Respiratory Therapist RRT

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a night shift, full-time, RRT at INTEGRIS Health Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. Get to Know Your Team INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives. Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more. Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us.

Requirements

RCP (Respiratory Care Practitioner)
RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist)-Graduates will have 12 months to become registered. If caregiver fails to become registered within 12 months, then caregiver will be moved to CRT position.
BLS (Basic Life Support) Issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association Issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for the management and delivery of patient care for their assigned areas.
Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires.
Administers a wide variety of therapeutic services and diagnostic tests to various patient types.
Sets up all equipment/supplies needed and provides assistance to the physicians during special procedures.
Performs assessments and re-assessments of patient history, chest x-rays, vital signs, blood gases, progress notes, etc. in order to determine appropriate therapy modalities/frequencies or effects of conscious sedation and communicates this to the physician (Does not apply to DME).
Performs arterial punctures or blood gas analysis for arterial blood gases (Does not apply to DME).
Performs intubation as needed or requested where credentialed and approved by the medical staff (Does not apply to DME).
Provides onboarding education to new departmental staff and assists students rotating through the hospital.
Schedules patient appointments for PAP Therapy (INTEGRIS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) department only).
Maintains all necessary documentation and ensures all require documentation is available for PAP Therapy (INTEGRIS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) department only).
Communicates DME respiratory equipment education to patients (INTEGRIS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) department only).
Downloads PAP therapy results on a routine basis (INTEGRIS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) department only).
Maintains inventory on all PAP Therapy equipment (INTEGRIS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) department only).
Continues to seek education on all PAP Therapy guideline requirements and changes (INTEGRIS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) department only).