Traveling Respiratory Therapist (RT) - System Flex

** Primary Function/General Purpose of Position*
* 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.

** Tier 3 - System Flex Team traveler 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).

** Our System Flex Team consists of the following locations:*
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** Maryview Medical Center
** in Portsmouth, VA

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** Mary Immaculate Hospital
** in Newport News, VA

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** Memorial Regional Medical Center
** in Richmond, VA

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** Southampton Memorial Hospital
** in Franklin, VA

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** The Jewish Hospital
** in Cincinnati, OH

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** Anderson Hospital
** in Cincinnati, OH

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** West Hospital
** in Cincinnati, OH

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** Lourdes Hospital
** in Paducah, KY

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** Marcum and Wallace Hospital
** in Irvine, KY

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** St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
** in Youngstown, OH

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** St Anne Hospital
** in Toledo, OH

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** St Rita's Medical Center
** in Lima, OH

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** St Francis - Downtown
** in Greenville, SC

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** Springfield Regional Medical Center
** in Springfield, OH

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** more** !

** Essential Job Functions*
* +  _​_ 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 spirometry, metered dose inhalers and spacers, etc.

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