Respiratory Therapist - Nights - John C Lincoln

HonorHealth•Phoenix, AZ

40d•Onsite

About The Position

This position sets up, operates, and administers all types of respiratory care equipment and procedures to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease and illness to both general floor and critical care areas. Evaluates therapeutic objectives and outcomes and transcribes verbal orders from physicians in the medical record. Performs arterial puncture, blood gas analysis, co-oximetry, electrocardiograms, electrolytes, and other basic pulmonary function testing. HonorHealth is one of Arizona's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, with a culture built on warmth and neighborly kindness. They have nine acute-care hospitals, over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers, and more than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff.

Requirements

Associates of a 2 year AMA approved Respiratory Care program.
Other >10 months experience as Respiratory Therapist
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) - Certification
Basic Life Support BLS Certification
Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) - License Licensed
Respiratory Therapist - Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - License Registered Respiratory Therapist

Nice To Haves

Bachelors of a 4 year Bachelor level or AMA approved Respiratory Care program.
1 year clinical experience.
6 months experience for Network float position
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Certification Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Certification
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) or -campus specific
Credential from National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

Responsibilities

Sets up, operates, and monitors mechanical ventilators as ordered, making appropriate changes as ordered.
Assures the patency, stability, and location of the artificial airway and adequate and appropriate humidification through the artificial airway.
Performs routine respiratory care treatments and oxygen administration in adult, pediatric, and neonatal areas, including aerosol therapy, nebulized medications, metered dose inhalers, flutter therapy, PEP therapy, incentive spirometry; nasotracheal and artificial airway suctioning; breathing exercises, CPAP/BiPAP therapy and support, sputum induction, and oxygen analysis.
Describes and instructs therapies or procedures to patients and/or families in a clear and professional manner.
Reviews, prioritizes and readjusts their daily assignment to perform therapy in an efficient and organized manner and to provide the highest degree of patient care possible.
Performs arterial punctures and accurately completes a variety of blood tests including arterial blood gas analysis, co-oximetry, and electrolytes as well as the calculation of diagnostic relationships such as shunt, dead space, arterial-venous oxygen content and alveolar-arterial oxygen differences.
Performs quality control and proficiency testing on analyzers and verifies and documents the results, immediately reporting and documenting critical values to the appropriate nurse or physician.
Gathers materials and equipment for therapy and transports them to patient’s bedside.
Examines the patient chart for appropriate and complete orders and checks the patient’s identification band to verify the patient’s identity.
Mixes, measures and dispenses pharmacological solutions and drugs as prescribed by the physician.
Documents all mechanical ventilator parameters and changes, all respiratory treatments, tests, or appropriate respiratory monitors and the patient’s responses in the electronic or paper medical record in a timely manner.
Reviews prescriptions prepared by physicians to determine completeness.
Assesses the neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients; systematically uses technical skills to establish the appropriate level of respiratory care to be administered.
Assists the physician in bedside procedures as required.
Takes physician’s verbal orders and transcribes appropriately.
Performs bag and mask ventilation and maintains an adequate airway and assists with life threatening events.
Attends all resuscitations and traumas as assigned.
Performs basic pulmonary function testing, including determination of vital capacity, forced inspiratory/expiratory flows, flow volume loops, and peak flow maneuvers.
Performs resting and exercise oximetry testing.
Collects soiled equipment from patient areas, transports to CV Respiratory Therapy department or appropriate cleaning area and cleans, disinfects, sterilizes and packages respiratory care equipment as needed.
Performs minor trouble shooting of equipment as necessary.
Recognizes when equipment needs to be repaired or have preventative maintenance performed and takes the necessary steps to resolve the issue.
Performs other duties as assigned.