RT Full Time Respiratory Therapist RT Full Time Days and Nights

Vibra Travels • Meriden, CT

5d

About The Position

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a health system dedicated exclusively to medical rehabilitation, providing inpatient and outpatient care for people recovering from illness or injury. Its mission is to enhance health, maximize function, and transform lives, guided by the values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

The Respiratory Therapist administers respiratory therapy care and life support to patients by prescription and under the supervision of a physician and the Director of Respiratory Care or designee. This full-time role has day and night shifts available at a long-term acute care facility.

Requirements

• Associate of Science degree.
• Current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certificate.
• Current Connecticut RCP license.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current American Heart Association ACLS certification.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field.

Responsibilities

• Provides ventilator care, secretion mobilization treatments, and other treatments as ordered by a physician.
• Provides airway care, maintenance, and education.
• Performs breathing assessments and mechanics as needed and as ordered by a physician.
• Interprets orders, draws and analyzes arterial blood gases, and reviews patient information to assess condition and determine treatment requirements, including therapy type and duration, medication, and dosage.
• Participates in ambulation and mobility.
• Charts pertinent information in patient records.
• Assists with bedside bronchoscopy.
• Sets up and operates mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
• May serve as Charge Therapist and carry out assigned shift responsibilities.
• Assists with the orientation and training of students, new staff members, patients, and families.
• Responds to emergencies as an active code team member and provides care, CPR, airway maintenance, and intubation.
• Represents Respiratory Care on the multidisciplinary patient care team.
• Evaluates patients upon admission and discharge.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree