Respiratory Therapist Registered - Mount Sinai Brooklyn - Full-time - Night

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

90d•$62 - $68•Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist helps patients experiencing difficulty breathing learn to use equipment and techniques to support clearer and more efficient breathing. In this role, the therapist provides respiratory procedures and therapies, conducts cardiopulmonary evaluations, operates and calibrates equipment, and responds to emergencies. The position is full-time on the night shift at Mount Sinai Brooklyn and requires weekend availability.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Registered Respiratory Therapist program required (COARC or CAAHEP).
Minimum 0–2 years of experience in an acute care hospital.
New York State Respiratory Therapist license and registration required.
NBRC certification as a Registered Respiratory Therapist required.
BLS certification and intubating skills required.
Must be available to work weekends.
Effective interpersonal and organizational skills required.
Basic computer skills required.
Ability to solve problems using critical thinking required.
Ability to lift and move heavy objects and patients, with or without reasonable accommodations.
High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

Provide procedures including endotracheal intubation, arterial puncture, and blood gas analysis.
Administer oxygen therapy, bronchodilator therapy, and ventilator management according to physician orders, and document care in patient records.
Obtain arterial blood gas samples, interpret data to obtain and report results, and maintain analyzers.
Conform to applicable New York State Education Department standards for respiratory therapy practice.
Record and process written or verbal physician orders, as allowed, for oxygen and therapeutic medical gas administration.
Perform cardiopulmonary evaluations and assessments using patient-specific and age-specific data to determine care and treatment needs, including possible home care needs.
Evaluate treatment and procedure outcomes against physician goals, respecting patient needs, expectations, and individual differences, and take appropriate follow-up action.
Assemble, operate sequentially, and calibrate equipment and accessories for therapeutic regimens.
Provide pre-operative teaching to inpatients and outpatients, and conduct basic pulmonary function studies and breathing exercises, including deep breathing, coughing with or without splinting, and incentive spirometry.
Respond to code calls and other urgent or life-threatening calls, including CPR, airway management, and trauma team responses.
Administer emergency care as required.