Respiratory Care Practitioner - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital; PRN

Job Overview

Mercy Health is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to join their team zabeth Youngstown Hospital. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation.

• Provides support to clinical learning through mentorship, clinical rounds and practice evaluation provides clinical leadership for the advancement of professional respiratory practice to staff in the intensive care, general care, and outpatient services.
• Assists with identifying quality improvement initiatives and design programs that provide measurable outcomes.
• Actively participates in facility councils and committees.
• May serve as the shift “Charge Therapist” with responsibility of ensuring adequate number of respiratory care staff to cover patient care areas and needs.
• Conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment and evaluates treatment effectiveness.
• Performs treatments and therapies according to physician orders.
• Maintains proper documentation, patient medical charting and recordkeeping.
• Provides patient education on cardiopulmonary diseases/disorders and associated treatment options.

• Current Respiratory Care License in the state they are working (required)
• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) credentialed (required)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) (preferred)
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support and PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)
• Two years of experience as a Respiratory Care Professional (required)
• Competency in at least two of the following environments:
  Nursery/NICU, PICU, ICU/CCU, ED, and general care areas. (required)

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance

Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.