Limited Permit (LP) Respiratory Therapist
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Job Location:
Norwalk, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Caring For the Community You Love
Choose a career to make a difference in peoples lives every day choose Fisher-Titus!
Perks of working at Fisher-Titus:
- Hours of Work- PRN
- Comprehensive Benefits Package- Medical & Dental coverage 401K match paid time off tuition assistance and more!
- Shift Weekend & PRN differential
About Fisher-Titus:
Fisher-Titus proudly serves the greater Huron County areas 70000-plus residents by providing a full continuum of health and wellness care from heart and cancer care to outpatient services such as lab imaging and physical rehabilitation.
Vision: Be the first choice for healthcare and employment within our community
Mission: Deliver compassionate and convenient care to the highest level of excellence that promotes lifelong health and wellness for our community
General Summary:
Provides respiratory care to patients as assigned and given on a physicians order for both in-house and out-patient care.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for the safe and effective administration of medically prescribed medications knowing their indications and contraindications.
- Knows and follows the indications and contraindications the policy and procedures in administering therapeutic modalities to include: IPPB IS HHN MDI DPI ETC.
- Sets up and monitors oxygen administration.
- Sets up oxygen cylinders and assures proper usage and safety measures are in place.
- Performs bedside PFT tests.
- Performs arterial punctures using radial brachial and femoral sites independently. Draws off arterial lines to obtain sample for blood gas analysis.
- Be a member of the Code Blue and Rapid Response Team responding to arrest situations. As part of the team may be expected to perform CPR (compression). Must be certified in CPR procedures and manual Ventilation.
- Perform patient assessment develops care plan for implementation and for Registered Therapist approval.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
Our Fisher-Titus health system proudly serves the greater Huron County area’s 70,000-plus residents by providing a full continuum of health and wellness care.
