Respiratory Therapist WKND CH NF -Night Shift

Wellstar Health System•Roswell, GA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Requirements

0-2 yrs clinical experience with minimal 6-months critical care Required
BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor
PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support or ARC-PALS - Amer Red Cross Pediatric Advanced Life Support or PALS-I - PALS - Instructor
NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program or ARC-NALS - Amer Red Cross Neonatal Advanced Life Support or NRP-I - NRP - Instructor or NRP-P - NRP-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days
NBRC-RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapi
RCP - Respiratory Care Prof
Ability to communicate well
Critical thinking skills
Establish and maintain working relationships with physicians and other health care professionals
Computer skills including familiarity with databases
Good customer relation, assessment, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Respiratory Therapy

Responsibilities

Administers medication and implements respiratory care based on expanded knowledge, experience, and the evaluate-and-treat process.
Delivers patient care in complex, multiple problem-patient care situations, primarily in critical care areas with protocol ventilator management, significant independent decision-making and self-direction.
Provides patient care with an understanding and awareness of population specific needs, addressing biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and patient/family education needs.
Participates in the education of new employees and others.
Performs patient assessment and assessment for therapy.
Collaborates with health care team members in planning patient care.
Verifies orders and administers aerosolized medication, bronchial hygiene, volume expansion, oxygen & medical gas therapy.
Performs ventilator management, weaning, wave form graphic interpretation; airway management (intubation, extubation, trach tube change and care).
Performs arterial blood gas sampling & analysis.
Educates patient and mentors/precepts new employees, students and peers.
Assists in invasive and non-invasive procedures, Cardiac Service procedures, Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing.
Promotes current and accurate electronic orders, charting and charging.
Promotes high level of patient safety (Medication Safety, NPSG, etc).
Promotes Performance Improvement initiatives designed to promote quality care.
Promotes evidence based practice.
Reviews the revised and new DPPs.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.