Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN - Pulmonary

Overview

Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN - Pulmonary role at UNC Health
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Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. UNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, serves a diverse patient base across Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. The organization emphasizes excellence, compassion, and innovation in healthcare.

The Registered Respiratory Therapist provides professional respiratory care to patients from newborns through geriatrics. Therapists perform critical care, general patient care assignments, and related activities within the scope of practice as defined by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Practice Act.

• Administers standard respiratory care including aerosol medication delivery, basic bedside pulmonary function testing, breathing exercises, oxygen therapy, arterial cannulation and arterial punctures. Provides airway management including tracheostomy care, tracheostomy tube changes, endotracheal intubations and extubations. May perform pulmonary function testing as needed.
• May be required to be on-call days, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Performs ventilator care: setup, verification of function, monitoring, and weaning techniques as appropriate to the patient’s condition.
• Maintains and improves knowledge and skills; serves as a resource to other staff and to physicians. Assists in training new staff, students, and new physicians. May assume Charge Therapist responsibilities and provide in-services as required.
• Records all pertinent patient care information per hospital and departmental policies; documents in the electronic medical record system.

• Graduate of a CAHEA-approved training program in respiratory care.
• Current license to practice respiratory care as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in North Carolina.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or eligible to sit for exam.
• Current BCLS certification.
• Current ACLS certification.

• Work Type:
  Per Diem
• Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00
• Work Assignment Type:
  Onsite
• Work Schedule:
  
  Variable
• Location:
  
  NASH HC
• Exempt From Overtime:
  No

Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full-time