Respiratory Therapist, PRN

$40.00 per hour plus 2.00 differential on weekends

12 hour shifts, day and evening shifts available

• Administration of respiratory care modalities/procedures upon the order of the physician in our Vent Unit.
• Carrying out respiratory care procedures as outlined within acceptable standards and practices.
• Walk-thru shift start/end clinical reports with on-coming respiratory personnel.
• Sharing/receiving relevant and vital information for the effective resident plan of care.
• Complying with Policy-Procedure regarding medical record documentation.
• Demonstrates the required clinical skills to ensure safe and effective respiratory care therapy.
• Ensuring timeliness of all treatments and ventilator clinical rounds surveillance.
• Provides timely, accurate and effective resident respiratory evaluations in response to care needs.
• Always maintains infection control practices inclusive of disposable supply changes.
• Timely transport of respiratory residents within Facility & OOB assistance as needed.
• Responding to continuous ventilator alarming within 15 second time interval.
• Present friendly and caring bedside manner to all residents.

• Graduate of an approved school for respiratory care and nursing with respiratory care training
• Credential as either CRT or RRT by the National Board for Respiratory Care
• Minimum of two (2) years in acute/chronic respiratory care experience