Respiratory Therapist 1
Saad Specialist Hospital
Total years of experience :11 years, 7 Months
• Provided respiratory care to critically ill patients in intensive care units as well as supportive care to chronic patients. (Adults, Pediatrics & Neonates) • Was able to set up and successfully used high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) & inhaled nitric oxide (INO) • Served on team of professionals providing comprehensive treatment and therapeutic assistant to patients • Assisted and treated patients on an average of 13 patients / day • Involved on editing policies and competencies of the respiratory care department. • Passed successfully the JCIA training course that was done by SSH. • Appointed as one of the team members responsible for helping in during emergencies and crises events. • Helped the respiratory care department on working as a departmental clerk. • Prepared to be a preceptor for interns and new staff through “Preceptor Calibration Program “created by SSH RTs team. • Trained, coached, and mentored new hires to ensure compliance with organizations policies and procedures • Educated patients & their families about respiratory care diseases, treatments and equipment. •Assigned as a member of Rapid Response Team and Code blue runner frequently • Received an “Employee of the month” award for the hard and high quality work
• Received a comprehensive orientation and training on respiratory care equipment.
• Gained a good experience by rotating between multiple wards on a rotation period of eight weeks.
• Practiced in intensive care units such as adults, pediatrics and neonates for approximately 10 months.
• Managed & worked on ventilator for pediatrics as well as adult patients in cardiac unit in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit (CSICU).
• Completed multiple successful intubation on OR.
• Trained on respiratory home care.
• Got a chance to practice on Pulmonary Function Test (PFT lab) with a round of 30 patients per day for one week
• Trained to be a part of Rapid response team (RRT)
courses: Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
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