Respiratory Registered Therapist Specialty, Jackson Memorial Hospital Nights

Department
:
Jackson Memorial Hospital - Respiratory Therapy Department
Address
: 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33136
Shift Details
Full Time, Nights
Why Jackson
Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida.

We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
Summary

• RRT Specialty performs all respiratory care related duties in their assigned specialty, under the direction of an Attending Physician or CMO.
• This includes setting up and administering all routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures to patient treatment in assigned area, ensuring the best possible therapy coverage.
• The RRT Specialty may be responsible for the application and operation of acute care ventilators used for continuous short and long-term mechanical ventilation of adults, pediatrics, and neonates.
• The Respiratory Specialty Therapist must be capable of caring for patients in one of the following specialized areas:
  Pediatrics, Trauma, Transplant, or ECHMO, or be able to provide Nitric oxide Therapy or Sunshine Therapy.
• Work is typically performed under the supervision of a department head or director; guided by general administrative policies and procedures. Therapists are expected to be self-directed in the absence of the full-time Team Leader and may take charge or lead worker duties when needed. All medical job activities may be performed independently, under direction of an attending physician or CMO.

• Sets up, assesses and monitors patients on ventilator or oxygenation support.
• Assists in the orientation, training and education of new respiratory care staff. Obtains and analyzes arterial, pulmonary artery, venous or capillary blood samples for blood gas determinations when approved and ordered by an attending physician (as applicable at assigned specific institution).
• Participates in interdepartmental and intradepartmental Quality Assessment and Improvement activities to insure continuous improvement of services provided. Administers aerosolized medications via small volume nebulizer, metered dose inhaler, or intermittent positive pressure breathing machine.
• Administers bronchial hygiene therapy via percussion & vibration, postural drainage, coughing, suctioning, and PEP mask therapy.
• Communicates transparently with physician and nursing staff to maintain or improve the quality of processes or outcome.
• Documents completely and accurately data obtained from assessment and monitoring of patients, equipment, and alarm settings.
• Continuously updates knowledge, skills, and competency consistent with the needs of the patient population as well as advances in science and technology. Monitors respiratory care practices in his/her area and notifies a supervisor of any deviations.
• Performs hemodynamic monitoring in areas, once trained, where therapists are authorized to do so (if applicable at assigned specific institution).
• Performs pulmonary monitoring in areas, once trained, where therapists are authorized to do so.
• Operates electrocardiography equipment throughout the hospital using techniques and styles…