT
Texoma Medical Center
Denison, TX
10.2021 - Current
- Daytime and overnight RPSGT.
- Independently perform all aspects of diagnostic sleep testing, including baseline polysomnograms, PAP titration (CPAP/BIPAP/ASV), MSLT, and PAP-Nap.
- Educate patients on medical equipment, and demonstrated proper usage, proper mask techniques in order to achieve successful compliance.
- Score and stage sleep study using the AASM clinical standards.
- Apply supplemental oxygen therapy with oxygen delivery devices in treatment of hypoxemia.
Clinical Student Polysomnographic Program
Parkland Hospital
Dallas, TX
- Comforted anxious patients before procedures and listened to concerns, offering support and compassion.
- Patient education
- International 10-20 placement
- Responsible for setup and recording for overnight study.
- Demonstrated Home Sleep Study instructions to patients.
- Knowledge with uploading and scoring Home Sleep Studies.
- CPAP setups, troubleshooting and mask fittings.
- Staged and scored studies.
Clinical Student Polysomnographic Program
Children's Health
Plano, TX
- Educated patients about procedures, answered questions and provided comforting words to control anxiety and enhance procedure results.
- Apply electrodes and sensors to patient following protocol.
- Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals, and made adjustments if necessary.
- Score sleep/wake and clinical events in accordance with AASM scoring guidelines.
- Able to recognize arrhythmias and abnormal respiratory patterns.
Clinical Student Polysomnographic Program
Sleep Trends Diagnostic Center
Plano, TX
- Documented routine observations to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
- Studied polysomnograms to recognize abnormal respiratory patterns and arrhythmias.
- Selected and calibrated appropriate equipment for testing to make adjustments and verify proper functioning.
- Collected and analyzed patient information to identify and meet patient- specific needs, including mental and physical limitations.
- Patient education, CPAP setups and troubleshooting and mask fittings.
- Oxygen therapy.
Education
Associate of Science - Polysomnography
Collin College
McKinney, TX08.2021
Skills
- Troubleshooting
- Documentation
- Communication
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Teamwork
- Sandman
- Nihon Kohden
- Natus
- Resmed
- Alice
Certification
- RPSGT
- BLS
Timeline
RPSGT
Texoma Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
Clinical Student Polysomnographic Program
Parkland Hospital
Clinical Student Polysomnographic Program
Children's Health
Clinical Student Polysomnographic Program
Sleep Trends Diagnostic Center
Associate of Science - Polysomnography
Collin College