Respiratory Therapist Inpatient - Weekend

Schedule:

Fri, Sat, Sun Days & rotating holidays

$15,000 Hiring Bonus
At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

$15,000 Hiring Bonus
At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

Provides appropriate respiratory care therapies specific to the neonatal and pediatric population in accordance with the hospital policy/procedure. Assesses, plans and implements appropriate respiratory plan of care based on the cardiopulmonary needs of the patients. Evaluates effectiveness of plan of care and recommends revisions to the multidisciplinary care team.

• Obtains and maintains respiratory skills
• Demonstrates clinical competence in administrating respiratory care
• Assemble, calibrate and operates respiratory equipment to include not limited to mechanical ventilators, nebulizers, inhalers, chest physiotherapy devices, intrapulmonary devices, transcutaneous monitors, pulse oximetry, oxygen delivery systems, laryngoscope, bronchoscope and multiple disposable respiratory devices to deliver respiratory care to patients.
• Administer therapeutic medical gases with appropriate devices per Provider order or protocol/pathway or standards of practice to include; medical Oxygen, Air, Heliox, Nitric Oxide.
• Provide emergency care to patients per (policy/procedures).
• Uses appropriate resources (policy/procedures, supervisor) when unsure of skill/task to be performed or analyzing patient responses.
• Documentation reflects accurate assessment/evaluation, modification and patient's response to therapy, changes in condition and therapeutic interventions/procedures.
• Entries in the electronic medical record follow hospital policy (i.e., date, time, use of appropriate abbreviations and legibility).
• Documentation is completed with established time frames including, but not limited to the following in the electronic medical record to include medication administration record.
• Provides precepting, orientation and evaluation of newly hired Respiratory Therapist following department orientation standards and policies.
• Provides precepting and orientation of other internal team members not limited to those seeking respiratory care practices such as RN, transport team RN, emergency department RN, pulmonary resident, medical student other providers.
• Provides shadowing experiences for high school students and or college students to show opportunities in the respiratory therapy profession and the Children's Nebraska organization. Participation in career, student and other professional opportunities to showcase the profession.
• Other duties may also include…