Corey Helling
Respiratory Therapist
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About
Seeking a position in a respected healthcare institution that offers professional development. Excited to utilize my respiratory care experience, provide excellent patient care and continue to gain new medical experience.
Experience
Respiratory Therapist - AdaptHealth - Salem, OR
(2026-01 - 2026-04)
- Set up, delivered, and educated patients on home respiratory equipment, including CPAP, BiPAP, oxygen concentrators, portable oxygen systems, and nebulizer.
- Conducted patient assessments to determine respiratory equipment needs and ensure appropriate therapy compliance.
- Managed respiratory equipment inventory, purchasing, and asset tracking for a high-volume DME operation.
- Coordinated ordering and distribution of CPAP, BiPAP, oxygen, and respiratory supplies to meet patient and clinical needs.
Sleep Study Technician - Samaritan Health Services - Albany, OR
(2023-05 - 2026-01)
- Night time sleep setup/studies, both adult and pediatric populations.
- Perform CPAP/BIPAP Titrations.
- Mask fittings and mask desensitization.
- Responsible for monitoring two sleep study patients per night & treatment.
- Maintained lab equipment and ordered lab supplies as needed.
- Responsible for recognition of life- threatening emergencies during sleep studies and provided emergency care and notified proper authorities.
Lead Registered Respiratory Therapist - Samaritan Health Services - Corvallis, OR
(2014-05 - 2023-05)
- Assist with administrative and supervisory tasks related to the department.
- Functions as an individual contributor and mentor/lead for other clinical teams within Samaritan related to patient care DME services with a primary focus on oxygen and respiratory.
- Setup patients with PAP therapy, oxygen and other home respiratory equipment
- Experience with CPAP/Bi Pap software and ensuring patients achieve compliance standards.
- Provide care and patient education accordingly.
- Initial and ongoing phone contact with all respiratory patients
- Maintains documentation of all services provided and all work performed per Samaritan policies and procedures.
- Anticipates and assists in response to changing needs for respiratory services, equipment evaluation and technology requirements for service line.
Registered Respiratory Therapist - Department of Veterans Affairs - Eugene, OR
(2017-10 - 2018-09)
VA Healthcare System - Eugene Healthcare Center Registered Respiratory Therapist.
- Managing and monitoring all Respiratory DME
- Perform patient assessment/patient respiratory status
- Cardiac stress testing
- Unattended sleep testing
- Assist in rapid response/code blue emergencies
- Drawing/running/reporting arterial blood gases
- Perform physiotherapy and chest drainage
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Therapy - Lane Community College (2013-06)
Bachelors of Science - Sociology - University of Oregon (2005-09 - 2010-12)
