Respiratory Therapist - PRN Nights - Sonoran Crossing

HonorHealth•Phoenix, AZ

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist sets up, operates, and administers respiratory care equipment and procedures to support diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in general-floor and critical-care areas. The therapist evaluates therapeutic objectives and outcomes, reviews and transcribes physician orders, and delivers respiratory care to adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. Responsibilities include operating and monitoring mechanical ventilators, supporting artificial airways and humidification, assisting with transport of ventilated patients, and providing respiratory treatments and oxygen administration. The therapist explains therapies and procedures to patients and families and organizes and reprioritizes assignments to provide efficient, high-quality care. The role also includes arterial punctures; blood gas, co-oximetry, electrolyte, electrocardiogram, and pulmonary function testing; quality control and proficiency testing of analyzers; and prompt reporting of critical results. Therapists document care, equipment parameters, patient responses, and delays or omissions in the medical record. They gather and prepare equipment and prescribed medications, verify patient identity and orders, assess patients, assist physicians with bedside procedures, support resuscitations and traumas, and clean, disinfect, sterilize, and troubleshoot respiratory equipment. This is a PRN night-shift position at Sonoran Crossing Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. PRN staff are required to work 12 shifts per quarter, including weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Graduate of a two-year AMA-approved Respiratory Care program.
Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner.
Registered Respiratory Therapist credential and license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Experience as a Respiratory Therapist.
Six months of experience for a network float position, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

Graduate of a four-year bachelor-level or AMA-approved Respiratory Care program.
One year of clinical experience.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), or campus-specific certification.
Credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

Responsibilities

Set up, operate, and administer respiratory care equipment and procedures for general-floor and critical-care patients.
Evaluate therapeutic objectives and outcomes; review physician prescriptions and transcribe verbal orders appropriately.
Operate and monitor mechanical ventilators, make ordered changes, and maintain the patency, stability, location, and humidification of artificial airways.
Assist with transporting mechanically ventilated patients to other patient-care areas.
Provide respiratory treatments and oxygen administration to adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients, including aerosol and nebulized therapies, inhalers, flutter and PEP therapy, incentive spirometry, suctioning, breathing exercises, CPAP/BiPAP, sputum induction, and oxygen analysis.
Explain therapies and procedures to patients and families in a clear, professional manner.
Review and reprioritize daily assignments to deliver care efficiently and effectively.
Perform arterial punctures and blood tests, including arterial blood gas analysis, co-oximetry, and electrolytes; calculate diagnostic relationships such as shunt, dead space, and oxygen-content differences.
Perform quality-control and proficiency testing on analyzers, verify and document results, and promptly report critical values to the appropriate nurse or physician.
Gather equipment and supplies, verify patient identity and orders, and prepare and dispense prescribed pharmacological solutions and drugs.
Assess neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients and determine the appropriate level of respiratory care.
Document ventilator settings and changes, treatments, tests, monitoring, patient responses, and delays or omissions in the medical record in a timely manner.
Assist physicians with bedside procedures, take and transcribe verbal orders, provide bag-and-mask ventilation, maintain airways, and attend assigned resuscitations and traumas.
Perform basic pulmonary function testing and resting and exercise oximetry; some therapists may perform complete pulmonary function and pulmonary stress studies.
Collect, transport, clean, disinfect, sterilize, and package respiratory care equipment; troubleshoot equipment and arrange repair or preventive maintenance when needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Work 12 PRN shifts per quarter, including weekends and holidays.