Registered Respiratory Therapist - Brooklyn (Night shift)

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

20h • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Respiratory Therapist - Brooklyn (Night shift).

In this role, the successful candidate The Respiratory Therapist performs cardiopulmonary evaluation respiratory treatment techniques and education to the patient family and public.

Requirements

• Certificate of graduation from a CoArc accredited Respiratory Therapy program required.
• NYS Respiratory Therapist license.
• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Registry
• BLS Certification Required.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain respiratory equipment as instructed.
• Reviews data in-patient record, including admission and current R.C. orders, patient history, physical exam, PFT values, ABG results, and laboratory data.
• Collects and evaluates clinical info by inspection, palpation and auscultation.
• Educates patients and/or family on current Respiratory therapy and documents
• Responds to codes such as: Med Stat
• Evaluates patient's ventilatory status through invasive and non-invasive monitoring.
• Selects, assembles, and checks for proper function, operation, cleanliness, and availability of mechanical ventilators, positive pressure devices, etc.
• Follows Department protocols, such as weaning protocol, patient ventilator monitoring, Cuff pressure monitoring, etc.
• Obtain and analyzes ABG's as ordered/ per policy.
• Conducts prescribed therapeutic procedures to achieve and maintain a patent airway, including maintenance of adequate humidification.
• Conducts prescribed therapeutic procedures to achieve and maintain adequate oxygenation.
• Performs patient assessment in order to monitor effects of therapy provided and documents this assessment in the patient chart.
• Attends department meetings and in-services as instructed.

Benefits

• financial security benefits
• a generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree