Critical Care Respiratory Therapist & Educator

Advocate Aurora Health, Inc.; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Aurora Health, Inc. in Park Ridge, IL, seeks a Respiratory Therapist to support patient assessment and deliver therapies per physician orders. You will operate ventilators, assist procedures, educate patients, and collaborate with care teams to ensure safe, effective care.

Graduate from an accredited respiratory care program (associate degree required). No experience is required; strong communication, problem-solving, and computer skills are essential to manage charting and MAR/EHR

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited respiratory care program, with a minimum of an associate degree.
• No experience required.
• Effective organizational, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Problem solving and decision making for patient care and equipment use.
• Proficient computer skills, use of e-mail and electronic medical record systems.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members, and physicians. Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Uses Respiratory therapy processes to support assessment of patient utilizing a variety of skills such as pulmonary diagnostics, chest radiograph, hemodynamic values, laboratory values, and correlates blood gases and electrolytes.
• Operates specialized ventilators in critical and non-critical care venues. Assists physician with bedside or other procedures as applicable to facility.
• Provides medication treatments and therapies per physician order and/or patient driven respiratory protocols as prescribed.
• Cleans, maintains, and ensures proper functionality of equipment. Troubleshoots equipment as necessary and identifies the need for service and/or repair.
• Educates and instructs patients in purpose, technique, self-care, goal of therapy, and disease management.
• Facilitates clinical problem solving and collaborates with other departments to provide education on managing patients.
• Under physician direction, the respiratory therapist must be able to adapt and comply to policies and procedures for a variety of different service areas, perform tasks and/or special duties as required by assignment and maintain performance standards and organizational behaviors.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Provides clear, concise, timely, and accurate patient handoff.
• Promotes a culture of safety by recognizing and applying proper safety measures to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Teaches, educates, and precepts new teammates, orientees, and students.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient\'s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient\'s requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Computer skills

Communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Initiative

Education

Associate degree in Respiratory Care

Job description

Advocate Aurora Health, Inc. in Park Ridge, IL, seeks a Respiratory Therapist to support patient assessment and deliver therapies per physician orders. You will operate ventilators, assist procedures, educate patients, and collaborate with care teams to ensure safe, effective care.

Graduate from an accredited respiratory care program (associate degree required). No experience is required; strong communication, problem-solving, and computer skills are essential to manage charting and MAR/EHR