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Christopher Perry

Respiratory Therapist
Charlottetown,PE

Summary

Registered respiratory therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. Solid knowledge in comprehensive respiratory care procedures and excellent direct patient care skills. Reputation as a self-directed professional with superior problem solving, communication and management skills. Successful in managing time, prioritizing tasks and organizing projects to improve the quality of patient care. Able to act calmly in stressful situations. Extensive experience with adult, child and neonatal respiratory care. Preceptor for respiratory therapy students. For approximately 7 years I was a core respiratory therapist in the emergency room at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver where I was a liaison between the emergency department and the RT department. Helped with deciding and ordering respiratory equipment for the trauma room as well as other departmental issues. Helped enact Covid policies and safety procedures. Advised and gave feedback on workflow for construction of the new St. Paul's Hospital's emergency department.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Respiratory Therapist

QEH
08.2024 - Current

Respiratory Therapist

QEII Health Sciences Centre
07.2023 - 07.2024
  • Since joining the team at the QE2 health sciences centre in Halifax I've become a member of a Level 1 trauma team.
  • As the referral centre for the Maritime Provinces I've ventilated complex respiratory patients, such as multiple traumas and burns.
  • As a senior Therapist I also work at the VG site where we see challenging patients like ENT, thoracic and cancer patients.
  • Managed ventilator support for critically ill patients in intensive care units, ensuring proper adjustments according to physician orders and clinical guidelines.
  • Optimized airway management by skillfully performing endotracheal intubations under challenging circumstances.
  • Performed bronchial hygiene techniques to remove mucus and secretions from patient lungs and improve lung function.
  • Performed arterial blood gas analysis and assisted in bronchoscopies.

Respiratory Therapist

St. Paul's Hospital
11.2007 - 05.2023
  • Help treat and diagnose cardio-respiratory illness
  • Experience with various complex cardio-respiratory treatments, such as, Nitric Oxide and Flolan administration
  • Esophageal balloon insertion, use and maintenance
  • Use of NAVA and insertion of the catheter
  • Experience with patients on ECMO
  • Familiar with complex ventilation strategies associated with ARDS and use of HFOV
  • Performs intubations, extubations and tracheostomy changes
  • Arterial line insertion and punctures
  • Member of code blue, code pink and trauma teams
  • Core respiratory therapist for ER department for 7 years
  • Attends meetings and help decide new equipment for the ER department
  • Initiates and maintains invasive and non-invasive ventilation as per protocol
  • Experience in ICU, CSICU, CCU, ER, NICU and wards.

Respiratory Therapist

Lions Gate Hospital
03.2012 - 03.2013
  • Help treat and diagnose cardio-respiratory illness
  • Initiates and maintains invasive and non-invasive ventilation
  • Arterial line insertions and punctures
  • Experience in ICU, ER, NICU and wards
  • Member of code blue and trauma teams
  • Performed home oxygen assessments and all other related respiratory therapy duties.

Cape Breton Regional Hospital
06.2005 - 11.2005
  • Approved LOA from QEH)
  • Help treat and diagnose cardio-respiratory illness
  • Initiated and maintained invasive and non-invasive ventilation as per protocol
  • Member of code blue, code pink and trauma teams
  • Attended high risk deliveries and conscious sedations
  • Performed home oxygen assessments and other related respiratory therapy duties
  • Performed intubation, extubations and tracheostomy changes
  • On-call respiratory therapist for smaller outlying hospitals
  • Preceptor for respiratory and nursing students
  • Experience in working ICU, ER, NICU and wards.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
06.2003 - 10.2007
  • Help treat and diagnose cardio-respiratory illness
  • Performed intubation, extubations and tracheostomy changes
  • Initiated and maintained invasive and non-invasive ventilation as per protocol
  • Attended high risk deliveries and conscious sedations
  • Preceptor for nursing, paramedic and respiratory students.

Education

Diploma - Respiratory Therapy

Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
09.2000 - 05.2003

B.A - Psychology

Saint Mary's University
Halifax, NS
09.1995 - 05.1999

Skills

Experience with the following ventilators: PB 840, PB 980, Servo-i, Servo-u, Evea, Drager XL, Drager V500, Hamilton T1, LTV

Timeline

Respiratory Therapist

QEH
08.2024 - Current

Respiratory Therapist

QEII Health Sciences Centre
07.2023 - 07.2024

Respiratory Therapist

Lions Gate Hospital
03.2012 - 03.2013

Respiratory Therapist

St. Paul's Hospital
11.2007 - 05.2023

Cape Breton Regional Hospital
06.2005 - 11.2005

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
06.2003 - 10.2007

Diploma - Respiratory Therapy

Dalhousie University
09.2000 - 05.2003

B.A - Psychology

Saint Mary's University
09.1995 - 05.1999
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