Respiratory Therapist - PRN

Respiratory Therapist – PRN

Future Care Health

Base pay range: $37.00/hr – $45.00/hr

At Future Care, our Respiratory Therapists are valued for their dedication to ensuring our residents have personalized treatment plans to improve breathing. They play a critical role as part of our nursing team and perform respiratory care related procedures and responsibilities within the scope of the respiratory policies and procedures, under general supervision and medical direction upon the order of a physician.

Voted 13 years in a row in The Baltimore Sun as “Top Workplaces” and recognized in U.S. Newsweek as “Best Nursing Homes”, Future Care stands out as a leader in managing health care across a continuum of care.

We offer a Competitive Salary, Excellent Benefits Package, Nurse Retention Bonus, Flex/Advance Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, Career Growth Ladder, Employee Referral Bonus Program, Employee Assistance, and a 401K Plan.

• Accept and transcribe verbal and telephone orders from physicians for respiratory therapy procedures.
• Utilize knowledge to ensure the care provided meets the unique physical and psychosocial needs of residents based on age.
• Work within the scope of practice for adult and geriatric residents.
• Initiate, monitor, manage, troubleshoot, maintain, and wean residents from mechanical ventilators.
• Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, rescue bag ventilation and chest compressions.
• Obtain blood gas samples.
• Perform chest physiotherapy, including therapeutic percussion, vibration, and bronchopulmonary drainage.
• Perform pulmonary function testing, oxygen (medical gas), aerosol and humidification administration.
• Manage artificial airway, tracheostomy care, changes, weaning and suctioning of airway and sputum induction.
• Aerosolized medication administration, handheld nebulizer, and metered dose inhaler.
• Incentive spirometry, breathing and coughing exercises.
• Procure, handle, store and dispense medical gases.
• Set up and maintain all types of oxygen and respiratory supplies and equipment.
• Review physicians' orders.
• Document ventilator settings and measurements and performance of respiratory procedures, response to therapy (including heart rate, respiratory rate, breath sounds).
• Perform initial assessments, care plan and assessment of resident's respiratory status, progress, including recognition and recording of signs and symptoms of respiratory distress and medication effects, side reactions; notify a physician and resident's nurse.
• Provide education and in‑service training to residents, families, nursing and other nursing home staff.
• Review data obtained and documented by other respiratory therapists.
• Discuss abnormal or unusual assessment findings with supervisor as needed.
• Document according to policy, discharge instructions and/or nursing transfer summary.
• Check proper operation of equipment before and during use as well as emergency equipment; report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor and maintenance.
• Evaluate and document according to policy resident responses to implemented respiratory care.
• Communicate/lead: participate as an effective member of the resident care team, demonstrate effective interpersonal communication with all personnel, residents and families as part of the facility’s commitment to quality resident care.
• Apply basic verbal and non-verbal communication skills to identify and reduce resident/family anxiety.
• Act as preceptor for new employees as assigned.
• Demonstrate procedures to new respiratory personnel, as assigned.
• Communicate pertinent information and requests through established organizational channels.
• Present an accurate and comprehensive shift report to on‑coming respiratory therapist, including resident’s condition, unit activities, actual and potential problems, and possible solutions.
• Initiate occurrence/incident reports as needed and follow through with standards of operating procedures.
• Interact with others in a considerate, helpful, and courteous manner.
• Recognize learning needs of personnel on unit and provide instruction as necessary.
• Notify supervisor of learning needs.
• Seek professional development opportunities to maintain competency and assure the use of…