Night Respiratory Therapist ll Every 3rd weekend

Yale New Haven Health•New Haven, CT

17d

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist II is a health care professional who assesses, treats, and educates patients with respiratory problems. The role requires expertise in the respiratory therapies and services offered by the department. The Therapist II serves as a role model, mentor, and expert resource to level I therapists and other patient-care team members, and supports departmental and interdepartmental quality-improvement efforts. The position provides age-specific respiratory care, documents services and changes in patient status, collaborates with coworkers to support safe patient handoffs, and maintains clinical competency through continuing education and professional development.

Requirements

Associate of Science degree and completion certificate from a Respiratory Care Program approved by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).
Current active Connecticut license as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
Registration by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
At least 1 year of experience as an RRT in critical care, pediatric, or neonatal care.
Expert knowledge of respiratory-care assessments, procedures, equipment, application, and appropriate documentation.
Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, leadership, supervisory, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work under stressful conditions.
Computer literacy.
BLS and advanced life support related to the assigned patient population.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree.
BLS and advanced life support related to the assigned patient population are preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide efficient, resourceful, and skilled age-specific respiratory care.
Assess pulmonary status through medical-chart review, patient interviews, physical examinations, interpretation of blood gases, and other assessment methods.
Interpret diagnostic procedures and results, including x-rays, blood gases, RAW and CL graphic displays, PPD, overnight oximetry, peak flow, arterial puncture, and sputum induction.
Accurately document care, patient status changes, and therapeutic objectives in the electronic medical record, following identification and confidentiality policies.
Document ABGs, patient assessments, weaning assessments, and parameters consistently.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with coworkers, including providing and receiving reports using the SBAR format and giving safe, accurate, complete, and concise handoffs.
Maintain clinical competency through continuing education, professional growth, and development.
Stay informed about professional trends and departmental procedures and equipment, and request in-services as needed.
Serve as a role model, mentor, and expert resource to level I therapists and other patient-care team members.
Support departmental and interdepartmental quality-improvement efforts.