Respiratory Therapist- RRT Per Diem

Catholic Health•Bethpage, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Health’s St. Joseph Hospital is hiring a per diem Respiratory Therapist (RRT). St. Joseph Hospital is a not-for-profit acute care facility providing inpatient and outpatient medical, critical care, and surgical services. The therapist provides respiratory care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in intensive care, non-critical care, and emergency room settings. The role includes assessing and delivering appropriate therapy, airway management, ventilation, blood sampling and analysis, patient education, and collaboration with the healthcare team.

Requirements

Graduate of an AMA-, JRCTE-, or CoARC-accredited Respiratory Therapy program with at least an associate’s degree.
New York State Respiratory Therapist license.
Credentialed RRT or CRT by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
Experience with basic respiratory therapy modalities, mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, patient assessment, and arterial blood gas collection and analysis.
BLS certification; only American Heart Association certification is accepted.

Nice To Haves

One year of critical care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Determine whether therapy is appropriate and contact physicians to clarify or modify orders when necessary.
Provide verbal and written educational materials to patients when appropriate.
Document critical values in the patient’s medical record according to policy.
Support patient-care decisions by communicating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members, and make appropriate decisions in emergencies.
Provide airway care, including maintaining a patent airway through intubation, tracheostomy care, clearing airway obstructions, and reversing bronchial narrowing due to bronchospasms and airway inflammation.
Extubate patients when appropriate and provide appropriate care following extubation.
Provide care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in intensive care, non-critical care, and emergency room settings.
Apply and maintain invasive and non-invasive ventilation systems for critically ill patients of all age groups.
Draw blood samples and analyze and interpret blood-test results.
Assemble and troubleshoot respiratory therapy equipment.