Registered Respiratory Therapist Pediatric

Ascension•Indianapolis, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Registered Respiratory Therapist specializing in Pediatrics at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital in the Respiratory Care Pediatrics department. The position is full-time, working day shifts. The therapist will be responsible for formulating, executing, and evaluating individualized respiratory care protocols, managing advanced respiratory modalities and specialized equipment, documenting patient status and treatment efficacy, providing patient and family education, and participating in the emergency resuscitation team.

Requirements

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
Respiratory Care Practitioner credentialed from the Indiana Respiratory Care Committee obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
Respiratory Therapist specializing in Registered credentialed from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date required.
High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation credentialed from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) preferred.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
2 years of Pediatric Critical Care experience preferred; will interview new graduates
RRT preferred
Will consider a new graduate

Responsibilities

Formulate, execute, and evaluate individualized respiratory care protocols.
Manage and oversee the application of advanced respiratory modalities and specialized equipment.
Document, record, and communicate patient status, assessing treatment efficacy relative to established outcomes.
Provide comprehensive patient and family education regarding conditions and facilitate referrals to external community resources.
Participate in the emergency resuscitation team and respond to critical code notifications.