Clinical Informatics Liaison or Informatics Manager or Clinical

Ronald K. Antonio 1401 Ashdown Court 407-947-1282 Sanford, FL 32771 [email protected] PROFESSIONAL Focused, resourceful Clinical Informatics Specialist & Respiratory Therapist with 20+ years SUMMARY experience in hospitals, medical centers, long-term care/rehabilitation facilities and non-profits. Offer a unique blend of hands-on medical knowledge ( MICU, CCU, SICU, RR, NICU, PICU, floors, sleep labs), comprehensive IT skills an d staff/project management. Function equally well as a senior-level resource, le ader or team player. * Approach all projects with a positive, "can do" attitude and a sense of urgenc y. * Well-organized and dependable; easily adapt to constantly shifting priorities. * Consistently demonstrate practical yet imaginative approaches to service deliv ery, workflow management and process improvement. PROFESSIONAL RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist CERTIFICATIONS Licensed Florida Registered Respiratory Therapist BLS Certified, American Heart Association MCP, MCSE - Microsoft Certified Professional & Systems Engineer PROFESSIONAL Florida Hospital Altamonte, Altamonte Springs, FL 2005 - Present EXPERIENCE Respiratory Therapist, Level 3 5 years Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the treatment, care and needs of assigned g roup of patients including ICU, PCU and the ED. Review paper and digital chart d ata and confer with multi-disciplinary team to determine efficacy of therapy and recommend changes per protocol. Conduct Polysomnography (PSG) diagnostic tests on patients in sleep laboratory and administer PAP and O2 interventions for obst ructive sleep apnea. Monitor patients and assist in Pulmonary Rehabilitation car e plans. Drive and facilitate IT automation and process improvement initiatives. * Obtain/analyze ABGs and perform hemodynamic monitoring and arterial cannulatio n. * Assist in CV, PA line insertion, assembly, calibration and maintenance. * Respond to Code Blue alerts, provide CPR, airway maintenance, intubations & ex tubations, LMA insertion, tracheostomy tube changes and assist in bronchoscopy. * Perform oximetry, apnea and ETCO2 monitoring and non-invasive ventilation. * Utilize mechanical ventilation in all conventional modes per policy; O2 and ve ntilator transports; IABP support and cell saver performed. Key Accomplishments: * Proposed and secured buy-in to mount notebook computers on equipment carts, en abling the integration of workflow with computerized charting. * Functioned as technical liaison on rollout of new PSG software in sleep lab. S eamlessly transferred PSG (sleep study) data via CD to MDs for review. * Gained working knowledge of Cerner iExtend product as an end-user. * Orchestrated fundraiser with Spinning Nation that generated $500K+ for the Lan ce Armstrong Foundation. Select Care/Hunter's Creek, Orlando, FL 2004 - 2005 Respiratory Therapist (Part-Time) 1 year Took on part-time staff positions after relocating from New York to Florida. Select Care (Sempercare Hospital of Orlando) Delivered clinical expertise at 35-bed LTACH facility focusing on care and manag ement of adult ventilator patients. Transported patients via ambulance utilizing Puritan Bennett Achieva (Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator system, Vision BiPAP). Key Accomplishments: * Managed severe and medically complex patients, requiring assessment and respir atory care protocols for interdisciplinary care plans. * ACLS Certified member of code team.

Hunter's Creek Nursing & Rehab Center

Provided coverage in critical care, step-down wing of long term/rehabilitation c are center, including TBird VSO2 vent management and maintenance, nebulized trea tments, tracheostomy care, downsizing & decannulation. Monitored via clinical as sessment, auscultation, vitals, End-Tidal C02, MV, NIF, pulse oximetry and ABG a nalysis. SOHO-Futures/Iguana Studios, Laurelton/New York, NY 2000 - 2005 Consultant & Network Operations Manager 5 years Partial Client List: Able Health Management, Stan Lee, Corcoran Group Supplied Website design/hosting, LAN/WAN infrastructure installation and IT cons ulting services to small and medium-sized businesses. Key Accomplishments: * Provided vital technical support to client Able Health Management, a Home Infu sion Pharmaceutical company, by writing an application for their TPN labels. Com pany grew and became a national model for the Home Infusion industry. * Led 6 network engineers in boutique Web consulting, strategy and design studio (Iguana Studios) to support 100 users in a PC and Macintosh environment. * Directed rollout of 2 dynamic, database-driven Websites for key clients: * Stan Lee (creator of Spiderman and Fantastic Four), meeting deadline for IPO. * Corcoran Group, generating $1.2MM in revenue. * Maintained Web servers and security at an offsite Network Operations Center. * Implemented Helpdesk scheduling, disaster recovery and redundancy plans. * Coordinated eCommerce, certificate key implementation, server/workstation roll outs and deployment of Checkpoint firewall. PREVIOUS Director of Information Systems, Christian Cultural Centr e (NY Christian Life Centre) EXPERIENCE Respiratory Therapist, Brookdale Hospital & Beth Israel Med ical Centers Pre-2000 Key Accomplishments: Christian Cultural Centre * Automated IT from single PCs to a state-of-the-art Windows/SQL Server platform . Reduced costs 90%, by introducing Web presence, telephony, automated annual co ntribution statements for 25K people and kiosk technologies. * Approved contractors for $16.1MM project to build the largest venue in Brookly n. Brookdale Hospital & Beth Israel Medical Centers * Delivered all facets of acute and chronic respiratory care, including MICU, CC U, SICU, RR, NICU, PICU, ED and floors. Acquired skills in oxygen therapy, nebul ized treatments, arterial puncture, PD/P chest therapy, arterial lines, ABG anal ysis, balloon-tipped catheters and blood gas equipment. * Member of Cardiac Arrest Team; also transported mechanically ventilated patien ts. EDUCATION Walden University, Baltimore, MD M.S., Health Informatics, (anticipated graduation 2012) Excelsior College, Albany, NY B.S., Liberal Arts, 2003 New York University School of Medicine at Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY Graduate, Respiratory Therapist, 1983