Therapist-Respiratory, System PRN

Northeast Georgia Medical Center • Braselton, GA

5d

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist administers and coordinates treatments for respiratory problems and documents care provided. The role delivers direct care to patients with complex needs as part of an interdisciplinary team, communicates patient updates and changes, assesses patients, and responds to emergency and critical-care situations. Care is provided across the lifespan, including neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. The therapist seeks and provides feedback to improve clinical practice, attends Tier 1 huddles and staff meetings, uses and learns error-prevention tools and behaviors, and is encouraged to participate in VOICE and the unit practice council.

Requirements

• Associate degree.
• Licensed to practice as a Respiratory Therapist (Respiratory Care Professional) in the state of Georgia.
• Respiratory Therapy training through an accredited school and successful completion of the registry examination.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• One year of prior experience in a relevant position.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with nurses about patient-care issues, ventilator changes, and arterial blood gas (ABG) results.
• Communicate with physicians about patient orders, critical ABG results, changes, and ventilators.
• Communicate critical-care and floor-care concerns to the supervisor and provide a detailed shift report, preferably at bedside when possible.
• Complete documentation in all relevant areas of the medical record, including treatments, medications delivered, ventilator flow sheets, and other patient or department paperwork.
• Complete ABG logs, quality-control records, and maintenance records.
• Verify new-start orders and ABG orders, and verify orders before treating patients.
• Manage critical-care patients and ventilators according to parameters.
• Review chart information, including chest X-rays, laboratory results, history and physicals, and progress notes, to manage patients appropriately.
• Assist nurses with other duties as requested to support quality patient care.
• Minimize time away from the units.
• Thoroughly document changes in the patient-care plan, including events and deviations from the documented plan.
• Provide floor therapy modalities and complete assigned therapy and new starts in a timely manner.
• Provide patient education and information as needed.
• Follow up with critical-care patients who transfer to floor areas.
• Apply oxygen and aerosol protocols and inform floor staff of unexpected treatment delays.
• Organize patient care and set appropriate priorities to complete assigned tasks and support effective department operations.
• Perform patient consultations and assessments at physician or nursing request.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree