Respiratory Care Practitioner

Parkland Health•Parkland, WA

About The Position

Responsible for providing full respiratory care to neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients as prescribed by a physician and within established standards and practices. The practitioner evaluates patients’ needs, selects and delivers appropriate services, performs and documents diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and ensures respiratory equipment functions appropriately. The role also includes supporting students and other healthcare professionals, and may include pulmonary diagnostic testing and pulmonary rehabilitation education and virtual exercise classes after appropriate training and competency evaluation.

Requirements

Graduate of a Respiratory Care Program from an accredited American Medical Association (AMA) program.
Hold a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license from the Texas Medical Board.
Be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) through the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. (NBRC).
Have a current Healthcare Provider CPR course completion card before hire and/or placement, from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Rescuer, or Military Training Network.
Successfully complete General Care orientation.
Successfully complete adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) orientation to work in adult ICU areas.
Successfully complete Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) orientation to work in the NICU area.
Demonstrate assessment skills for prioritizing care, applying patient-driven protocols, and delivering respiratory care to neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations.
Be proficient in equipment required for bedside respiratory therapeutic and diagnostic services.
Be able to serve as a preceptor to new orientees, students, and interns.
Accurately document activities in the electronic medical record.
Demonstrate patient-centered and patient-valued behaviors.
Maintain required departmental competencies.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care preferred.
Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate the need for respiratory services using established protocols, physical assessment, physician interaction, patient history, and clinical judgment.
Provide services at a type and frequency consistent with patient needs.
Apply knowledge of cardio-respiratory anatomy and physiology to respiratory care practices.
Use data and laboratory findings alongside knowledge of disease, injury, and processes to optimize care delivery.
Apply knowledge of respiratory medications, including indications, actions, interactions, and adverse reactions, to support optimal patient care.
Perform and document diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in accordance with departmental quality and service standards.
Match equipment needs to the relevant diagnostic or therapeutic intervention.
Demonstrate patient-centered and patient-valued behaviors.
Troubleshoot respiratory equipment to ensure it functions appropriately.
Remove and label contaminated or malfunctioning equipment for processing in accordance with departmental objectives.
Respond promptly to requests for care.
Provide timely reports for transferred patients to the receiving therapist, including priority status and pertinent case information.
Give and receive shift reports to communicate patient baseline status and care needs.
Serve as a resource on respiratory care practices for students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
Administer pulmonary diagnostic testing and evaluation after training and competency evaluation, following applicable Pulmonary Laboratory policies and procedures, as applicable.
Provide pulmonary rehabilitation program education and virtual exercise classes.
May assume charge responsibilities.