Respiratory Therapist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Respiratory Therapist license from the Kansas Board of Healing Arts.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, write routine reports and correspondence, and speak effectively with customers or organization employees.
• Ability to calculate respiratory-related formulas as needed for patient care.
• Ability to solve practical problems involving a variety of concrete variables and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
• Ability to perform job duties while wearing personal protective equipment, including particulate respirator masks, goggles, gloves, and gowns.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree and graduation from a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Review electronic medical records for physician orders and patient information, assess patient condition, and determine treatment requirements, including therapy type and duration, medications, and dosages.
• Document patient care accurately and complete patient charges in the electronic medical record.
• Select appropriate methods for administering inhalants, determine precautions and needed modifications consistent with physician orders, and consult physicians about adverse reactions.
• Set up, operate, observe, and adjust mechanical ventilators, non-invasive ventilation, therapeutic gas administration, blood gas collection and analysis, and aerosol equipment.
• Inspect and test cardiopulmonary and respiratory therapy equipment for safety and functionality, and report equipment that is not working properly.
• Monitor patients’ physiological status and responses to therapy, tests, and procedures, including vital signs, breath sounds, respiratory rate and pattern, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
• Administer bronchopulmonary hygiene procedures and assist patients with breathing exercises.
• Perform physician-ordered cardiopulmonary tests, including equipment preparation, patient assessment and monitoring, patient coaching, and infection-control procedures.
• Perform scheduled and emergent tests, procedures, and treatments for inpatients and outpatients.
• Perform basic life support measures and respond to emergent patient situations.
• Maintain cardiopulmonary and respiratory equipment through daily maintenance, calibration, pre-use checks, and troubleshooting to ensure readiness.
• Educate patients and families about cardiopulmonary disorders, tests, procedures, therapies, and treatments.
• Assist cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients with therapeutic exercises and activities; provide education, assess and monitor patients, and complete documentation and patient charges.
• Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements, and perform other duties as assigned.