Respiratory Therapist Needed in Montana

FullShift Staffing•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist independently performs respiratory care procedures by interpreting physician orders, assessing resident needs, delivering prescribed therapies, and evaluating resident responses. The role also serves as a consultant, educator, and clinician to clinical staff. The therapist provides care and life support to residents in a nursing center and supports the coordination and operation of respiratory services.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist in the state where practicing.
Current BLS certification.
Current fingerprint card clearance.
Current TB test from within the last year.
Physical examination completed within the last six months.
COVID vaccination card.
Ventilator unit experience.
Effective communication skills to maintain positive relationships with residents, families, staff, physicians, consultants, providers, governmental agencies and their representatives, and the community.
Current knowledge of local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations in the state where working.

Nice To Haves

Current ACLS certification.
Experience in long-term acute care or skilled nursing.

Responsibilities

Promote healing for acutely ill residents with compromised cardiac or pulmonary systems through respiratory care, diagnostic testing, psychosocial support, and education for residents or their responsible parties.
Safely administer respiratory care, including intermittent and continuous therapy, mechanical ventilation, airway management, and non-invasive oxygen and carbon dioxide monitoring.
Set up and administer medical gases, respiratory apparatus, environmental control systems, humidification, aerosols, medications, ventilatory support, airway management, and chest physiotherapy as appropriate to the resident's home environment.
Follow clinical management of the rehabilitation department, including case management, quality improvement, care planning, clinical utilization, and resident identification.
Support clinical management of the rehabilitation department, including reimbursement, service criteria, billing, resident records, and equipment records.
Collaborate with nursing leadership to integrate respiratory care into daily nursing practice and train other personnel as needed.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate respiratory therapy care and life support for residents throughout the nursing center; encourage progress and efficient operation of respiratory services.
Coordinate equipment management, receive and document equipment or service orders, and assess resident needs to select suitable equipment or services.
Coordinate communication with residents or responsible parties, physicians, and nursing staff regarding changes in residents' conditions or needs, and make corresponding care-plan or treatment-plan adjustments.
Develop and implement discharge plans for residents.
Track and follow up on preventive maintenance and scheduled visits for respiratory therapy equipment.
Assess developmental needs across age groups and adapt care and instruction to residents' physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs.
Provide general medical equipment and supplies to the company's residents as ordered by a physician.
Perform other duties, responsibilities, and activities as assigned.