Registered Respiratory Therapist, Variable Part-Time Day Shift, Respiratory Therapy

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Respiratory Therapist for our Respiratory Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a Respiratory Therapist you will be responsible for setting up, operating, monitoring, documenting and evaluating patients on invasive and non-invasive ventilation. You will deliver Respiratory services and medications via proper modalities on all age groups, assess and document patient outcomes via EMR, and perform SBAR and participate in rounds in ICU and NICU. You will also manage patients’ airways for spontaneous breathing and respiratory compromised patients, and perform quality control and maintenance on assigned equipment. You will execute all other duties as required.

Requirements

Graduate of AMA approved respiratory program
AS in Respiratory Therapy required
Active Maryland State license by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Must obtain an Advanced Certification within the 1st year of employment.
Willing to obtain an advanced certification when eligible.
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Nice To Haves

2 years (NICU experience for NICU 2791) preferred
Registered Respiratory Therapist by NBRC preferred

Responsibilities

Create an Atmosphere and environment associated with clinical patient setting.
Perform AIDET, Mission and Motion initiatives and Display AHC RISES values 100% 0f the time.
Be responsible for setting up, operating, monitoring, documenting and evaluating patients on invasive and non-invasive ventilation
Deliver Respiratory services and medications via proper modalities on all age groups
Assess and document patient outcomes via EMR. Perform SBAR and participate in rounds in ICU and NICU.
Manage patients’ airways for spontaneous breathing and respiratory compromised patients.
Perform quality control and maintenance on assigned equipment.
Execute all other duties as required.