Per Diem Respiratory Ther- Reg

Kaweah Delta Health Care District•Visalia, CA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Kaweah Health is seeking a Per Diem Respiratory Therapist to join their Respiratory Therapy department. This role involves performing all respiratory care related duties, including setting up and administering routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures to patients of all ages across the hospital. The therapist will be responsible for the operation of acute care ventilators, maintaining department and hospital records, and accurately entering therapy information into the hospital computer system. The position requires a current CA Respiratory Care Practitioner license, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification, and BLS certification. Additional experience and specific skills are required for certain assignments, such as educational duties, pulmonary function testing, endoscopy assistance, NICU care, and pediatric care.

Requirements

Current CA Respiratory Care Practitioner license
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from The National Board for Respiratory Care
BLS
Three years experience in an acute care facility, preferably with supervisory or educational/training responsibilities (if assigned education duties)

Nice To Haves

Experience with supervisory or educational/training responsibilities

Responsibilities

Performs ventilator checks, assuring proper function of machine to ensure adequate ventilator support to patients.
Performs more advanced therapy practices in the Intensive Care areas.
Administers IPPB and Aerosol treatments as prescribed by attending physician.
Performs and instructs patients on the use of postural drainage and percussion as prescribed by physician, assuring maximum secretion elimination.
Responds to Code Blue situation, performing life saving procedures under direction of physician.
Suctions patients using appropriate methods as described in the Respiratory Therapy procedure manual.
Relays pertinent information regarding patients and incidents to therapist on next shift.
Receives information prior to beginning shift to better facilitate patient care.
Administers oxygen therapy, checking for proper functioning of oxygen equipment and therapeutic efficiency.
Performs bedside spirometry as pre- and post-bronchodilator test to chart patient progress.
Sterilizes and disinfects equipment according to manufacturers and department procedures.
Assures all equipment is operating properly after processing.
Assists with training of respiratory and nursing students.
Assists with in-service education to hospital personnel and the community.
Updates work schedule, adding and deleting patients as necessary.
Assists with patient assignments with other members of the shift.
Charts all equipment rounds, oxygen rounds and administers treatments on all patients.
Records all pertinent information on patient.
Assists with patient transport to other hospitals.
Assists in the development of Quality Assurance through therapeutic evaluation and monitoring.
Assists with planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating staff education on assigned units (Educator role).
Collaborates with other Clinical Educators to develop written educational programs (Educator role).
Develops, updates, and maintains current competency program for unit orientation and on-going staff development (Educator role).
Uses Performance Improvement (PI) information to improve patient care and staff education (Educator role).
Provides support and resource when there are identified educational needs/problems (Educator role).
Identifies and recommends selection of appropriate instructional material (Educator role).
Maintains records, files, and statistics pertinent to the job function (Educator role).
Completes special projects as assigned (Educator role).
Trouble shoots when there are technical or equipment problems (Educator role).
Calibrates pulmonary function equipment prior to first use Monday-Friday including bedside spirometer (Pulmonary Function role).
Maintains monthly calibration logs (Pulmonary Function role).
Performs monthly bio-study to validate quality assurance (Pulmonary Function role).
Performs spirometry tests including: FVC, SVC, MVV, and MIP (Pulmonary Function role).
Performs diffusion capacity tests entering hemoglobin correction when appropriate (Pulmonary Function role).
Performs body plethysmography to obtain airway resistance and thoracic gas volume (Pulmonary Function role).
Performs nitrogen washout to obtain lung volumes if patient is unable to get in body box (Pulmonary Function role).
Performs spirometry before and after bronchodilator to document change (Pulmonary Function role).
Performs bronchial provocation using Methacholine challenge testing (Pulmonary Function role).
Wipes down all equipment between patients with hospital-approved disinfectant (Infection Control).
Assists in the management of patient undergoing endoscopic examination and/or treatment (Endoscopy role).
Participates in preprocedural patient preparation (Endoscopy role).
Gathers data pertinent to preprocedural assessment (Endoscopy role).
Provides preprocedural explanation and education (Endoscopy role).
Administers preprocedural and topical medications under physician direction (Endoscopy role).
Assists physician during endoscopic procedure (Endoscopy role).
Sets up appropriate equipment and instrumentation (Endoscopy role).
Provides suctioning as appropriate (Endoscopy role).
Assists in the monitoring of patient's vital signs (Endoscopy role).
Handles all patient specimens safely (Endoscopy role).
Assists in obtaining specimens (Endoscopy role).
Accurately labels specimen with patient and tissue information (Endoscopy role).
Delivers specimen to clinical laboratory (Endoscopy role).
Manages equipment, instrumentation, and supplies to optimize patient safety and physician support (Endoscopy role).
Ensures appropriate tracking of inventory for turnover and charging (Endoscopy role).
Assists in the maintenance of accurate documentation of all endoscopic activity (Endoscopy role).
Initiates, monitors and assesses continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) (NICU role).
Safely administers oxygen therapy by various applications (NICU role).
Performs ventilator assessments assuring proper mechanical function, therapeutic application, and efficacy (NICU role).
Assists with transcutaneous monitor set-up, maintenance and ongoing monitoring (NICU role).
Administers therapeutic aerosols and surfactant replacement therapy (NICU role).
Attends cesarean sections and high-risk deliveries providing advanced airway management (NICU role).
Provides oropharyngeal/tracheal suctioning (NICU role).
Initiates, monitors, and downloads neonatal/pediatric pneumograms (NICU role).
Safely administers oxygen therapy by various applications (Pediatrics role).
Administers aerosol and meter dose medications as prescribed by attending physician (Pediatrics role).
Performs and instructs patient and care giver on the use of postural drainage and percussion (Pediatrics role).
Provides oropharyngeal/tracheal suctioning (Pediatrics role).
Initiates, monitors, and downloads neonatal/pediatric pneumograms (Pediatrics role).
Works in concert with the pediatric department staffs in supporting age specific interventions (Pediatrics role).
Actively participates in patient/family education providing comprehensive information specific to respiratory disease/medications/interventions (Pediatrics role).
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
Knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age specific needs.
Able to effectively communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.
Performs other duties as assigned.