Extended Care Respiratory Therapist PRN

AdventHealth Central Florida; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as an Extended Care Respiratory Therapist PRN. This role involves assessing and treating patients in nursing homes while participating in emergency care and optimized patient therapy, with flexible scheduling and robust professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Debt-free Education

Immediate Health Insurance coverage

Career growth and advancement

Qualifications

• Valid state of Florida license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• ACLS certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient treatment.
• Responding to emergencies and providing CPR.
• Monitoring mechanical ventilators and assessing therapy efficacy.

Skills

Patient assessment

Documentation

CPR

Customer service

Education

Associate’s degree from a Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science program

Job description

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All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family\:

• Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
  
  

Our Promise To You

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule\: PRN

1 shift per week.

Supporting 2 nursing homes (1 per day as assigned)\:

Solaris Forrest Lake 3355 East Semoran Blvd Apopka

Solaris East Orlando 250 S Chickasaw Trail Orlando

The Community You’ll Be Caring For

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
• We offer great benefits with immediate Health Insurance coverage
• Career growth and advancement potential
• Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year
  
  

The Role You’ll Contribute

The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the treatment, care, and needs of an assigned group of patients. Adheres to AdventHealth Orlando Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state, and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

The Value You’ll Bring To The Team

• Practices standard precautions and enforces safety regulations per hospital policies on a continual basis. Documents and charges for procedures accurately and completely to ensure quality standards set by the department and hospital.
• Responds to Code Blue emergencies immediately providing CPR per the American Heart Association guidelines. Performs airway maintenance including\: proper use of manual resuscitators, suctioning, extubating, assists with bronchoscopy, assists with tracheostomy tube insertion, performs LMA insertion, oral and nasal pharyngeal airway insertion, and procedural respiratory support. May perform endotracheal intubation, under direct supervision, or after completion of documented competency.
• Properly utilizes patient assessment skills, prescriber care plans, chart review, and conferring with multidisciplinary team to determine efficacy of therapy in a cost and time efficient manner making appropriate recommendations and changes per prescriber care plan. Performs respiratory therapies and oxygen delivery therapies and makes recommendations to the most efficient delivery method per prescriber care plan.
• Initiates, maintains, transports and monitors mechanical ventilators to include all conventional modes of ventilation per policy and procedure. Reviews chest radiology reports as necessary and per policy and procedure. Initiates, maintains, and monitors the delivery of heliox therapy.
• Properly performs hemodynamic procedures to include\: assembly, calibration; assisting with pulmonary artery catheter insertion, calibration; performs cardiac output and hemodynamic / cardiopulmonary profiles. May perform arterial cannulation, under direct supervision, or after completion of documented competency.
  
  

What You Will Need:

• Associate’s degree from a Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science program
• Current, valid state of Florida license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist
• ACLS
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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