Respiratory Therapist - NIGHTS

Nemours Children's Health•Orlando, FL

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a RT to join their team in Orlando, Florida. This position is responsible for providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians, and offer consultation and education to other healthcare professionals. The therapist will have routine contact with patients during hands-on care, frequent contact with patients’ families, and contact with other hospital staff such as nurses and physicians.Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. They deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships. Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, their $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Their Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive. Inclusion and belonging guide their strategy and growth, and they are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Requirements

Florida State License required
NBRC – RRT required
American Heart Association BLS required; PALS within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor.
Verify all physician orders for respiratory care and 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 , airway management such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning, medical gas therapy., 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, and 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 or respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.