Respiratory Therapist Reg-Resp Therapy PICU

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Columbus, OH

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Overview: Additional Job Description Offering up to $7000 sign on bonus 0.9 FTE, working 36 hours per week Night Shift (7pm-7am), every other weekend Competitive benefits package & pay based on experience Accepting experienced & New Grad RTs Check out our Respiratory Therapy video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbb9u3OtPsE Job Description Summary: Specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function and health. Applies scientific principles to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system, ensuring best patient outcomes. Authorized to access the unit medication rooms or bedside medication drawers in order to retrieve medications they are authorized to administer. Job Description: Essential Functions: Applies knowledge of the scientific principles underlying cardiopulmonary physiology and pathophysiology, as well as biomedical engineering and technology. Offers effective preventative care to, as well as assess, educate, and treat patients with cardiopulmonary deficiencies. Practices Respiratory Care under medical direction across the health care continuum. Develops and implements effective care plans, patient-driven protocols, disease-based clinical pathways, and disease management programs according to evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Provides Respiratory Care using a Family Centered Approach. Assesses individualized patient cardiopulmonary needs and communicates them to the care team. Embraces the interdisciplinary care model and stays aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant staff meetings and then reporting information and updates back to staff. The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose. Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We’re 15,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.

Requirements

Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree from CoARC-accredited Respiratory Care program, required.
Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care, required.
Current Ohio license to practice respiratory care, required.
AHA BLS, required.
Current PALS or NRP certification may be required depending on unit of hire.
Additional certifications may be required after hire.
Critical thinking and patient or environment assessment skills.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills required in interactions with patients and parents, and hospital staff.

Responsibilities

Applies knowledge of the scientific principles underlying cardiopulmonary physiology and pathophysiology, as well as biomedical engineering and technology.
Offers effective preventative care to, as well as assess, educate, and treat patients with cardiopulmonary deficiencies.
Practices Respiratory Care under medical direction across the health care continuum.
Develops and implements effective care plans, patient-driven protocols, disease-based clinical pathways, and disease management programs according to evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Provides Respiratory Care using a Family Centered Approach.
Assesses individualized patient cardiopulmonary needs and communicates them to the care team.
Embraces the interdisciplinary care model and stays aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant staff meetings and then reporting information and updates back to staff.