RESPIRATORY THERAPY- CRT- NIGHTS

Respiratory Therapist

Receive 17 Weekday Nights 26 Weekend Nights and 15 Weekend Day shift differentials Compensation Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors including but not limited to experience education and other business and organizational considerations.

Provide clinical respiratory care. Assemble operate and troubleshoot various types of respiratory equipment used in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease disability impairment and illness. Ensure adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies Procedures and guidelines. Patient care assignment may include Neonate Pediatric Adolescent Adult and Geriatric age groups.

Perform arterial puncture for blood gas analysis. Run blood gas sample for analysis. Interpret arterial blood gas and electrolyte results

Access patient administer and evaluate appropriate respiratory therapy including aerosolized medication delivery chest physiotherapy intermittent positive pressure breathing oxygen supplementation pulmonary hygiene artificial airway care tracheostomy care including patient education incentive spirometry non-invasive and invasive procedures

Make recommendations for therapy and ventilator support

Setup evaluate and monitor ETCO2 and sleep study monitoring

Receive and initiate physician's orders for respiratory care including verbal orders under Hospitals policy

Administer and monitor medical gases and environmental control systems including oxygen compressed air heliox nitrogen and nitric oxide participate in medical gas failure emergencies and planned outages

Administers aerosolized pharmacological agents calculate dosages for continuous aerosolized therapy. Assist healthcare team managing patients on mechanical ventilators monitor patients requiring mechanical life support. Follow weaning guidelines/protocols to ensure appropriate duration of mechanical ventilation

Ensure customer and patient satisfaction using scripting procedure

Perform as a resource for certified respiratory therapy technicians and respiratory therapy assistants

Recommend appropriate mode of ventilatory support to physicians. Participate with critical care team on patient rounds and teaching

Participate with Hospitals high-risk labor and delivery team. Respond to high-risk delivery pages and provide airway management assist with intubation and stabilization of the endotracheal tube administer surfactant if ordered by physician provide ventilator support

Provide recommendations for therapy and appropriate ventilation based on lab results

Assist facility maintenance maintain equipment label and route malfunctioning equipment to appropriate location

Collaborate with healthcare team to implement and document in individual plan of care with age specific considerations. Follow patient safety-related policies procedures and protocols

Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes

Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk

Report potential or actual patient safety concerns medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner

Function as a consultant educator and/or researcher in the Pulmonary Diagnostic are of Respiratory Care use respiratory modalities and procedures to assess and care for patient within the specialty area

Provide direct cardiopulmonary care to patients assess patient via telehealth visits for pulmonary disease management

Perform venous puncture for ordered blood samples and process for analysis arterial line placement care and discontinuation arterial line blood sample collection and analysis function as assistant in bronchoscopy pleural and interventional pulmonary procedures able to perform sterile procedure set ups and assisting with procedures

Work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to organize and present education opportunities for patients and staff attend annual conferences and lectures deemed appropriate for position held and specialty population served advance clinical knowledge by participation in educational opportunities educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment supplies and instruments

Assume responsibility for portions of the quality control programs maintain Laser Assistant competency complete annual scope transportation competency

Provide testing and interventions as required by study protocols

Coordinate all respiratory equipment and supplies for the specialty area service malfunctioning equipment develop inventory/stock PAR levels and order/maintain adequate stock level develop respiratory instrument trays as needed for procedures inspect and order instruments coordinate instrument repairs as necessary

Experience: Essential: Hospital respiratory therapy equipment - ability to operate Respiratory care therapy applications and side effects comprehensive knowledge Noness…