I have been a RT for 21 years and work in every aspect of the field.

I am Licens
ed in the state of Texas and will obtain any license needed to work any other st
ate.
Currently employed part time at Kindred Hospital Houston, Texas.
I have letters of recommendation and awards for bring employee of the month and
year.
Working with families, teaching self care at home and have many times given my t
elephone number in case they had questions.
I am a Christian and believe that working in the medical field is my calling.
Deborah C. Phillips
22627 River Birch Drive
Tomball, TX 77375
(281) 728-7067
decdout@hotmail.com
Objective:
I am seeking a position as Respiratory Therapist, CRT within the Houston, Texas
community. This will enable me to provide excellent services to my community as
well as maintain my other life roles.
Education:
Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician, November 12, 1988, Francis Tuttle Vo-
Tech. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Completed with a 3.0 GPA and voted student of the
month twice.
a Continuing Education Courses:
The many stages of COPD
Breathing room and time management
Preparing the COPD caregiver
Detailed aspects of ventilator management
Six hour offered course by Passy Muir
Improving Your Ability to Think Critically, Online 2009
Management of the Adult Stroke & Brain Injured Patient
February 1, 2003- February 3, 2003, Health South Rehabilitation Institute,
HOUSTON, TX
CPR certified with AED, 1990-present
ACLS, 1998-present
Work History:
Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT, Kindred Health Care Systems, Houston
, Texas,

Apply and implementing therapeutic

skills in relation to the care of pulmonary patients and every aspect of their
needs, to specifically meet the needs of each patient and their family members.
To address the impairments of the patient such as Chronic Pulmonary Diseases, Ve
ntilator Dependency, Hypo/Hyper-tonicity Cognitive deficit and Developmental Del
ay through various therapeutic tools which promote learning and function within
each patientas environment?
a Therapeutic interventions include: Better Breathers, Strengthening activities,
Purse Lip Breathing, Fine motor activities, Cognitive training, ADL retraining,
Communication training through Passy Muir as well as other media, and Client/ F
amily Education.
a Promote the field of Respiratory Therapy through clinical instruction of level
s I-II RT students.
Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT/RT Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
January, 1988-April, 1997. Until graduating November of that year, I worked
Part time as an OJT in respiratory.
a Therapeutic interventions include: Better Breathers, Strengthening activities,
Purse Lip Breathing, Fine motor activities, Cognitive training, ADL retraining,
Communication training through Passy Muir as well as other media, and Client/ F
amily Education.
a Managed the night shift by assigning therapists work schedule for my shift and
the oncoming shift.
a Implemented learned skills over time in post op CCU with open and heart transp
lant patients along with ventilator weaning and management.

a Management of Post-OP Cardiac Patients in a 8 bed CCU.

Monitoring patients progress by Ventilator Management/weaning and IABG/Art line
interpretation to recover and quickly extubate.

Design and implement therapeutic activities in relation to plan of care, designe

d to improve function in individuals with motor, neurological and cognitive. Tra
ch care with family teaching
a Design and implement therapeutic activities in relation to plan of care, desig
ned to improve function in individuals with motor, neurological and cognitive im
pairments resulting from disease or injuries such as: CVA, Guillian Barre Syndr
ome, SCI, Peripheral Neuropathy and COPD.
a Therapeutic interventions include: Purse Lip Breathing, Strengthening exercise
s, Vibratory with PMV training.
a Assisted Dr. Steven Adler for three years with Bronchoscopesa. I was in charge
of maintaining all equipment for the procedures.
a Ran EKGas along with Tele-Faxing to the main Medical Center to be read by a Ca
rdiologist.