Registered Respiratory Therapist

Memorial Health • Decatur, IL

52d • $32 - $49

About The Position

Provides basic respiratory therapy, diagnostics and monitoring to patients of all ages.

Requirements

• Successful completion of an AMA accredited respiratory therapy program.
• Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• RRT credential awarded by the NBRC.
• Current CPR card.
• Must be able to walk, stand, stoop, kneel and assist in lifting patients; able to assist patients and/or adjust equipment at floor level; able to reach, change and read IV’s 5 feet from the floor unaided; able to move quickly from place to place on occasion, including from floor to floor in emergency situations; able to utilize fine motor control in hands for tasks such as medication preparation and administration; able to hear to take blood pressure and to hear breath, heart and bowel sounds.
• Must possess visual acuity to meet visual demands in charting and operating equipment.
• Is expected to be an example of good health habits.
• Must be able to work under stress and to adapt to changing conditions.
• Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment (chest auscultation, need for therapy, ABG results) on assigned patients as ordered by a physician; demonstrates accurate assessment skills in relation to age of patient.
• Establishes priorities and plan of care based on assessment.
• Provides care according to respiratory standards of practice.
• Documents tolerance to treatments and patient variances; revises plan of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Completes all annual educational requirements; demonstrates competency in respiratory areas, including assessment, 02 administration, patient ventilators, treatment, medications, etc.
• Documents care; completes CQI projects.
• Participates in continuing education and development of department staff by providing inservices and acting as a resource to staff in a specific specialty area of respiratory care (i.e. ventilator management)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees