RRT

description:

Night Shift 3 x 12 rotating schedule (every other weekend) 1830 to 0700. Certifications must include: NRP ACLS BLS PALS NICU experience due to them needing to be able to stabilize babies while the facility waits for a transport team. 2-3 years of experience. Typically no call.

requirement:

Licenses/Certifications:Respiratory Care Practitioner(RCP) license in the state of practice: RequiredBasic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: RequiredNeonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification: RequiredAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS OR HS-ACLS OR RQIACLS) certification: RequiredPediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS OR HS-PALS OR RQIPALS) certification: RequiredPediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) certification: PreferredEssential Functions:Assesses and documents the appropriateness of prescribed therapy (including recommendations) for patients receiving respiratory care services. Administers aerosol and oxygen therapy while maintaining charts. Draws arterial blood gases per policy and physician order. Provides care to ventilator patients. Assists in department record keeping and operation as well as participation in training and supervision of new employees. Documents care given; maintains records of treatment given; generates necessary documents for charges or record keeping. Assists in the instruction of nursing personnel in surveillance of patient and equipment after initial pulmonary function tests drainage procedures and provides additional patient care regarding cardio respiratory disease. Provides suggestions regarding the patients treatment and pulmonary progress. Provides assistance in cardio respiratory rehabilitation. Provides instruction to patients and family in the nature of cardio respiratory disease and its rounds to check all respiratory therapy equipment in use or on standby in patient areas. Ensures completion of the initial ventilator bundle orders upon initiation of mechanical ventilation. Ensures compliance of VAP bundle for all patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Identifies measurable and reasonable outcomes while using appropriate therapy interventions to resolve patient needs. Updates and communicates the diagnosis throughout the patients stay based on patients changing condition and disease with maintenance and processing of equipment and products used in providing respiratory therapy equipment clean and ready for its next use. Assists physicians with bronchoscopies and special otherjob-related duties as assigned.