Respiratory Therapist (PRN/Alternating Shifts)

Franciscan Alliance • Michigan City, IN

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Respiratory Therapist oversees the diagnosis, treatment, and care management of patients with pulmonary disorders. This position uses a variety of testing techniques to assist doctors in diagnosing disorders, and determines requirements for treatment, such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, or medication and dosages, compatible with physicians' orders. WHO WE ARE With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Machine Maintenance Maintains cleanliness of patient room and equipment, and prepares and calibrates equipment needed for testing.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree
• High School Diploma/GED
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association

Responsibilities

• Maintains cleanliness of patient room and equipment, and prepares and calibrates equipment needed for testing.
• Administers inhaled medications to patients such as SABA, LABA, LAMA, ICS, and antibiotics, and other prescribed inhaled medications.
• Attends code blue and rapid response team activation to perform or assist with airway management.
• Conducts special procedures including electrocardiograms (EKGs), arterial blood gas tests (ABG), pulmonary function tests and surfactant delivery; assists physicians during caesarean section births, high-risk deliveries, and patient transports.
• Educates patients and their caregivers about their conditions and teaches appropriate disease management techniques, such as breathing exercises or the use of medications or respiratory equipment.
• Performs incentive spirometry on patients to facilitate airway clearance and lung expansion.
• Performs thorough patient assessments, obtains a history and elicits an accurate description of sleep problems to diagnose and treat patients with science-based medicine.
• Performs ventilation therapies for proper selection of the delivery device to ensure adequate patient oxygenation.
• Sets up and operates mechanical ventilators using invasive or non-invasive procedures on patients ranging from neonatal to adult; administers high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), and conventional methods to deliver nitric oxide to patients.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree