Respiratory Therapist (7A-7P)

The Nemours Foundation•Wilmington, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist to join our Nemours Children's Hospital team in Wilmington, DE. This position is responsible for providing all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care. The Respiratory Therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians, and consultation and education to other healthcare professionals. The therapist is in routine contact with patients during hands-on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families, as well as other hospital staff like nurses and physicians. Join a team of APEX RTs! The Nemours Children’s Health-DE Respiratory Care Department achieved APEX status as designated by the American Association of Respiratory Care in 2023. APEX RT departments exemplify best practices in the profession and enhance patient safety and outcomes by delivering high-quality respiratory care. The Nemours RT department is 1 of 18 Acute Care Hospitals in the United States recognized and only 1 of 5 children’s hospitals. We are super proud of what we do here and are looking for team members who want to make a difference!

Requirements

Graduated a COAARC Approved Respiratory Care Program
DE State License
NBRC-RRT
BLS-HCP required
PALS within 90 days of hire

Nice To Haves

AARC membership
NRP
NBRC-NPS
NBRC-CPFT
NBRC-RPFT
NBRC-SDS
AEC
ACLS

Responsibilities

Verify all physician orders for respiratory care.
Provide age and developmental-appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
Provide aerosolized medication therapy.
Provide airway clearance therapies.
Provide airway management such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning.
Provide medical gas therapy.
Provide ventilator setup and management.
Perform non-invasive monitoring, i.e., pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end-tidal CO2 monitoring.
Assist with in-house and inter-facility transports.
Provide emergency respiratory care, i.e., airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Perform arterial blood gas sampling, point of care testing and electrocardiograms.
Participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
Document care provided, patient assessment and patient care orders in electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary.
Enter charges in EMR.
Participate in discharge planning and home-care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
Participate in the evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures.
Maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.