Certified Respiratory Therapist

Hourly Wage Estimate: $27.36 - $38.30 / hour

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Do you have the career opportunities as a Certified Respiratory Therapist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Chippenham Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

JOB SUMMARY:

Administers floor and critical care therapy modalities. Performs arterial puncture and blood gas analysis and instrument QC. Responds to cardiopulmonary arrests. Maintains and processes equipment. Provides specialized service to the department.

SPECIFIC ELEMENTS AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Maintains CPR certificate.

2. Maintains license requirements.

3. Maintains NBRC credentials for Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist

4. Fulfills staff meeting, in-service, competency and on-going education requirements.

5. Ensures safe and appropriate oxygen administrations through the Oxygen Therapist Driven Protocol.

6. Performs non-invasive SpO2 monitoring through pulse oximetry via overnight studies, exercise, continuous and spot checks.

7. Administers all therapy modalities to patients per physician orders.

8. Performs VEST therapy.

9. Performs basic operations on the Meditech system.

10. Performs regular equipment rounds.

11. Performs equipment cleaning and set up.

12. Sets up and operates CPAP/Bi-Level therapy.

13. Performs arterial puncture and blood gas analysis.

14. Adheres to established blood gas quality control protocol.

15. Performs trouble-shooting and maintenance of Blood Gas Machine as a Super User.

16. Responds and participates in all code blue situations.

17. Sets up and monitors NIPPV (non-invasive positive pressure ventilation) through both Bi-Level and Volume ventilation.

18. Initiates, operates and monitors Adult mechanical ventilators.

19. Assists in bedside therapeutic bronchoscopies.

20. Initiates, operates and monitors Nitric Oxide therapy.

21. Initiates, operates and monitors Heliox therapy.

22. Precepts new employees or staff members entering into a new area of training.

23. Performs bedside spirometry.

24. Performs Metabolic testing for spontaneously breathing and artificially ventilated patients.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

Required:

Vocational School Graduate (Respiratory Therapy)

Preferred:
Associates Degree

EXPERIENCE:

Required:

One year critical care experience.

Preferred:
One year NICU/PICU experience. Knowledge and experience in basic floor care and mechanical ventilation, blood gas analysis, pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy, capnography and oximetry equipment.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

Required:

Respiratory Therapist I:
Virginia Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (Licensed Respiratory Therapist – Code CardioPL
07 in Lawson – OR State Registered Respiratory Therapist – Code CardioPL
14 in Lawson)

Maintain NBRC credentials for Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist (Lawson Codes: CardioPL 03 OR CardioPL
05 OR CardioPL
11 OR CardioPL
12)

Required:

American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider.

Chippenham Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits
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• Wellbeing support,including free…