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Taylorsville, Nc

Gastonia, North Carolina

• Respiratory Therapist for 400+ bed hospital providing care to patients requiring all types of respiratory care including but not limited to mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, and airway management. • Responsible for charge therapist duties including productivity, employee support and staffing/scheduling needs.• Ensured patient and family education needs were being met.• Worked in all areas of the hospital including Surgical ICU, CCU, ICU, Cardiovascular recovery… Show more • Respiratory Therapist for 400+ bed hospital providing care to patients requiring all types of respiratory care including but not limited to mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, and airway management. • Responsible for charge therapist duties including productivity, employee support and staffing/scheduling needs.• Ensured patient and family education needs were being met.• Worked in all areas of the hospital including Surgical ICU, CCU, ICU, Cardiovascular recovery unit, and Emergency Department. Show less

Mocksville, Nc

• Maintained expert knowledge of all accreditation requirements and processes; ensuring continual compliance with standards and expectations.• Successfully lead and managed staff through the accreditation process achieving 100% compliance and continued accreditation.• Utilized exceptional knowledge of market share to plan, create, and implement performance improvement and quality strategies.• Collaborated with upper management to ensure success of performance improvement… Show more • Maintained expert knowledge of all accreditation requirements and processes; ensuring continual compliance with standards and expectations.• Successfully lead and managed staff through the accreditation process achieving 100% compliance and continued accreditation.• Utilized exceptional knowledge of market share to plan, create, and implement performance improvement and quality strategies.• Collaborated with upper management to ensure success of performance improvement strategies.• Performed annual review and updates to policy and procedure manual.• Designed and deployed new policies and procedures that improved efficiency while reducing volume of employee errors.• Utilized advanced market analysis to increase physician referrals and ensure 100% referral satisfaction rates.• Implemented creative and innovative strategies to achieve and maintain 100% customer satisfaction and increase likelihood of return business.• Increased completion of customer satisfaction surveys from 10 percent to 80 percent.• Performed audits of patient and company records to ensure compliance and quality assurance; improving accuracy and completion of documentation.• Performed staff education providing up-to-date information regarding operational standards, current market trends, and performance improvement plans. Show less

Lenoir, Nc

• Respiratory Therapist for a home healthcare company servicing respiratory patients in severalcounties.• Responsible for the management of ventilator dependent patients in their home, the initiation of BiPAP/CPAP therapy and other respiratory services needed within the home environment.

Taylorsville, Nc

• Respiratory Therapist for 40 bed skilled nursing facility. Responsible for coordinating care for ventilator dependent patients including: patient assessments, airway management, and ventilator management.

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

• Maintained 90% retention and graduation rate. • 96% pass rate on the national board examinations. • Assisted with successful program start-up and curriculum development; as well as policy and procedure development and implementation. • Planned, developed, and implemented measurements of student performance, working closely with students to achieve educational goals and learning outcomes. • Successfully completed Respiratory Care program accreditation process; resulting in full… Show more • Maintained 90% retention and graduation rate. • 96% pass rate on the national board examinations. • Assisted with successful program start-up and curriculum development; as well as policy and procedure development and implementation. • Planned, developed, and implemented measurements of student performance, working closely with students to achieve educational goals and learning outcomes. • Successfully completed Respiratory Care program accreditation process; resulting in full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Respiratory Care Programs. • Served as the liaison between partnering hospitals, physicians, staff, faculty, and students to ensure all needs were consistently met. • Responsible for the recruitment and retention of students as well as being a designated as the student advisor for students enrolled or interested in enrolling in any Health Sciences program. • Organized, facilitated, and directed all aspects of the students’ clinical education and experiences. Show less

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Temporary position as Assistant Lecturer to the Respiratory Therapy Program Director for the Spring semester 2011. • Responsible for teaching Respiratory Therapy: Advanced Therapeutics and Diagnostics course through the use of on-line classrooms. •Developed, administered, and analyzed the presentation of course materials throughout the course while continuously focusing on student learning, retention, and effectiveness.

Hickory, North Carolina

• Respiratory Therapist for large community hospital. • Responsible for airway management, ventilator management, intubation, arterial line insertion, hemodynamic monitoring, and patient transport. • Worked in all areas of the facility including Adult ICU, Neonatal ICU, Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team, Rapid Response Team, Code Team, and the Emergency Room.• Served as Education Coordinator for the Respiratory Therapy Department creating and implementing educational… Show more • Respiratory Therapist for large community hospital. • Responsible for airway management, ventilator management, intubation, arterial line insertion, hemodynamic monitoring, and patient transport. • Worked in all areas of the facility including Adult ICU, Neonatal ICU, Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team, Rapid Response Team, Code Team, and the Emergency Room.• Served as Education Coordinator for the Respiratory Therapy Department creating and implementing educational activities for staff, patients, and family members. • Ensured all credentials and continuing education requirements were met for all respiratory therapists. Show less

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Healthcare Management, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude Studied all aspects of business management including macro and micro economics, business.

Associate Of Science (As), Respiratory Therapy, 3.8 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Graduated High Honors Graduated with High Honors