Demetria R. Ward

• Mentored and guided students through complex laboratory procedures, fostering skill development.
• Evaluated student performance through check-offs and provided constructive feedback for growth and improvement.
• Facilitated student participation by delivering fun, engaging lessons.

Read and evaluate daily journals

Review and approve daily attendance

Read all clinical Dr. interactions and ensure weekly student documentation

Check for site evaluation completion

Check for preceptor/instructor evaluation

Monitor competencies

Read all clinical Dr. interactions and ensure weekly student documentation

• Sets up and maintains respiratory therapy equipment and supplies
• Recommends and implements appropriate alterations to therapy based on observation
• Actively participates in facility councils and committees
• May serve as shift "Charge Therapist" with the responsibility of ensuring an adequate number of respiratory care staff to cover patient care areas and needs
• Assigning care staff to work areas and/or work assignments, modifying work assignments, assisting with meal coverage, fielding call offs and providing adequate staffing levels for the next shift
• Serve as preceptor to new team members and/or students
• Assists with neonatal deliveries and emergencies
• Provides education on cardiopulmonary diseases/disorders and associated treatment options
• Instructs patient and patient(s) caregiver in incentive spirometer, metered dose inhaler (MDI) administration, oxygen therapy, home aerosol therapy, or ventilator care if applicable
• Performs arterial blood gas sampling and transport
• Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management, and intubations
• Teamwork and Collaboration

• Instructed students in the hospital setting
• Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as a group
• Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety
• Instructed students on how to perform head-to-toe assessments on patients and how to intervene in medical emergencies

• Performed bronchial hygiene techniques to remove mucus and secretions from patient lungs and improve lung function
• Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement patient treatment plans
• Set up patients on their home CPAP/BIPAP when needed
• Set up patients on noninvasive mechanical ventilation for nighttime use as needed
• Rapid response team
• Performed regular assessments on patients
• Treated patients with oxygen and aerosolized medications
• Performed arterial blood gas sampling

• Performs regular assessments on patients
• Evaluate, treat and assist with the diagnosis of cardiopulmonary diseases
• Treating patients with oxygen, chest physiotherapy, and aerosolized medications
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards
• Sets up and maintains respiratory therapy equipment and supplies
• Assist physicians with managing mechanical ventilation
• Performed bronchial hygiene techniques to remove mucus and secretions from patient lungs and improve lung function