Float Certified Respiratory Therapist
About The Position
As our Respiratory Therapist, you will provide essential direct patient care, assessing, treating, and managing patients with respiratory disorders. Your role is vital for improving patient outcomes. Every day you will assess respiratory status, implement treatment plans (oxygen, ventilation, airway management), and educate patients/families. You'll document interventions and collaborate with physicians and medical staff. To be successful, you will demonstrate strong clinical skills, critical thinking, and equipment proficiency. Excellent communication for patient interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration, plus a commitment to safety and continuous development, are essential. Plans and administers non-medicated aerosol and humidity therapy. Plans and administers oxygen therapy (including implementation of oxygen therapy protocol where appropriate. Plans and administers aerosolized medication and specialty gas therapy. Plans and administers COPD care program. Performs airway management. Plans and administers incentive spirometry.
Requirements
- Associates Of Science Cardiopulmonary Services, upon hire or Associates Of Science Respiratory Care , upon hire
- Respiratory Care Practitioner: KY, upon hire
- Registered Respiratory Therapist, upon hire
- Basic Life Support, upon hire
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days
Responsibilities
- Assess respiratory status
- Implement treatment plans (oxygen, ventilation, airway management)
- Educate patients/families
- Document interventions
- Collaborate with physicians and medical staff
- Plans and administers non-medicated aerosol and humidity therapy
- Plans and administers oxygen therapy (including implementation of oxygen therapy protocol where appropriate
- Plans and administers aerosolized medication and specialty gas therapy
- Plans and administers COPD care program
- Performs airway management
- Plans and administers incentive spirometry
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
