Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner, 6p-6:30a

Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Incentive

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Norton Healthcare, Inc. is seeking an Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner in Louisville, KY. You will initiate respiratory protocols, assess care plans with the patient care team, and assist with discharge planning as needed.

You will educate patients and families on medications and therapy modalities, monitor quality of care, and ensure accurate documentation, billing, and supply management. Training and process improvements are encouraged.

Qualifications

• One year respiratory care required.
• Associate Degree required.
• One of ACCS or NPS and Registered Respiratory Therapist (National) and Respiratory Therapist (KY) required.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and evaluate respiratory protocols across modalities.
• Assess and develop care plans with the patient care team; discharge planning when needed.
• Provide patient and family education on medications and therapies.
• Maintain neat and accurate documentation and enter charges for patient billing.
• Monitor quality of care and participate in inservice training.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient education

Team collaboration

Education

Associate Degree

ACCS/NPS and RRT (National) and RRT (KY)

Job description

Responsibilities

The Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for the initiation of respiratory protocols and/or the evaluation of protocol steps that will include all modalities of therapy. Serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assists with discharge planning as needed. Provides patient and family education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate to assessed learning. Participates in monitoring quality of care. Organizes workflow to maintain smooth transition between shifts. Assists in the day to day operations of the respiratory care services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications, and other duties as assigned. Maintains current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions. Demonstrate critical thinking skills. Participates/Provides inservice training.

You may be eligible for some of our programs:

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Relocation Assistanceto help you make the Louisville Metropolitan or Southern Indiana area your new home.
• Employee Referral Incentiveto support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefitsto choose from to support your needs.

Qualifications

Required:

• One year respiratory care
• Associate Degree
• One of: ACCS or NPS AND Registered Respiratory Therapist (National) AND Respiratory Therapist (KY)

Desired:

• Three years respiratory care to include critical care
• Adult Critical Care Specialty OR Neonatal Pediatric Specialist OR Neonatal Resuscitation Program