Respiratory Therapist Westfield

Respiratory Therapist

Location: Baystate Noble - Westfield MA
Department: Respiratory Therapy
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days

Baystate Health a nationally recognized leader in healthcare quality and safety and home to Baystate Noble Community Hospital is looking for a Respiratory Therapist to join our team!

Resume required with application

Summary

Respiratory Therapist perform under the general supervision of a physician and their responsibilities always encompass evaluating diagnosing and treating disorders that affect breathing. Clinical areas including Adult Pediatric and Neonatal population

Respiratory therapists perform diagnostic cardiopulmonary evaluations and respiratory therapy treatments designed to treat patients with deficiencies and dysfunctions of the cardiopulmonary system. Cardiopulmonary evaluation involves acquiring analyzing and interpreting data that is obtained from diagnostic tests and specimens.

Requirements

The responsibilities of a respiratory therapist may include but are not limited to:

1. Independently conducts performance and collection of diagnostic information:

a. Pulmonary function testing

b. Interventional diagnostics

c. Sleep studies

d. Noninvasive and invasive diagnostic procedures

e. Blood gas and other pertinent laboratory analysis

2. Application of therapeutics to respiratory care:

a. Medical gas therapy

b. Humidity therapy

c. Aerosol therapy

d. Artificial airway management and care

e. Airway clearance

f. Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation

g. Vascular catheter insertion management and care

h. Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)

3. Patient assessment including physical examination and diagnostic data interpretation

4. Assessment of therapies

Make changes to patient therapy as indicated by patient response or lab results. Make patient rounds regularly. Observe patient check equipment change/make adjustments as necessary Make recommendations regarding patients therapy to physician. Discontinue therapy as ordered. Remove equipment from patient rooms dissemble and follow infection control cleaning guidelines. Perform oxygen rounds and titrate as indicated

5. Disease management of acute and chronic diseases

6. Collaborative support of hemodynamics

7. Discharge planning and case management

8. Provision of emergency acute critical and post-acute care including

a. Patient and environmental assessment

b. Therapeutic interventions

c. Patient land and air transport

9. Safety and Equipment Maintenance

Respond to all Rapid Response/Code Blue and provide applicable established department policies procedures objectives quality assurance safety environmental and infection with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies. Call for maintenance and repair of equipment (in-house). Alert supervisor to malfunction of equipment. Document maintenance/repair.

10. Precepting new staff as directed; including Respiratory Therapy and Resident Nurse students as required.

11. Meet additional AHA certifications as determined by service location. Facilities with an Obstetrics Department require a Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

12. Meets and maintains clinical ladder requirements of a level II Respiratory Therapist

Experience

1 year of clinical experience

Education:

Certifications:

Compensation

Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidates relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum

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