Registered Respiratory Therapist NICU

Silver Cross Hospital•New Lenox, IL

1d•$31 - $38

About The Position

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated. Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated. Summary of Job Responsibilities: Assess, monitor, treat, and care for neonatal patients requiring respiratory interventions. Provides advanced airway management, to include intubation. Assume primary responsibility (select, assemble, monitor and manage) for respiratory care modalities including invasive and non-invasive ventilation, bubble cpap, and high frequency oscillator and jet ventilation. Medication administration via nebulizer and intratracheally (surfactant administration) and medical gases (Nitric Oxide) Initiate and conduct therapeutic treatments/procedures such as aerosol therapy, airway clearance, and secretion mobilization. Attends and is an active team member for high-risk deliveries and neonatal rapid response codes, Blood gas acquisition and analysis Communicates with the care team by making recommendations based on patient compliance, response, and laboratory/x-ray results; recommendations include initiation, escalation, de-escalation, and discontinuation Documents work efficiently and accurately in the patient medical record and department records, and assures all patient billing is complete. Provide clinical precepting of new team members or students, as needed. Communicate with patient’s families, providing education regarding respiratory care being provided and/or in preparation for discharge. Participate in quality improvement projects.

Requirements

Registered Respiratory Therapist.
Licensed in the state of Illinois.
CPR.
NRP certification.
Level 3 NICU experience required.

Nice To Haves

NPS preferred or willing to obtain within 2 years of hire.

Responsibilities

Assess, monitor, treat, and care for neonatal patients requiring respiratory interventions.
Provides advanced airway management, to include intubation.
Assume primary responsibility (select, assemble, monitor and manage) for respiratory care modalities including invasive and non-invasive ventilation, bubble cpap, and high frequency oscillator and jet ventilation.
Medication administration via nebulizer and intratracheally (surfactant administration) and medical gases (Nitric Oxide)
Initiate and conduct therapeutic treatments/procedures such as aerosol therapy, airway clearance, and secretion mobilization.
Attends and is an active team member for high-risk deliveries and neonatal rapid response codes, Blood gas acquisition and analysis
Communicates with the care team by making recommendations based on patient compliance, response, and laboratory/x-ray results; recommendations include initiation, escalation, de-escalation, and discontinuation
Documents work efficiently and accurately in the patient medical record and department records, and assures all patient billing is complete.
Provide clinical precepting of new team members or students, as needed.
Communicate with patient’s families, providing education regarding respiratory care being provided and/or in preparation for discharge.
Participate in quality improvement projects.