Emiliana Agbada

Performs bedside Electrocardiography and Respond to code.
• Instruct and Performs Spirometry using Body Plethysmograph.
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Respiratory Therapist 1
St. Luke's Medical Center is one of the best healthcare providers in South East Asia. Today,
the hospital has a 680 bed capacity, nine institutes, ten departments, three centers, and
various programs for charitable service, high tech medical endeavors, productivity, and total
quality management. It takes pride in being the only medical center in the Philippines with its
own research facility that engages in active and sustained biomedical research through its
Research and Biotechnology Division. It was awarded with Joint Hospital International (JCI)
Accreditation on 2012.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Carries out the physician’s verbal/written order as requested for any diagnostic and
therapeutic procedure under pulmonary services.
• Reads prescription, measures arterial blood gases and reviews patient information to
assess patient condition and determine requirements for treatment, such as type and
duration of therapy, medication and dosages.
• Determines most suitable method of administering inhalants, precautions to be observed
and modifications which may be needed that will be compatible with physician’s orders
• Develops plan of care based on assessment data and standards of care.
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• Performs therapy modalities and provides ventilatory assistance to patients as ordered by
physician.
• Performs PPD Tuberculin Skin Testing
• Responds to Rapid Response Team (RRT)
• Performed general floor therapy, including MDI, CPT, pulse oximetry, incentive spirometry,
CPAP and BiPAP therapy, set up, maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Performing Sputum induction using Ultrasonic Nebulizer.
• Set-up and operates Pneumatic compression device.
• Transport patients to CT, MRI, ICU, and OR with portable mechanical ventilator
(PNEUPAC/PARAPAC).
• Performed trach care, trach cuff maintenance, in-line, NT and oral suctioning, oral care.
• Performing Post op CABG care.
• ABG’s and interpretation, maintained quality control and ABG machines (GEM PREMIER
3500)
• Assists patient in performing breathing exercises.
• Performs test procedures according to Pulmonary Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP’s)
• Sets up and operates devices such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas
administration apparatus, environmental control systems and aerosol generators.
• Ensures the performance of calibration, quality control procedure and maintenance check
of all machines
• Performs minor trouble shooting of any machines.
• Performs calibration of the Ventilators (ESPRIT, HAMILTON C2) and Bipap (VISION)
machine.
• Performs ventilator management, maintenance and troubleshooting, ETT placement, cuff
maintenance and troubleshooting, and weaning protocols.
• Assess and performs ventilator weaning and spontaneous breathing trials.
• Set-up and operates Nasal High Flow
• Operates Neopuff Infant T-piece Resuscitator
• Monitors patient’s physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs, arterial blood
gases and blood chemistry changes.
• Monitors patient’s conditions and reactions and report any abnormal signs to physicians.
• Checks the equipment for proper function, operations, and cleanliness. This includes but
not limited to the following: mechanical ventilators, oxygen analyzers, demand valves,
manual resuscitators, spirometers, suctioning equipment, oral/nasal airways and tracheal
tubes.
• Listens and attends verbal customer’s complaints/ concerns and when necessary,
facilitates endorsement to immediate superiors for an immediate response.
• Observes and supports Environment Of Care (EOC) standards in all working area by
following its criteria strictly.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Center