Respiratory Therapist, Full-Time, Days - $20,000 Sign On Bonus
Northwestern Medicine
- Chicago, IL
- $34.28 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
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- Healthcare Professionals/Techs, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
- $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
- $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
- $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
- Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus
- Paid time off and Holiday pay
- Conducts patient assessments and interprets clinical data necessary for the delivery of quality patient care
- Implements and evaluates the plan of care related to respiratory procedures including but not limited to aerosol, secretion mobilization, and hyperinflation therapies
- Provides care for patients requiring ventilator assistance, complex respiratory devices and procedures
- Performs comprehensive ventilator management and monitors the cardiopulmonary status of patients receiving intensive respiratory care
- Maintains emergency airway equipment for patients with artificial airways.
- Performs diagnostic studies on patients as designated by department policy and/or by physician order
- Consults with physicians, nurses and other health care professionals and participates in daily patient rounds for assigned area to promote consistent quality and delivery of patient care
- Assists physicians with bedside procedures
- Identifies and appropriately responds to a patient's declining respiratory status
- Responds to airway emergencies, level one traumas and cardiac arrests
- Completes all documentation for patient charting in compliance with standards for accuracy and content as established by the department and NMH
- Demonstrates clinical competence
- Implements appropriate actions to respond to needs of patients and their significant others
- Monitors and documents the patient's response to therapeutic interventions and progress toward outcomes
- Serves as a resource and role model for new staff, students, and other NMH personnel and assists with precepting and orienting
- Works collaboratively with all hospital services to responsibly accomplish daily work and maintain an environment of excellence
- Assists with the development of clinical research protocols and participates in their implementation
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)- National Board of Respiratory Care
- Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)- Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (within three months of hire)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)- American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)- American Heart Association (for adult care therapists)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (for neonatal therapists)
- Associate Degree in Applied Science (AAS)- Respiratory Therapy
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)- National Board of Respiratory Care
- Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT)- National Board of Respiratory Care
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)- National Board of Respiratory Care
- Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree