Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory Therapist

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Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Respiratory Therapist to join our team. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will be responsible for assessing, treating, and caring for patients with breathing disorders. You will work closely with our multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care and maintain a safe and healthy environment for our residents.

Responsibilities Administrative Functions

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct our Facility’s respiratory therapy, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern nursing care facilities.
• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in planning therapy services.
• Represent the Facility at and participate in meetings, as directed.
• Maintain respiratory therapy standards of practice.
• Assist in standardizing the methods in which respiratory therapy will be accomplished.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and coordinating policies and procedures, resident care plans, respiratory therapy procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc.
• Review respiratory therapy policies, procedures, manuals, job descriptions, etc., at least annually, and participate in making recommended changes.

Personnel Functions

• Determine the staffing needs of the respiratory therapy department necessary to meet the needs of the residents in conjunction with the Administrator.
• Recommend the number and level of respiratory therapy personnel to employ in conjunction with the Administrator.
• Assist the Administrator and/or the HR Delegate in the recruitment and selection of competent respiratory therapy personnel.
• Provide guidance and training for new and/or less experienced personnel.
• Teach, train, supervise, and utilize the assistance of students, respiratory therapy technicians, and respiratory therapy assistants.
• Develop work assignments and schedule duty hours in conjunction with the Administrator.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update the written procedure for ensuring that professional respiratory personnel have valid and current licenses as required by this state in conjunction with the Administrator.

Therapy and Consultation Functions

• Provide emergency care including artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Perform pulmonary function and adjust equipment to obtain optimum results during therapy.
• Perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assist or instruct patients in performance of breathing exercises.
• Conduct respiratory tests, such as electrocardiograms, stress testing, and lung capacity tests to evaluate residents’ cardiopulmonary functions.
• Review request for respiratory therapy services and physicians’ orders.
• Assist physicians in cardiac and pulmonary research and conduct diagnose disorders.

Staff Development

• Develop and participate in programs designed for in-service education, on-the-job training, and orientation classes for newly assigned personnel.
• Implement, and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to the department, its policies, and procedures, and to his/her job position and duties.
• Participate and assist in departmental studies and…