Teila Bell
Critical Care.
ECMO Specialist and Registered Respiratory Therapist with experience across Level 1 Trauma Centers and dedicated children's hospitals. Expert in extracorporeal life support, advanced ventilator management, and critical cardiopulmonary care.
Clinical Experience
ECMO Specialist
HCA Memorial Hospital & Wolfson Children's Hospital — Jacksonville, FL
Manage extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits for critically ill adult and pediatric patients across a Level 1 Trauma Center and dedicated children's hospital. Responsible for circuit monitoring, anticoagulation protocols, hemodynamic support, and bedside troubleshooting. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units to optimize patient outcomes during complex cardiopulmonary failure.
Respiratory Therapist
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — Winston-Salem, NC
Level 1 Trauma Center — Adult ICUs and Cancer Center. Skilled in in-house transport, multiple ventilator modalities, weaning protocols, intubation assist, extubations, and ABG analysis. Certified ECMO therapist. Orients and mentors new hires.
Respiratory Therapy Internship
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Managed mechanical ventilators, administered respiratory treatments, evaluated patients for home therapy regimens, assisted in emergent situations, and collaborated with physicians across multidisciplinary teams.
Certified Nurse Assistant II
Baptist Medical Center — Winston-Salem, NC
Worked under RN supervision providing direct patient care, assisting with activities of daily living, and continuously monitoring vital signs across acute care units.
Certified Nurse Assistant
Overlake Medical Center — Bellevue, WA
Assisted RNs and physicians with procedures on the Mother/Baby unit and cross-trained as a Unit Secretary supporting unit operations.
Core Competencies
Dual-licensed respiratory therapist with active certifications in advanced life support and ECMO therapy.
- RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist
- CRTCertified Respiratory Therapist
- ECMOCertified ECMO Therapist
- ACLSAdvanced Cardiac Life Support · Feb 2023
- BLSBasic Life Support · Aug 2022
- PALSPediatric Advanced Life Support · Dec 2021
Advanced Ventilator Management
Multiple ventilator modalities, weaning protocols, and lung-protective strategies in acute critical care.
Cardiopulmonary Disease Treatment
Bedside management of complex cardiopulmonary cases across Adult ICUs and the Cancer Center.
ECMO Therapy
Certified ECMO therapist supporting extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in trauma-level critical care.
ABG Analysis
Rapid arterial blood gas interpretation guiding ventilation and acid-base management at the bedside.
Respiratory Rehabilitation
Patient evaluation for home regimens and ongoing therapeutic support to restore pulmonary function.
Patient Advocacy & Collaboration
Interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians and nursing to advocate for and protect every patient.
Education
Associate in Applied Science, Respiratory Therapy
Forsyth Technical Community College
May 2019
Certified Nursing Assistant II Certificate
Forsyth Technical Community College
June 2005
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