CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES Registered Respiratory Therapist Night Shift

Memorial Regional Health•Craig, CO

About The Position

This position is responsible for the competent delivery of all Respiratory Care procedures as outlined in the department policy and procedure manual. The role involves maintaining accurate documentation, verifying physician orders, preparing and delivering patient reports, and participating in department meetings and in-services. The therapist will manage workload updates, data entry for services and charges, and demonstrate a working knowledge of Respiratory Care instruments and equipment, including troubleshooting and problem resolution. Key responsibilities include airway management, assisting with intubation, performing arterial blood gas draws, and initiating, maintaining, and monitoring ventilator patients. The role also involves training new employees and students, assessing patient needs across different age groups (adult, geriatric, pediatric, neonatal), and making recommendations for therapeutic interventions. The therapist must also ensure compliance with safety protocols, including personal protective equipment, and perform patient charge reconciliation and payroll verification.

Requirements

Competent delivery of all Respiratory Care procedures as outlined in the department policy and procedure manual.
Maintains accurate and complete documentation of all Respiratory Care procedures per department policy and procedures.
Verifies physician’s orders for Respiratory Care.
Receives and accurately prepares reports. Updates and completes patient information to reflect the patient's current clinical status. Prepares and is ready to receive/give a report at the specified report times.
Attends and participates in department in-services, meetings, patient care rounds, and mandatory hospital meetings.
Keep the supervisor apprised of changes in workload and patient acuity.
Data entry of all daily services and charges given to patients.
Demonstrates excellent working knowledge of Respiratory Care instruments and equipment. Performs troubleshooting with appropriate problem resolution.
Performs effective airway management to include bag/mask ventilation. Assists the physician with intubation. Demonstrates safe and appropriate suction techniques and uses of artificial airways.
Assists in the department’s orientation/training of new employees, respiratory/nursing students, and precepts new employees during orientation.
Performs arterial blood gas draws.
Initiates, maintains, and monitors ventilator patients. Interprets flow volumes and pressure volume curves to initiate appropriate clinical changes.
Completes required continuous training and education, including department-specific requirements.
Complies with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances.
Performs patient charge reconciliation.
Verifies accuracy and timely submission of time for payroll preparation.
Working knowledge of all cardiopulmonary equipment within training and education for RRT.
Proficiently performs all assigned modalities provided by cardiopulmonary services.
Translates medication into neonatal and pediatric doses, uses proper equipment and procedure regarding patient size, and addresses any special needs regarding type and severity of disease.
Assesses adult and geriatric patients for special needs by utilizing proper equipment and procedures regarding patient age and needs regarding type and severity of disease.
Assesses adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients’ ventilator needs; can functionally provide mechanical ventilation of the above patients under the direction of a qualified physician.
Ability to fully assess patient respiratory status, make recommendations for appropriate therapeutic interventions, and use assessment charting techniques to document status, progress, and effect of therapeutics.

Nice To Haves

Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Competent delivery of all Respiratory Care procedures as outlined in the department policy and procedure manual.
Maintains accurate and complete documentation of all Respiratory Care procedures per department policy and procedures.
Verifies physician’s orders for Respiratory Care.
Receives and accurately prepares reports. Updates and completes patient information to reflect the patient's current clinical status. Prepares and is ready to receive/give a report at the specified report times.
Attends and participates in department in-services, meetings, patient care rounds, and mandatory hospital meetings.
Keep the supervisor apprised of changes in workload and patient acuity.
Data entry of all daily services and charges given to patients.
Demonstrates excellent working knowledge of Respiratory Care instruments and equipment. Performs troubleshooting with appropriate problem resolution.
Performs effective airway management to include bag/mask ventilation. Assists the physician with intubation. Demonstrates safe and appropriate suction techniques and uses of artificial airways.
Assists in the department’s orientation/training of new employees, respiratory/nursing students, and precepts new employees during orientation.
Performs arterial blood gas draws.
Initiates, maintains, and monitors ventilator patients. Interprets flow volumes and pressure volume curves to initiate appropriate clinical changes.
Completes required continuous training and education, including department-specific requirements.
Complies with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances.
Performs patient charge reconciliation.
Verifies accuracy and timely submission of time for payroll preparation.
Working knowledge of all cardiopulmonary equipment within training and education for RRT.
Proficiently performs all assigned modalities provided by cardiopulmonary services.
Translates medication into neonatal and pediatric doses, uses proper equipment and procedure regarding patient size, and addresses any special needs regarding type and severity of disease.
Assesses adult and geriatric patients for special needs by utilizing proper equipment and procedures regarding patient age and needs regarding type and severity of disease.
Assesses adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients’ ventilator needs; can functionally provide mechanical ventilation of the above patients under the direction of a qualified physician.
Ability to fully assess patient respiratory status, make recommendations for appropriate therapeutic interventions, and use assessment charting techniques to document status, progress, and effect of therapeutics.
Performs other duties as assigned.