Respiratory Clinician, Nashoba Valley

UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Clinician administers respiratory modalities in accordance with Respiratory Care Department policies and procedures. The role provides respiratory support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation as required, monitors patients receiving mechanical ventilation, and assists physicians and anesthesia providers with airway and respiratory procedures. The clinician establishes and modifies treatment plans under department protocols and operates respiratory support and monitoring equipment. The role requires cross-campus work and includes scheduled night shifts, every other weekend, and holidays.

Requirements

Current Massachusetts respiratory license.
New graduates must become a Registered Respiratory Therapist within two months after hire as a condition of employment.
Current NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential; required for new hires effective January 2017.
Comply with the NBRC Continuing Competency program and provide evidence of maintaining current standards of practice and renewing national NBRC credentials.
At least an associate degree or equivalent in Respiratory Care.
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification or equivalent.
Current Neonatal Resuscitation certification for Memorial Campus.
Critical care experience.
Technical and computer skills.
Ability to work cross campuses, every other weekend, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Current or in-progress bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Care or another health care-related curriculum.
Current ACLS certification.
Current PALS certification for University Campus.
Pediatric experience for University Campus.
NICU experience for Memorial Campus.

Responsibilities

Monitor and support patients on mechanical ventilation.
Provide respiratory support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation as required.
Assist physicians and anesthesia providers during intubations.
Assist physicians with diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies and bedside percutaneous dilatational tracheotomies under bronchoscopic guidance.
Establish treatment plans and modify therapy according to department protocols for bronchodilator therapy and chest physical therapy techniques.
Obtain arterial blood gases and perform radial and brachial artery blood draws for gas analysis.
Set up and monitor equipment for ventilatory support.
Set up and monitor pulse oximetry equipment for continuous oxygen-saturation measurement, as needed.
Set up and monitor mechanical ventilators during surgical procedures, as required.
Set up and monitor equipment for oxygen administration, including cannulas and masks, as needed.
Coordinate and maintain difficult airway carts; identify and assess potential high-risk airway patients; and participate on the code airway team.
Perform resting and trending pulse oximetry, as needed.