Respiratory Therapist PRN

BHS•Corbin, KY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Respiratory Therapist PRN- Second Shift BHCOR-Lab I Corbin, KY Cardiopulmonary Services & Neurodiagnostic-(Respiratory)-The scope of the diagnostic and therapeutic services provided by the Cardiopulmonary & Neurodiagnostic Department will include Respiratory Care Therapies, EKG, Holter Monitor Services, and EEG Studies. The certified respiratory therapist assesses, treats, and monitors patients with respiratory diseases and conditions. This includes the delivery of medicated and non-medicated therapy as ordered by the provider. Additionally, therapists provide invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilator support for acute respiratory failure. As part of patient assessment and management, the therapist performs diagnostic test procedures. In addition, therapist assists in departmental operations by addicting with quality improvement projects, equipment, and supplies. The certified therapist follows all applicable rules and regulations established by the licensure board depending on the state in which respiratory therapy is practiced. Job Description: Respiratory Therapist PRN Description: Responds to emergencies (code blue, rapid response) and high-risk deliveries; provides care to compromised newborns Manages airways including endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes Assesses and monitors patients on invasive/non-invasive ventilation; adjusts settings as ordered Performs or assists with advanced procedures (intubation, arterial lines, bronchoscopy) Administers prescribed respiratory medications via nebulizer or MDI using safe practices Performs therapeutic procedures (chest physiotherapy, oscillating PEP, PEP) Provides and adjusts oxygen therapy per patient needs and orders Completes patient assessments, makes care recommendations, and educates patients/families Performs pulmonary function testing per national standards Completes neurodiagnostic studies (EEG) and cardiac testing (12-lead ECG, Holter monitoring) Obtains arterial and capillary blood gases; analyzes and interprets results Completes and documents oximetry studies Documents assessments, therapies, and patient information in the medical record Communicates patient information for continuity of care (shift reports, transfers) Educates peers and students; participates in debriefs, quality improvement, and safety activities Reviews and responds to departmental communications; attends meetings and in-services Communicates concerns and events to departmental leadership Cleans, prepares, and maintains respiratory equipment and analyzers Evaluates, communicates, and manages equipment and supply needs If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

Requirements

Mandatory certification in respiratory therapy (Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care) or respiratory license (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) appropriate for facility location
Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care
Must obtain Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 6 months (therapists working with the neonatal population)
Basic Life Support is required. New employees requiring CPR-Basic Life Support (BLS)-American Heart Association should receive (CPR) training within the first week of orientation.

Responsibilities

Responds to emergencies (code blue, rapid response) and high-risk deliveries; provides care to compromised newborns
Manages airways including endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes
Assesses and monitors patients on invasive/non-invasive ventilation; adjusts settings as ordered
Performs or assists with advanced procedures (intubation, arterial lines, bronchoscopy)
Administers prescribed respiratory medications via nebulizer or MDI using safe practices
Performs therapeutic procedures (chest physiotherapy, oscillating PEP, PEP)
Provides and adjusts oxygen therapy per patient needs and orders
Completes patient assessments, makes care recommendations, and educates patients/families
Performs pulmonary function testing per national standards
Completes neurodiagnostic studies (EEG) and cardiac testing (12-lead ECG, Holter monitoring)
Obtains arterial and capillary blood gases; analyzes and interprets results
Completes and documents oximetry studies
Documents assessments, therapies, and patient information in the medical record
Communicates patient information for continuity of care (shift reports, transfers)
Educates peers and students; participates in debriefs, quality improvement, and safety activities
Reviews and responds to departmental communications; attends meetings and in-services
Communicates concerns and events to departmental leadership
Cleans, prepares, and maintains respiratory equipment and analyzers
Evaluates, communicates, and manages equipment and supply needs

Benefits

PRN (As Needed)
Preventive Plan
Retirement Plans
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Work Experience
Education

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