Respiratory Therapist, Jewish Hospital, 6a-6p
Respiratory Therapist, Jewish Hospital, 6a-6p
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Job Description
Primary Location:
JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMCAddress:
200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville KY 40202Shift:
6A - 6P (United States of America)Job Description Summary:
About UofL Health:UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals four medical centers nearly 200 physician practice locations more than 700 providers the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12000 team membersphysicians surgeons nurses pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionalsUofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
Job Description:
Job Description:
The Respiratory Therapist Registered is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) that possesses working knowledge of respiratory care and has displayed age-specific competence for all age groups serviced by the facility. The RRT conducts themselves in a professional manner and is courteous to patients physicians visitors members of the department and all other healthcare personnel. The RRT supports and contributes to departmental productivity and organizational objectives by functioning as an integrated member of the respiratory care team and performs services consistent with the scope of licensure. The RRT supports and exhibits behaviors consistent with the organizations mission and values.
Essential Functions:
Plans and administers non-medicated aerosol and humidity therapy
Plans and administers oxygen therapy (including implementation of oxygen therapy protocol where appropriate)
Plans and administers aerosolized medication and specialty gas therapy
Performs airway management
Plans and administers incentive spirometry
Cleans and reprocesses respiratory therapy equipment
Plans and administers bronchial hygiene and performs chest physiotherapy (including implementation of bronchial hygiene protocol where appropriate)
Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and manual ventilation during resuscitation attempts and aides in rapid response calls when appropriate
Provides patient family staff and physician education.
Collects arterial blood samples for blood gas analysis
Operates mechanical ventilators and manages ventilator settings and weaning per protocols and provider orders
Assists in cardiopulmonary procedures
Additional Job Description:
Education:
Associate degree in Cardiopulmonary Services or Respiratory Care from an accredited respiratory therapy educational program (required)
Bachelors Degree Cardiopulmonary Services or Respiratory Care from an accredited respiratory therapy educational program (preferred)
Experience:
One year of experience in respiratory therapy critical care (preferred)
New graduates accepted
Licensure:
Active license as a Respiratory Care Practitioner from the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care (KBRC) (required)
Certification:
Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) and must be kept current if applicable (required). Note: New graduates have 6 months to obtain the RRT credential.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (required)
American Heart Association Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (required)
Employment Type
Full-Time
