Respiratory Therapist

Overview

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Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit:
Rush Medical Center

Hospital:
Rush University Medical Center

Department:
Respiratory Care

Work Type:
Full Time (Total FTE 0.9)

Shift: Shift 3

Work Schedule:

12 Hr (7:00:00 PM - 7:30:00 AM)

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Pay Range: $45.59 - $74.19 per hour

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General

Summary:

Provides simple, intermediate, and complex therapeutic and diagnostic procedures on the general care floors and special care units. Improves and maintains patient cardiopulmonary status through the application and administration of various medications, gases, devices, and procedures. Functions as a clinical specialist within one of three specialty areas: neonatal/pediatrics, adults, or pulmonary function testing & diagnostics. Orient new employees and precept students.

Provides leadership, charge therapist duties, and serves as a team leader to optimize patient care and work with all staff to ensure quality and patient safety. Provides training to increase staffs skills and competencies. Ensures communication between staff, physicians, and nursing. Assist with protocol or guideline development, implementation, and compliance. In Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory/Diagnostics, provides and has in depth knowledge in simple, intermediate, and complex cardiopulmonary diagnostic tests and procedures.

Demonstrates competency and provides education for complex medical equipment utilized in cardiopulmonary sciences. Functions as a clinical specialist resource for pulmonary function testing and interventional pulmonary bronchoscopy procedures. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Requirements, Experience,

Skills and Abilities:

• All requirements for RT1 & RT2
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), current IL license, BLS, ACLS (adults), PALS & NRP (neo/peds), active AARC member plus the following:
• Bachelors degree of Science / health care related field with at least 3 years relevant leadership experience in respiratory care
• Currently enrolled in a Masters degree program related to Respiratory Therapy or a relevant healthcare field with an anticipated completion date within 6 months
• Advanced Credential: NBRC Adult Critical Care Specialty (ACCS) credential (Adults)
• NBRC Neonatal Pediatric Specialty (NPS) credential (Neonatal/Pediatrics)
• NBRC Registered Pulmonary Function Testing Technologist (RPFT) credential (PFT/Diagnostics)
• In PFT/Diagnostics, attain or become an Asthma Certified Educator (AE-C) or Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS), or an active board member to a national respiratory care organization within one year after hire
• In PFT/Diagnostics, Must Have Minimum of 3 years as critical care Respiratory Therapist
• Minimum of 2 years as full-time Pulmonary Function Lab technologist

• Completion of masters degree or higher
• At least one years experience in RUMC Respiratory Care Services
• Prior experience with research
• Prior experience with leadership

• Technical skills are required to adapt equipment and procedures to patient needs.
• Analytical skills are required to evaluate patients and their clinical response to therapy.
• Customer service skills are required to effectively meet the needs of patients, families, and members of the healthcare team
• Above average interpersonal skills are required to provide direction to other staff.
• Excellent communication skills are required for teaching and collaboration with other colleagues.

• Standing, walking, pushing, and bending for 75% of the day.
• Must be able to lift 20 pounds to move gas cylinders.
• A high level of patience must be exhibited as people learn at different speeds.
• Must be highly adaptable to respond to changing workloads and priorities.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities. May include but is not limited to the following:

• Provides charge therapist duties/coordinates lab activities as defined by the House Coverage Checklist.
• Provides patient care/testing in assigned areas on a routine basis.
• In PFT/Diagnostics, provides pulmonary testing and assists interventional bronchoscopy procedures currently documented in Rush PFT Lab Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Precepts new employees and provides feedback to the leadership team during orientation.
• Provides clinical precepting of respiratory care students on rotation and provides feedback to the leadership team.
• Instructs practitioners in policy, procedures, equipment, theory, new techniques, and…