Respiratory Therapist

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Copley Hospital, located in Morrisville/Stowe VT, is in search of a Respiratory Therapist to join our team! Performs all aspects of Respiratory Therapy. Performs Simple Spirometry, EKGs, Infant hearing screening and arterial puncture and capillary collection for blood gas determination. Supports respiratory related nursing in-service programs. May be trained for PFT, Pulmonary Stress Test, and EEG. May participate in the Cardiac and or Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs.

This is a Full-Time position, day shift (PT available). Copley Hospital has a variety of shifts available across Full-Time, Part-Time, and Temporary needs.

Compensation
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Negotiable. An offer of employment may vary based on factors such as experience, education, skill, internal equity, and market data.

• Cardiac and or Pulmonary Rehabilitation equipment management, including sharing in the daily and weekly cleaning, and identifying needs for biomed evaluation. Helps identify new equipment needs.
• Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase II program: demonstrates the ability to set up telemetry for monitoring, take and document patient BP, PRE, and HR. Ability to interpret basic cardiac arrhythmias via the telemetry system. Assess patient response to exercise progression. Provide basic education regarding the CR program including THR, Blood pressure management, Cardiac signs and symptoms, medication usage and stress management.
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation patient care evaluation: accurately and timely assesses new patients referred to the program. Assists in establishing new patient exercise prescriptions and educational needs. Provides timely modification to exercise progression for safe and effective therapy.
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation patient care documentation:
  Utilizes the CPR computer system to document all necessary patient care and response parameters in the medical record.
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation patient charge capture and entry:
  Determines the appropriate patient charge based on charge master and service provided.
• Cardiac and or Pulmonary Rehabilitation maintenance program activities:
  Independently manages all maintenance program requirements, including attendance, payment management, safe supervision of exercising patients, vital signs capture and management if needed, physician communications, time management.
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation patient education:
  Provides accurate individual and group education to patients regarding appropriate pulmonary function, use of supplemental oxygen and or responses to the program.
• Assess prescribed therapy and goals
• Conduct therapeutic procedures to maintain airway and/or improve ventilation and oxygenation
• If trained provides PFT, Pulmonary Stress Test, EEG and or NCV.
• Participate in developing respiratory care plans
• Participates in departmental in-service and competency programs
• Collect and evaluate clinical information
• Evaluate and monitor patients' responses to therapy.
• Performs in-service training and orientation for nursing in respiratory related areas
• Perform preventive maintenance on ventilators, blood gas analyzers and other departmental equipment.
• Explain planned therapy and goals to patient
• Recommend modifications to prescribed procedures
• Review and verify orders in patient record

• Associate Degree or certification equivalent.
• One year in a tertiary care hospital facility is desired.
• Licensed in Vermont as an RCP. Must obtain RRT within one year of hire. BLS.
• Ability to function timely and effectively under stress. Must be able to perform all routine functions within 3 months of employment or orientation to the service or function.