Respiratory Therapist RT RRT - Hospital (Full Time Nights)

UnityPoint Health • Cedar Rapids, IA

91d

About The Position

Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of Respiratory patient care. Responsible for the delivery of Respiratory patient care, in cooperation with other health care team members, according to the patient care delivery model of each unit. The patients to be served include infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.

Requirements

• Requires completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapist program.
• Current Iowa Respiratory Care practitioner (RCP) license.
• Active National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) status.
• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the manual skills and techniques required to perform basic/advanced respiratory care in the administration of inhaled medication, medical gases, ventilator therapy and the operation of complicated, specialized respiratory and mechanical ventilation equipment.
• Demonstrates skill, organization, and efficiency in performing required Respiratory Care activities.
• Ability to complete a basic computer course on the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) through in-hospital training.

Nice To Haves

• Multicultural sensitivity.

Responsibilities

• Conducts all aspects of the job in an ethical manner in support of the hospital’s commitment to ethical behavior in all areas of personal and professional activity.
• Utilizes assessment skills to provide respiratory care procedures to achieve optimal benefit to the patient.
• Assists nursing with plan of care development and integrates a multidisciplinary approach.
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to other department associates and assumes responsibility for follow-up and collaboration.
• Implements Respiratory Care procedures according to departmental standards, hospital protocol and procedures and within scope of practice.
• Continually evaluates outcomes of Respiratory care by assessing patient/family responses and updating patient care to reflect changes in needs.
• Successfully completes the hospital and department orientation and the annual hospital and department specific competencies.
• Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
• Focuses education on health and preventative health maintenance should be incorporated into the teaching plan.
• Integrates patient/family teaching throughout the hospitalization as opportunities exist.
• Provides therapeutic equipment teaching.
• Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
• Assists in the orientation of new associates by acting as a resource and mentor to associates.
• Participates in the education experiences of students and/or RT interns.
• Continues professional development and involvement in professional activities that enhance the respiratory practice by sharing knowledge through networking and research.
• Utilizes evidenced based models of learning.
• Participates in department and hospital shared governance infrastructure and performance improvement activities.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.
• 401K matching.
• Employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance.
• Paid holidays.
• Short and long-term disability.
• Pet insurance.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Adoption assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree