Lizzet Yeo

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with hands-on experience in adult critical care, emergency medicine, NICU, pulmonary function testing, polysomnography, and acute care through UCLA Health, and Los Angeles General Medical Center clinical rotations. Currently working as a Clinical Care Partner at UCLA Health, providing direct patient care in a fast-paced hospital setting while collaborating with respiratory therapists, nurses, physicians, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Experienced in respiratory assessment, oxygen therapy, ventilator monitoring, airway management, and pulmonary diagnostics.

Clinical Care Partner at UCLA Health - Santa Monica (2024-02 – Present)

• Provide direct bedside care for patients in a fast-paced acute care hospital.
• Monitor vital signs, intake/output, and report changes in patient condition.
• Assist patients with mobility, hygiene, feeding, and activities of daily living.
• Collaborate with nurses, respiratory therapists, physicians, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Maintain infection prevention standards while promoting patient safety and comfort.

Adult Critical Care - Emergency Department - NICU at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (2025-06 – 2025-12)

• Performed respiratory assessments, including breath sound evaluation, pulse oximetry, and arterial blood gas (ABG) review.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy using nasal cannula, HFNC, CPAP/BiPAP, and aerosol medications.
• Participated in ventilator setup, monitoring, troubleshooting, and routine ventilator checks in critical care settings.
• Assisted with bronchoscopy procedures, intubation support, airway suctioning, and emergency airway management.
• Completed a NICU rotation assisting in the respiratory care of premature and critically ill newborns.

Adult & Pediatric Acute Care at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (2025-12 – 2026-06)

• Assisted with respiratory care for adult and pediatric patients in an acute care setting.
• Administrated respiratory therapies, and monitored patient response to treatment.
• Assisted with ventilator monitoring and routine respiratory therapy procedures.
• Collaborated with respiratory therapists, nurses, and physicians to provide patient-centered care.

Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) - Polysomnography (Sleep Medicine) at Los Angeles General Medical Center (2026-06 – 2026-06)

• Performed pulmonary function testing (PFT), including spirometry, lung volumes, bronchodilator response, and diffusion capacity testing.
• Assisted with patient preparation, coaching, and interpretation support during pulmonary diagnostic testing.
• Participated in polysomnography (sleep studies), including patient setup, CPAP titration, sleep monitoring, and data collection.
• Maintained patient safety and comfort while assisting with pulmonary and sleep diagnostic procedures.

Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy – East Los Angeles College (2026-06)