Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixRegistered Respiratory Therapist- Level 3
May. 2011 - May. 2017Phoenix, Arizona• Skilled in providing clinically proven therapies to patients ranging in age from 22 weeks premature to geriatric. • Fluent in current life-saving techniques as set forth by the AHA and NRP guidelines. • Maintained the Chair position of our Leadership council for three years. This council was staff lead and provided clinical evidence supported changes in policies and procedures, work flows, and staffing concerns.. • Trained staff on 3 different Electronic Health Record Systems (Cerner, EPIC, Allscripts), Medication systems (Pyxis) and Timekeeping systems (Kronos). • Created employee schedules and merged newly trained staff with experienced staff to create a well-rounded team of experience. • Provided evidence-based treatments and therapies to patients, while documenting all findings into various electronic health record flowsheets. • Updated Management on all council-lead objectives and solutions so they could be implemented immediately. Followed five goals throughout the hospital set by our department to measure quality/consistency of care, and reported them to department staff, and upper management staff throughout the hospital.