Respiratory Care Practitioner; RRT - Kings Mills Hospital

Respiratory Care Practitioner (RRT) - Kings Mills Hospital

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Respiratory Care Practitioner - Respiratory Therapist - RRT

Sign-on Bonus up to $10,000.

Full Time Days - 36 hours/week

The Respiratory Care Practitioner II is responsible for providing respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation. Performs all respiratory care procedures including oxygen and aerosolized medication delivery, ventilator care, bronchial hygiene therapy, diagnostic services and patient and staff education. Monitors the patient's response to such therapies and makes recommendations to change or modify based on the assessment.

• May serve as the shift “Charge Therapist” with responsibility of ensuring adequate number of respiratory care staff to cover patient care areas and needs.
• May assist physician performing procedures such as bronchoscopy, transtracheal catheter insertion, tracheotomy intubation, tracheostomy endotracheal tube changes, and invasive monitoring.
• Performs CPR including closed chest compressions and airway management techniques in accordance with the AHA ACLS protocol.
• Conducts prescribed therapeutic procedures to maintain a patient airway, including use of appropriate airways, humidification, aspiration of secretions, extubation, maintenance of correct ETT cuff pressures, and documents procedures in patient and department records.
• Selects, assembles, monitors and evaluates mechanical ventilators for proper function, including correction of malfunctions, cleanliness, and determination of appropriate use for patient condition.
• May perform pulmonary function tests (PFT).
• Serves as a preceptor to new team members and/or students.
• Assesses patient’s physical status by inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion, behavior, and reviewing existing data.
• Performs treatments according to physician orders, explains therapy and therapeutic goals to patient; modifies treatment procedures based on patient response.
• Determines appropriateness of prescribed therapy and recommends methods to physician.
• Sets up and maintains different modes of oxygen therapy to maintain adequate PaO2’s with accurate inspired levels of oxygen.
• Administers intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) or aerosol therapy by first preparing the prescribed medication and adjusting the machine.
• Gives postural drainage, vibration, percussion to ensure proper drainage of bronchial secretions.
• Instructs patients and families in incentive spirometer, metered dose inhaler (MDI) administration, postural drainage, and ventilator care.
• Procures sputum for culture and sensitivity or airway clearance via patient coaching or suctioning.
• Evaluates normal and pathologic laboratory values.
• Performs arterial punctures and analysis; knowledge of arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation.
• May perform EKG’s; understands electronic monitoring, lead placement, and basic arrhythmias.
• Maintains respiratory therapy equipment and supplies.
• Responds to cardio-pulmonary resuscitations and actively participates when indicated.

• Bachelor's Degree, related to Respiratory Therapy/Health Care/Healthcare Administration/Business Administration (preferred)

• Current Respiratory Care License in the state of work (required)
• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) credentialed (required)
  Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) (preferred)
• BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (required)
• ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross (required)
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association (required)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) - AAP/AWHONN (preferred)
• Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) (preferred)
• Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) (preferred)
• ACCS (Adult Critical Care Specialist) - NBRC (preferred)

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