Respiratory Therapist - ECMO

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health•Lebanon, NH

119d•Onsite

About The Position

Dartmouth Health is seeking full-time Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) to work in a fast-paced critical care environment at an academic medical center. This role offers a high degree of autonomy and the opportunity to utilize a multitude of respiratory-driven protocols. The department is growing, and the environment supports respiratory therapists in thriving. Dartmouth Health is a national leader in patient-centered healthcare, serving 1.9 million patients across New Hampshire and Vermont. It includes Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics (New Hampshire's only academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center), a large multispecialty physician practice, the Dartmouth Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Health, a community hospital, and critical access hospitals. The academic medical center is located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, in the Upper Connecticut River Valley, a vibrant community with excellent schools, arts, and a high quality of life in a rural setting, with urban amenities within a few hours' drive. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics is consistently ranked as one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

Requirements

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with minimum 1-2 years critical care experience in academic or tertiary care facility.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Current New Hampshire license as Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)
Successful completion of hospital based ECMO Specialist training and certification.
ACLS upon hire.
PALS and NRP required for pediatric care.

Nice To Haves

New graduates are welcome to apply and obtain their RRT within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Performs all duties of a registered respiratory therapist.
Manages ECMO therapy during regularly scheduled shifts.
Primes ECMO circuits and facilitates initiation of therapy.
Maintains and adjusts ECMO settings as determined by the ECMO care team.
Performs patient assessment and monitors the ECMO circuit to anticipate and prevent potential problems.
In collaboration with nursing, monitors and manages fluids according to ECMO protocol.
Ensures ECMO competencies are current and up to date. Participates in mandatory training and competency assessments.
Adjusts schedule in order to provide ECMO coverage during live ECMO patient runs.
Communicates information to appropriate members of health care team.
Develops education and training programs and conducts in-service training for departmental and non-departmental staff.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.