MARCO BIANCHI
Senior Respiratory Therapist, RRT
Los Angeles, CA · m.bianchi@email.com · (555) 012-3789
Summary
Registered Respiratory Therapist with 11 years in critical care and ICU settings. Manages ventilator care for 8-10 patients per shift and serves as a code-team lead with a 96% successful extubation rate.
Experience
Senior Respiratory Therapist · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2016 - Present
- Manage mechanical ventilation and ABG-guided titration for 8-10 ICU patients per 12-hour shift
- Serve as code-team respiratory lead, responding to 100+ rapid-response and code events annually
- Achieved a 96% first-attempt successful extubation rate across the medical ICU
- Precept 6 new respiratory therapists per year through a 12-week ICU competency checklist
Respiratory Therapist · UCLA Health
2013 - 2016
- Delivered oxygen therapy, nebulizer treatments, and pulmonary function testing for 20+ patients daily
- Assisted with 150+ bronchoscopy procedures, maintaining a zero-complication record
- Trained 12 nursing staff on high-flow nasal cannula setup and weaning protocols
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) · Glendale Community Hospital
2011 - 2013
- Administered nebulizer treatments and incentive spirometry for 15+ med-surg patients daily
- Set up and monitored BiPAP and CPAP units on the step-down floor, logging settings in Meditech
- Transported and calibrated portable ventilators for 30+ interfacility transfers per year
Education
Associate of Science, Respiratory Therapy — Los Angeles City College · 2013
Skills
RRT Certified, Mechanical Ventilation, ABG Analysis, ACLS, NRP, PALS, Pulmonary Function Testing, Critical Care, Epic EMR, Bronchoscopy Assist
Certifications
RRT, National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Respiratory Care Practitioner License, Respiratory Care Board of California
ACLS and BLS Provider, American Heart Association
Key Achievements
Named Cedars-Sinai Respiratory Care Clinician of the Year, 2021
Led ICU surge staffing plan covering 40 additional ventilated beds
