Lead Respiratory Therapist - Critical Care
Lead Respiratory Therapist - Critical Care
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05-04-2025
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05-04-2025
Job Description
WE ARE INSIGHT:
AtInsight Hospital and Medical Center Chicagowe believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents to build a fullservice community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering worldclass service to everyone we meet it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate loving expert and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team please apply now!
General Summary:
Under the direct supervision of the shift supervisor coordinator or charge therapist the respiratory therapist registered provides respiratory care therapeutics and emergency resuscitation services. Critical care and routine respiratory procedures are administered. The therapist serves as a resource for physicians nurses and ancillary hospital staff.
These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner following the mission values and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care service and kindness toward all patients staff physicians volunteers and guests.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs respiratory therapy treatments.
- Assist physicians and nursing in the development of respiratory care plans.
- Assesses patients for home respiratory care.
- Acts as a resource to patients and hospital personnel.
- Evaluate initiate monitor and discontinue appropriate gas aerosol therapy periodic therapy/treatments invasive noninvasive monitoring procedures and ventilator management procedures and provide recommendations following department policies and procedures.
- Provide support and expertise during intubation extubating and resuscitation.
- Assure equipments operational status.
- Evaluate initiate monitor and discontinue nonroutine testing (i.e. sleep apnea test CO2 monitoring etc..
- Perform shunt studies pulmonary function screenings and dead space/ventilation measurements.
- Checks and assures readiness of emergency carts.
- Maintains competency in basic dysrhythmia.
- Generate reports as directed by Respiratory Care Management.
- Notify supervisor/coordinator or charge therapist of any deviation from documented procedures.
- Assist in stocking and maintaining disposable supplies.
- Assist with inventory for damage expired dates or breaks in sterility.
- Maintains inventory and rental paperwork.
- Documents equipment decontamination.
- Reportsmalfunctions damage or deviationsof equipment.
- Notifies direct supervision of hazardous situations with supplies and equipment.
- Collaborates with peers and staff to identify any safety issues.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner in the State of Illinois
- Registered Respiratory Therapist NBRC credential
- Certified Pulmonary Function Technician NRBC credential preferred
- Two years of respiratory care experience preferred.
- CPR certification is required.
- ACLS and/or PALS certification preferred
- Knowledge of patients growth and development needs
- Ability to quickly recognize changes in condition and needs of patients
- Ability to relate well to patients
Benefits:
- Paid Sick Time effective 90 days after employment.
- Paid Vacation Time effective 90 days after employment
- Health vision & dental benefits eligible at 30 days following the 1st of the following month
- Short and longterm disability and basic life insurance after 30 days of employment
Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID19 as a condition of employment subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!
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Full Time
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