Respiratory Therapist, Registered

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

10d•$29 - $44

About The Position

Sanford Health is seeking a compassionate, patient, and solution-oriented Respiratory Therapist to provide respiratory care as part of a team of medical practitioners. This full-time position is scheduled for 76 hours per pay period, typically three 12-hour shifts each week and one 4-hour shift per pay period. Shifts vary across days, evenings, and nights, and include every third weekend. The department is fast-paced and serves patients in a variety of clinical areas, including general inpatient units, adult critical care, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Inpatient respiratory therapists manage ventilators and BiPAP, deliver medications, provide bronchial hygiene, manage respiratory-therapist-driven protocols, and educate patients. The role involves assessing patients, measuring lung capacity, identifying impairments, and providing diagnostic results and treatment suggestions. The therapist must use respiratory care equipment and computer systems for patient documentation and data gathering, complete required orientations and competency validations, and maintain required licensure, credentials, and certifications. The department offers opportunities to work in different clinical areas and advance.

Requirements

Degree in Respiratory Care from an accredited respiratory care program; at least an associate degree or equivalent as defined by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
Thorough knowledge of respiratory care procedures, indications, contraindications, hazards, and departmental equipment.
Ability to use computers for patient documentation and data gathering.
Current Respiratory Therapy licensure in the state or states of practice, or applicable multistate licensure privileges.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the NBRC, maintained in active status according to NBRC requirements.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

Assess patients to prevent, detect, monitor, and manage disease and complications.
Measure patients' lung capacity to identify impairments.
Analyze patient results and offer diagnostic findings and treatment suggestions.
Provide respiratory care in clinical areas ranging from general inpatient floors to critical care.
Manage ventilators and BiPAP.
Deliver medications and provide bronchial hygiene.
Manage respiratory-therapist-driven protocols and provide patient education.
Use computers for patient documentation and data gathering to support quality care.
Complete required orientations, competency validations, and department and hospital in-service training.