Bill Ozga

Respiratory Therapy Experience

• Respiratory Therapist since 1991
• Extensive experience in ICU, ER acute/critical care settings
• Respiratory related experiences: Clinical Instructor, PFT’s, Sleep Studies, EEG’s, EKG’s, Cardiac Stress Testing, Phlebotomy, Holter Monitoring, Pulmonary Rehabilitation program, intubation and extubation program, and trach care including decannulation.

EMT Experience

• EMT- Since 1986
• EMT-Cardiac Instructor/Coordinator
• CEO of Ozga’s EMS Training
• Worked with both 911 services and with private ambulance organizations
• Provide lectures/inservices to department
• Duties include: cardiac monitoring, drawing blood, starting IV’s, administering cardiac medications, intubation, defibrillation, cardioversions, sedation medication, check blood glucose levels, transport ventilators, patient stabilization, as well as all basic EMT  responsibilities.
• Member of Hope Valley Ambulance Education Committee
• Volunteered in Pediatric Disaster Triage national study

Current Employment

• Critical Care Respiratory Therapist at Boston Children’s Hospital
• Active member of a 911 EMS service
• CEO of Ozga’s EMS Training

Credentials

• RRT-NPS (Registered Respiratory Therapist)
• NPS-(Neonatal Pediatric Specialist)
• RPFT (Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist)
• C-CT (Certified Cardiographic Technician)
• EMT-Emergency Medical Technician-Cardiac

Instructor

• CPR-Instructor (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation)
• ACLS-Instructor (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• PALS-Instructor (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• EMT-C (Emergency Medical Technician-Cardiac, Instructor/Coordinator)

Past Offices held

• President Elect-Rhode Island Society for Respiratory Care (RISRC)
• President- Rhode Island Society for Respiratory Care (RISRC)
• Past President- Rhode Island Society for Respiratory Care (RISRC)
• Photographer- Rhode Island Society for Respiratory Care (RISRC)
• President Hope Valley Ambulance

Guest Speaker/lecturer

• CME dinner- Topic-EMS & CPAP
• Emergency Services Symposium- Topic-CPAP
• Provide ongoing Transport Ventilation lectures to Boston area Ambulance Services

Awards

• 2009 EMT of the year- Hope Valley Ambulance Service