Respiratory Therapist (RT), Day Shift, Adult Acute Care
About The Position
Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Registered Respiratory Therapist who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. As a Registered Respiratory Therapist, you will be responsible for setting up, operating, monitoring, documenting and evaluating patients on invasive and non-invasive ventilation. You will deliver Respiratory services and medications via proper modalities on all age groups, assess and document patient outcomes via EMR, perform SBAR and participate in rounds in ICU and NICU. You will also manage patients’ airways for spontaneous breathing and respiratory compromised patients, and perform quality control and maintenance on assigned equipment. Additionally, you will create an atmosphere and environment associated with clinical patient setting and perform AIDET, Mission and Motion initiatives and Display AHC RISES values 100% of the time. You will execute all other duties as required.
Requirements
- Graduate of AMA approved respiratory program
- AS in Respiratory Therapy required
- Active Maryland State license by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
- Must obtain an Advanced Certification within the 1st year of employment.
- Willing to obtain an advanced certification when eligible.
- Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Nice To Haves
- 2 years (NICU experience for NICU 2791) preferred
- Registered Respiratory Therapist by NBRC preferred
Responsibilities
- Create an atmosphere and environment associated with clinical patient setting.
- Perform AIDET, Mission and Motion initiatives and Display AHC RISES values 100% of the time.
- Be responsible for setting up, operating, monitoring, documenting and evaluating patients on invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
- Deliver Respiratory services and medications via proper modalities on all age groups.
- Assess and document patient outcomes via EMR.
- Perform SBAR and participate in rounds in ICU and NICU.
- Manage patients’ airways for spontaneous breathing and respiratory compromised patients.
- Perform quality control and maintenance on assigned equipment.
- Execute all other duties as required.
Benefits
- Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Free Employee parking
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
- Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
- Paid Time Off
- Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
- Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
- Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
