Registered Respiratory Therapist - Specialty Services - RRT - 36 Hours/Week - Days

Best Care•Omaha, NE

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Respiratory Therapist works at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, providing respiratory care for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients with acute and chronic illnesses. The role assesses patients and delivers clinically appropriate respiratory procedures as prescribed by the medical staff. The position has a varied focus that includes performing bronchoscopies, providing home-care respiratory therapy for durable medical equipment (DME), covering the Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) lab, and working one day per week in the Respiratory Therapy Department. The schedule is 36 hours per week on days, with no weekends required and rotating holidays. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Associate of Science degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care.
Three to six months of on-the-job experience to gain knowledge of policies, procedures, and routines.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC), required within 12 months of accepting the Advanced Practitioner position.
Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP.NE or RCP.IA) license for the work state.
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Current American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PALS) certification; for MH Respiratory Therapy, PALS is required within 6 months of hire.
Strong written and verbal communication ability to relay accurate, high-quality recommendations to the patient-care team.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and complex respiratory care modalities independently and demonstrate competency in therapeutic modalities.
Complete the high-risk/low-volume skill checklist satisfactorily.
Document procedures, patient assessments, interventions, and progress in the patient record and medical information system.
Update patient care plans and goals to reflect care needs.
Develop, review, and revise plans of care; interpret physician orders; evaluate patients with attending physicians; and recommend care based on AARC clinical practice guidelines.
Communicate with patient-care team members, providers, nurses, and other caregivers about patient conditions, progress, assessments, diagnostic results, and unresolved issues.
Maintain continuity and timeliness of patient care, assume charge responsibilities when a Lead therapist is absent, and provide diagnostic procedures and ABGs within the scope of practice.
Work within protocol guidelines, review patients for protocol therapy, and flag charts for therapy changes.
Support patient satisfaction by providing helpful information and assisting with patient needs when possible.
Help improve interdepartmental relations and educate nursing and ancillary staff about respiratory care procedures.
Perform bronchoscopies, provide home-care respiratory therapy for DME, cover the PFT lab, and work one day per week in the Respiratory Therapy Department.