Respiratory Therapist Full-Time Nights - SAU

• Plan, implement and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to assist in the management of patient/residents with cardiopulmonary and related disorders
• Provide technical support for all equipment related to the nursing center-based practice of Respiratory Therapy
• Provide training and competency testing to nursing departments

• Provides/coordinates clinical respiratory services under physician orders
• Perform respiratory/clinical assessments
• Consult with physicians and health care professionals regarding patient/resident status
• Monitor patient/resident progress and update respiratory care plan (as a part of the patient/resident’s comprehensive plan of care)
• Provide general respiratory therapeutic services including oxygen therapy, medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, humidification therapy, and suction therapy
• Document patient/resident procedures, organize, and analyze data, maintain accurate records
• Communicate relevant patient/resident information to appropriate physicians and caregivers while protecting confidential information to unauthorized persons
• Participate in interdisciplinary patient/resident rounds and conferences
• Provide staff education related to respiratory therapy
• Educate patients and families with regard to relevant disease, medications, equipment, purpose of procedures, steps of procedure, benefits, risks, and alternatives
• Participate in discharge planning for patient/resident requiring respiratory therapies in a community setting
• Operate a variety of monitoring, recording, diagnostic, therapeutic, life support and associated equipment
• Provide technical support for all respiratory equipment
• Perform troubleshooting and basic maintenance, cleaning, and setup for respiratory equipment
• Comply with safety regulations related to equipment and medical gases

• Ability to use initiative, take responsibility and self-organize in a team environment
• Ability to work under pressure & handle competing priorities
• Ability to work collaboratively on an interdisciplinary patient/resident care team
• Ability to interact positively with staff, physicians, patients & family members
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0-10%
• Must read, write and speak fluent English
• Must have good and regular attendance
• Performs other related duties as assigned

• Associate Degree from accredited program in respiratory therapy

• Licensing as required by the state of employment
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Required; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required for those in supervisory positions

• One-year general Respiratory Therapy clinical experience

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