Respiratory Therapist - 36 Hours/Week - Days

Best Care•Omaha, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for the assessment of respiratory patients with acute and chronic illnesses, to ensure delivery of clinically appropriate respiratory care procedures as prescribed by the medical staff for neonate, pediatric, adolescent and adult patients.

Requirements

Associate of Science Degree with certificate in Respiratory Care required.
3-6 months of on-the-job experience to gain knowledge of policies, procedures and routines required.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) required within 12 months of accepting the Advanced Practitioner position.
Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP.NE or RCP.IA) license for work state required.
Current American Heart Association or American Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.
Current American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PALS) required.
Requires a high degree of ability and skill in written and verbal communication to accurately relay appropriate and high-quality recommendations to other members of the patient care team.
Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting
Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguish colors, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Standing, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Walking
Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science Degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care preferred.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) preferred.
For MH Respiratory Therapy - PALS required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

Performs routine and complex modalities of respiratory care independent of direct supervision.
Documents procedures in patient record according to departmental procedure.
Develops/reviews/revises plan of care as needed to provide optimum patient care outcome.
Regularly communicates with other patient care team members to exchange information regarding condition and progress of assigned patients.
Maintains continuity of services to ensure optimum and timely patient care interventions.
Works within Protocol Guidelines and ensures all patients are receiving appropriate therapy.
Assists the department achieve a Patient Satisfaction rate >95%.
Works toward improving interdepartmental relations.