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Petersburg, MI, United States
Hello,I'm a respiratory Therapist Working at a long term Hospital and it's a thrill. Mostly the same patients which gives me the opportunity to really get to know them. I'm hoping with a passion to get into a PA program.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

First ever two hour interview.

I am so happy right now. I had my first Respiratory Therapy interview. Of course it started out with questions, both simple clinical questions and a packet of What did yo do in this or that situation? (customer service/ conflict resolution).

Clinical questions I like. The other type make me very nervous- especially not having experiences and stories that matched the questions well. The interviewers were very nice and professional so it helped a lot. We had a great long rich varied enjoyable conversation.

"When can you start?" "Can you do midnights?" "This is how compensation works with HR"

Which I took to mean that I'm hired.. Two hour interviews usually mean good news anyways though, correct? What's funny to me though is that I have no idea which of the jobs I applied for I was actually interviewing for. Is it midnights? Is it contingent or full time? When do I actually start? I suppose I'll find out when HR contacts me.

Another interview in a few days. Also kind of funny to me since I did the 'hard' interview first. Of all the interviews my one friend had, he referred to this place as the 'hardest'. So of course it's my first professional job interview. I never do things the easy way.
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Experience

2013- Detroit Receiving Hospital: 40 Hours Full Time Night Shift Respiratory Therapist. (I feel so fortunate to be able to work in ICU's every night. The experience is incredible in this fast paced environment.)

2013 Lakeland Long term Rehab: Contingent Respiratory Therapist. (It's great to get experience in a more relaxed environment, working with home equipment that I would never see otherwise)


2010 – 2012 - Student Clinical Rotations

Clinical Site Locations and Contact Coordinators:

St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital

Clinical Coordinator: Andrea Howard

(248) 967-7444, howarda@macomb.edu


Beaumont Hospital, Troy Campus

Clinical Coordinator: Susana Ristoski

(248) 964-0851, Sristoski@beaumonthospitals.com


Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak Campus

Clinical Coordinator: Steve Hammick

(248) 898-6027, Shamick@beaumonthospitals.com

Student clinical rotations included 40 weeks of hands on clinical experience including:

- ICU Ventilator management

- NICU & PICU

- Patient assessment and evaluation

- ER and floor treatments

- Arterial Blood Gas sampling and interpretation

- Capillary blood gas sampling and interpretation

- Interaction with physician, patient and family

- Positive, accurate and clear verbal communication

- Effective Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

- Paper and electronic charting

- Patient transport on ventilators

- Ability to effectively use and follow protocols

- Chest physiotherapy and bronchial hygiene therapy

- Ventilator weaning and extubation

- Ventilator alarm trouble shooting

- Advanced modes such as PRVC and APRV

- Infant ventilators, Drager and transport

- BiPAP, CPAP, high flow nasal cannula.

- Tracheostomy care and T-piece set ups

- Assist with Bronchoscopy and intubation

- Stocking RCP supplies, etc.