Gwendolyn Price
Pontotoc
Summary
Professional registered respiratory theraptist at Methodist LeBoheur with comprehensive experience in patient assessment, therapeutic interventions, and critical care. Strong focus on team collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in mechanical ventilation, airway management, and emergency response. Reliable and flexible, ensuring high standards of respiratory care in dynamic healthcare environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Baptist Home Medical Equipment
12.2019 - Current
- Teach patient;s the use of wheel chairs, brace, canes, crutches, and all Respiratory equipment.
- Deliver different typed of home medical equipment to homebound patients.
- Collabrate closely with other healthcare providers.
- Pefrom monthly inventory and maintain office and medical suppy count.
- Provide patient education.
- Routiently collabrate with department managers to correct problems and inprove services.
- Closley collabrate with mananagement team to make necessary inprovement and satisfy patient needs.
- Create and maintained computerized record management systems to record and process data and generate reports.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital
12.2015 - 09.2019
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Provided emergency response during cardiac arrests or other life-threatening situations utilizing advanced life support measures when required.
- Contributed to successful weaning from mechanical ventilation by optimizing oxygenation strategies tailored to each individual''s needs.
- Worked with patients to administer aerosolized respiratory medications and chest percussion treatments to improve breathing.
- Documented therapies and diagnostic tests in patient electronic records for use by care team.
- Evaluated patient response to respiratory treatments and revised care plans accordingly.
- Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management, and intubations.
- Verified proper set-up of ventilators for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses.
- Administered various medications through aerosolized treatments ensuring proper dosages were delivered accurately to patients.
- Coordinated with physicians and other care team members on care and treatments.
- Performed airway clearance therapies effectively reducing complications related to mucus buildup within the lungs.
- Maintained proper oxygen titration levels of patients receiving ventilator support.
- Assessed, diagnosed, and treated breathing issues.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities staying current with best practices and advancements within the respiratory therapy field.
- Educated patients and families on respiratory health, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Desert Regional Medical Center
12.2012 - 09.2014
- Administered various medications through aerosolized treatments ensuring proper dosages were delivered accurately to patients.
- Monitored patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
- Developed innovative approaches for noninvasive ventilation use in eligible patients reducing rates of intubation.
- Educated patients and families on respiratory health, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care and treatment planning.
- Established respiratory care plans for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis, asthma and spontaneous pneumothoraxes.
- Administered oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy and inhalation therapy to improve patients' breathing and lung function.
- Maintained patient charts and information, strictly adhering to HIPAA laws and privacy guidelines.
Education
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
North East Community College
Booneville, MS05-1999
Skills
- Non-invasive ventilation
- Tracheostomy care
- Continuous positive airway pressure
- Bronchial hygiene
- Respiratory equipment setup
- Team collaboration
- Ethics and professionalism
- Appointment scheduling
- Patient education
- Electronic medical records
- Patient care documentation
- Home care support
- Sleep disorder treatment
- Equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
- Oxygen therapy
EEG's, and bedside spirometry
Setup and peform EEG's on nurology patient with doctors, order. Usualy done at patient bedside on adults. Download final results to patient's chart and infrom dcotor of result.
Bedside spirometry done at the patient beside usally for CABG patient's befor surgery.
Timeline
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Baptist Home Medical Equipment
12.2019 - Current
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital
12.2015 - 09.2019
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Desert Regional Medical Center
12.2012 - 09.2014
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
North East Community College
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