Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem Nights

Kindred Healthcare•Rancho Cucamonga, CA

2d•$28 - $38

About The Position

Kindred Hospital Rancho is a 55-bed long-term acute care hospital providing extended recovery care, including 24-hour clinical care seven days a week, an eight-bed ICU, and three negative pressure rooms. The Respiratory Therapist administers safe and competent respiratory care as ordered by physicians. The role includes monitoring mechanical ventilation, administering medications, assessing patients, understanding hemodynamic monitoring and blood work results, and monitoring, teaching, and training patients and families. The therapist delivers respiratory care throughout the hospital, verifies physician orders, documents care and charges, maintains equipment, and supports patient care plans. The position involves airway management, ventilation and weaning, diagnostic monitoring and testing, patient and family education, communication with the healthcare team, and participation in hospital activities and staff training.

Requirements

Respiratory Therapy education as required to attain credentialing by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
Current Respiratory Therapy license from the appropriate state licensing body.
Current CRT or RRT credential, or Respiratory Care Practitioner Certification compliant with the National Board for Respiratory Care Credential Maintenance Program.
Current BLS and ACLS certifications.
Ability to work under stress and respond quickly in emergency situations.
Appropriate interpersonal communication skills when interacting with healthcare team members, patients, and families.
Understanding of lifespan growth and development and ability to provide appropriate care to adult and geriatric patients.
Ability to work cooperatively as a team member.
Good and regular attendance.
Fluent English reading, writing, and speaking skills.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver respiratory care procedures in all hospital areas in accordance with policies, procedures, and protocols.
Maintain accurate and complete documentation and charge capture; develop, document, and maintain respiratory care elements of patient care plans.
Verify and initiate physician orders for respiratory care.
Demonstrate working knowledge of respiratory care instruments and equipment; troubleshoot problems and perform proper disinfection and sterilization.
Initiate, monitor, and maintain oxygen and aerosol delivery devices and non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation devices.
Provide airway management, including oral or nasal airway placement, bag-mask ventilation, intubation or assistance with intubation, and scheduled or emergent tracheostomy tube changes.
Use safe suction techniques and artificial airways, and initiate and perform CPR.
Perform tracheostomy, endotracheal tube, and oral care.
Implement one-way speaking valve trials as ordered by a physician.
Assist physicians with diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy procedures.
Complete initial and ongoing decannulation risk assessments and document appropriate interventions.
Perform and document timely spontaneous breathing trial assessments for weaning readiness.
Initiate and advance mechanical ventilator weaning according to protocol.
Participate in the multidisciplinary early patient mobility program.
Perform pulse oximetry and carbon dioxide gas monitoring.
Perform arterial blood gas sampling and analysis, and document ongoing ABG analyzer quality control and maintenance.
Provide and document patient and family teaching and education.
Provide and receive accurate and complete patient handoff reports.
Participate in department and hospital in-services, meetings, and patient care rounds.
Notify the immediate supervisor of changes in workload and patient acuity.
Provide timely, accurate updates to healthcare team members and recommend therapy modifications when clinically indicated.
Assist with orientation and training of new employees and students, and precept new employees during orientation.
Perform other related duties as assigned.