Traveling Respiratory Therapist; RT - System Flex

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

The Flex Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) is expected to float to various assigned sites throughout the Bon Secours Mercy Health System, outside of their home location, to provide patient care promoting and restoring patients’ health through the respiratory care process. The RCP is responsible for providing respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation. Performs respiratory care procedures, diagnostic services, patient monitoring and patient and staff education through the relevant standards and scope of practice for the respiratory therapist.

A Tier 3 - System Flex Team Traveler Respiratory Therapist is expected to be assigned to various sites throughout the Bon Secours Mercy Health System to provide patient care promoting and restoring patients’ health through the nursing process through the relevant Standards and Scope of Practice for the Respiratory Therapist by analyzing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care following established patient care standards for Bon Secours Mercy Health;

collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members as assigned. The RT is responsible to the System Flex Nurse Manager for the assigned Department. System Flex Team Respiratory Therapis is hired with the expectation and understanding they must float to assigned sites within the Bon Secours Mercy Health System outside of their home market (no local placements).

• Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA
• Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, VA
• Memorial Regional Medical Center in Richmond, VA
• Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin, VA
• The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, OH
• Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati, OH
• West Hospital in Cincinnati, OH
• Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY
• Marcum and Wallace Hospital in Irvine, KY
• St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital in Youngstown, OH
• St Anne Hospital in Toledo, OH
• St Rita's Medical Center in Lima, OH
• St Francis - Downtown in Greenville, SC
• Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, OH
• and more
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• Data collection and accurate record keeping as well as product evaluation and assessment
• Assists physician performing procedures such as bronchoscopy, transtracheal catheter insertion, tracheotomy in intubation (if intubation is performed by respiratory therapy in the facility), 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 achieve maintenance of a patient airway, including use of appropriate airways including endotracheal tubes, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal airways, maintenance of airway humidification, aspiration of secretions, extubation, maintenance of correct endotracheal tube (ETT), cuff pressures, and documents procedures in patient and department records
• Selects, assembles, monitors, and evaluates mechanical ventilators for proper function and operation, including correction of malfunctions, cleanliness and determines appropriateness use for patient condition
• Performs pulmonary function tests (PFT)
• Assesses patient's physical status by inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion, patient behavior and reviewing existing data in patient's record
• 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 to achieve therapeutic goals including intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB), aerosol therapy, postural drainage and percussion, ultrasonic nebulizer, incentive…