Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner, Days

Davita Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks an Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner who will play a vital role in patient care through the initiation of respiratory protocols and evaluation of care plans. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in respiratory care along with necessary certifications. In this role, you will engage in patient and family education, ensure quality of care, and contribute to the efficiency of the respiratory care department. Comprehensive benefits, tuition assistance, and relocation options are offered.

Benefits

Student Loan Repayment or Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Commuter Program

Return Home Program

Employee Referral Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

Norton Clinical Agency

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of respiratory care experience is required.
• Must have ACCS or NPS certification, Registered Respiratory Therapist (National) certification, and Respiratory Therapist (KY) license.

Responsibilities

• Initiates respiratory protocols and evaluates protocol steps.
• Serves on the patient care team and develops care plans.
• Maintains documentation and assists with supply and medication monitoring.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Patient Assessment

Care Plan Development

Education

Associate Degree

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:

• Student Loan Repayment or Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Relocation Assistance to help you make the Louisville Metropolitan or Southern Indiana area your new home.
• Commuter Program for those who don't need or want to move to start a great career.
• Return Home Program for those who are interested in rejoining our team.
• Employee Referral Bonus to support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.
• Norton Clinical Agency to offer experienced respiratory care practitioners competitive hourly pay for taking assignments as needed across our organization.

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