Registered Respiratory Therapist RRT
Job Location:
Job Location:
Taylorville, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Min
USD $34.34/Hr.
Max
USD $53.23/Hr.
Overview
Initiate maintain and continue basic and intensive respiratory therapy equipment and techniques in the administration of prescribed procedures to patients of all ages with cardiopulmonary disorders.
Schedule
PRN
Highlights & Benefits:
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
Benefits - Memorial HR
Qualifications
Education:
- Graduate of approved AMA School of Respiratory Therapy required.
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
- Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Therapy required.
- Licensed by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations as a Respiratory Care Practitioner required within 90 days of hire.
- Current BLS and ACLS required.
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service skills required.
Responsibilities
- Measures and administers prescribed medications to patients of all ages (oxygen and aerosolized medications etc). In addition to the following therapy: humidity and aerosol chest physical therapy incentive spirometry pulse oximetry and metered dose inhalers etc.
- Records procedures and patient responses on appropriate departmental paperwork and requisitions. Completes verbal report on patients to ensure continuity of care.
- Assists physician in performing bronchoscopy. Maintains all supplies monitors patients and sterilizes the equipment resetting up for the next procedure.
- Performs all duties in the Cardiology department.
- Performs and educates the patients of the Pulmonary Rehab program in all aspects of their disease and management of their symptoms.
- Maintains the ability to perform Pulmonary Function studies on all types of patients.
- Performs cleaning and sterilization of equipment reporting malfunctioning equipment to manager.
- Utilize proper infection control practices in accordance with hospital and departmental policy.
- Initiate hospital policy regarding employee/patient incident reports.
- Perform patient rounds in accordance with departmental policy and documents such to ensure appropriate settings for the patient and to ensure emergency supplies are available when needed.
- Evaluates patients condition and response to therapy reporting any adverse reactions to the nurse and/or physician. Provide additional information to the physician regarding effectiveness of the therapy and contacting the physician if necessary to request order changes to aid in the patients recovery.
- Maintain ability to provide continuous ventilatory support for patients.
- Perform procedures under extreme stress in the event of a trauma patient of any age.
- Participate in continuing education meeting requirements for all mandatory inservices.
- Promotes health and safety in the work environment.
- Actively participates in competency assessment process.
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
Required Experience:
IC
