Personal Rehabilitation Approach:
“I love being a respiratory therapist. I work with patients of all ages. I have found that few things are as rewarding as helping someone breathe better. It’s very gratifying to be part of a team that works so well together to help people, and I’ve been blessed with amazing teams at both workplaces.”
Education/Certifications: AA degree, Lake Superior College, Duluth, MN; BLS, ACLS, and NRP certified.
Experience: Over 9 years working as a respiratory therapist with 8 of them working at Essentia Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, MN.
Patient Care: Ventilator set and management, NIPPV set up and management, high flow oxygen therapy, emergency and trauma care, Holter monitor set up, EKG’s, home oxygen testing and arrangement, fit testing, newborn congenital heart screening and all floor therapies including, but not limited to nebulizers, inhalers and incentive spirometry.
Specialties
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation