Kathryn Morrison-Bennallack

Experience

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  San Jose Medical Center

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2003

  Lead RRT

  I was a lead therapist for the department managing the shift, making assignments, and ensure staffing was adequate for oncoming shifts. All aspects of adult, pediatric, and neonatal respiratory care. Recovery of open heart patients. I sat on the committee for new hires, quality assurance for the Ventilatory Weaning Protocol, Asthma Protocol Implementation in the ER, Student and New Hire Preceptor.

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  John Muir Medical Center

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Respiratory Therapist RRT

  Trauma Care, Level III Nursery, Critical Care Phlebotomy. All other aspects of adult, pediatric and nursery respiratory care.

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  San Ramon Regional Medical Center

  Sept 1999 - now

  Provide direct support to the manager and director of respiratory therapy. Assist with management of the blood gas laboratory, and employee evaluations. Analyze and resolve operational problems, maintaining quality control Schedule, supervise, and review work performed by employees. Order and maintain departmental supplies, and assist the department budget. Establish and maintain effective, good working relationships with our physicians as well as other health care professionals. I work in all aspects of Critical Care as well as performing bronchoscopies. I assist my manager in performing employee evaluations, and policies and procedures. I orient new staff members and act as a preceptor for students that come through our facility. I perform other managerial duties such as payroll, scheduling, and equipment ordering.

  • RRT Supervisor

    Jun 2003 - now

  • RRT, Supervisor

    Sept 1999 - now
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  Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2016

  RRT

  I was part of a team that worked in a busy county trauma facility. I worked in SICU, TICU, MICU, CCU, the Burn Unit, ER, Floor Care, and Telemetry step down unit.

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  Advanced Lifeline Respiratory Services

  Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

  Manager

  I work at Seattle Medical Post Acute, our services are contracted out through Advanced Lifeline Respiratory Services.

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  St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

  Registered Respiratory Therapist

  A very busy 300 plus bed hospital. We only do critical care working with adult ventilator patients, probing, veletri, Bipap, and HFNC. I also work in the PFT lab and am being trained in specialty bronchoscopies

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  Donor Network West

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2023

  Clinical Procurement Coordinator

  Onsite donor management of donor patients including diagnostics, medications and allocations of heart and lungs per policy.Approached and supported families during their most difficult times.Assisted with the team in getting the patient to the OR as soon as possible, working with the hospital teams in accomplishing our goals.