Marisol T. Abernathy
Respiratory Therapist, Adult Intensive Care
Phoenix, AZ · (602) 555 0142 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/marisoltabernathy
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years of respiratory care, six in adult intensive care
SETTINGS
32 bed medical and surgical intensive care unit in a 480 bed academic medical center
SPECIALTIES
Ventilator liberation, lung protective ventilation, proning, bronchoscopy assistance
SYSTEMS
Epic, Getinge Servo and Hamilton ventilators, point of care blood gas analyzers
LICENSURE
Arizona respiratory care license, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Adult Critical Care Specialist
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care, Sonoran State University
Executive Summary
Registered respiratory therapist with nine years in adult critical care, the last six in a 32 bed medical and surgical intensive care unit at a 480 bed academic medical center. Runs the therapist driven ventilator liberation protocol on the unit, sits on the ventilator associated event work group and holds the Adult Critical Care Specialist credential. Manages about eleven ventilated patients a shift.
Signature Achievements
- Raised spontaneous breathing trial completion before ten in the morning from 61 to 93 percent of eligible patients in one year after rewriting the therapist driven protocol.
- Cut average ventilator days per patient on the unit from 5.8 to 4.3 across two years alongside the sedation and mobility bundle.
- Held reintubation within 48 hours of planned extubation below 8 percent for eight consecutive quarters against a unit goal of 10 percent.
- Reduced ventilator associated events on the unit from 14 a year to five by pairing head of bed audits with daily cuff pressure checks.
- Earned the Adult Critical Care Specialist credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care in 2022.
- Precepted nine new graduate therapists through a twelve week intensive care orientation.
Professional Experience
Respiratory Therapist, Medical and Surgical Intensive Care
Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ March 2020 to present
32 bed intensive care unit, assignment of about eleven ventilated patients a shift
- Manage invasive and noninvasive ventilation for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and neurologic injury.
- Screen every ventilated patient each morning for a spontaneous breathing trial and run the trial under the therapist driven protocol.
- Set lung protective tidal volumes, adjust positive end expiratory pressure and lead the prone positioning team.
- Assist with bronchoscopy, percutaneous tracheostomy and difficult airway management at the bedside.
- Draw and interpret arterial blood gases and adjust ventilator settings within ordered parameters.
Respiratory Therapist, Acute Care
Salt River Community Hospital, Mesa, AZ July 2017 to March 2020
210 bed community hospital, floor and intensive care coverage on nights
- Covered a ten bed intensive care unit and the medical floors on the night shift.
- Delivered aerosolized medication, chest physiotherapy and oxygen therapy across the hospital.
- Responded to every code and rapid response call as the airway therapist.
Licensure and Certification
Arizona State Board of Respiratory Care Examiners, license number 118473
Registered Respiratory Therapist and Adult Critical Care Specialist, National Board for Respiratory Care
Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, current through 2027
Education
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care, Sonoran State University, Tempe, 2017
Core Skills
Ventilator liberation protocols · Lung protective ventilation · Prone positioning · Arterial blood gas interpretation · Bronchoscopy assistance · Airway management · Noninvasive ventilation · Cuff pressure monitoring · Epic documentation · New therapist precepting