RESPIRATORY THERAPIST RRT / CRT (FT Nights)

Trinity Health•Saint Mary's Hospital Waterbury, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist shall be responsible for the administration of respiratory care offered by the Respiratory Care Department at Saint Mary's Hospital. They will function clinically with a considerable amount of independent judgment regarding the delivery of quality patient care and serve as a technical resource person to the physicians and other health care workers, with regard to current practices in respiratory care. Saint Mary’s Hospital is a Catholic, not-for-profit, acute care, community teaching hospital that has served Greater Waterbury since 1909. Licensed for 347 beds, Saint Mary’s is designated as a Level II Trauma Center, offers award-winning cardiac and stroke care, houses the region’s only pediatric emergency care unit, and was the first to introduce the daVinci® Robotic Surgery System.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Care, minimum of a two-year Associate's Degree
Current State of CT Respiratory Care Practitioner License
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified (CRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Thorough knowledge of the procedures and patient care techniques involved in the delivery of respiratory care

Responsibilities

Administration of respiratory care offered by the Respiratory Care Department
Function clinically with a considerable amount of independent judgment regarding the delivery of quality patient care
Serve as a technical resource person to the physicians and other health care workers, with regard to current practices in respiratory care
Sets up, operates and manages patient care on respiratory related equipment such as mechanical ventilators, NIPPV/CPAP, or High Flow Oxygen devices
Manages patients on invasive mechanical ventilation modes (AC, PSV, PC, APRV, Bi-level)