LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse

Bethany Center For Rehabilitation and Healing; Green Hill (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bethany Center For Rehabilitation and Healing in Tennessee seeks a full-time Respiratory Therapist to join our geriatrics-focused team in a skilled nursing setting. The RT will assess residents, initiate therapies, document care, and operate equipment to support breathing and recovery.

The ideal candidate has COARC-accredited training and an active RRT/CRT license with BLS. You will collaborate with the IDT, provide bedside treatments, and participate in staff education and protocol adherence.

Qualifications

• Graduate of COARC-accredited AS or BS in Respiratory Therapy and licensed as RRT or CRT.
• Licensed in the state of practice with BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments and delivers respiratory therapies to rehab patients with a range of conditions.
• Initiate therapies, document patient records, and operate/assemble equipment.
• Provide bedside respiratory treatments as prescribed.
• Lead quarterly in-services for nursing staff.
• Maintain daily/weekly/monthly documentation.
• Attend interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings.
• Experience with tracheostomy care.
• Experience in a long-term care setting.
• Follow facility procedures and protocols.
• Track, audit, and manage caseloads.
• Perform related duties as required.

Skills

Independent clinical judgment

Bedside patient care

Documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

AS Respiratory Therapy

BS Respiratory Therapy

Tools

Ventilators

Oxygen therapy equipment

CPAP/BIPAP equipment

Suction equipment

Job description

Schedule

• This will be your standing schedule. We are looking for a RT that can work the following schedule below consistently.
  • 4- 6 hours per shift; maybe up to 8 hours depending on caseload
  • Saturday and Sunday

Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Looking for a full time talented and motivated Respiratory Therapist to join our dynamic team. The position is within a Skilled Nursing facility. Candidate should possess passion for geriatric population, must contain a license in the state of practice, be able to evaluate and treat independently without direct supervision, and posses the desire to perform functional therapeutic activities to assist residents improve in their experience.

Job Description

• Completes assessments and implements respiratory techniques to maintain and progress the rehab patients with many different Respiratory illness/diseases and non respiratory illness.
• Initiate therapies, maintain patient records, operate, check, and assemble equipment
• Complete a variety of bedside treatments
• Complete in-services for nursing staff every quarter
• Responsible for completing daily, weekly and monthly documentation
• Attend applicable IDT meetings
• Experience with tracheotomy
• Experience is a long term care setting
• Follow procedure and protocol of facility
• Completes tracking, auditing and caseload management
• Performs related duties as required
• Described in the Departmental Policy and procedure Manual in these areas of skilled interventions:
  • Oxygen weaning therapy
  • Omniflow – Biofeed back
  • Group respiratory therapy
  • Standardized respiratory testing
  • Aerosol therapy
  • IPPB therapy
  • Incentive Spirometry
  • Chest physiotherapy
  • Deep breathing and coughing
  • Bronchial hygiene therapy
  • PEP therapy
  • Postal Drainage
  • Positioning
  • Oro/Naso-pharyngeal suctioning
  • Airway clearance/management techniques
  • Trachea-bronchial suctioning
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Spirometry Bedside Testing
  • CPAP/BIPAP
  • High-Flow Oxygen
  • Cardiac Program
  • Pulmonary Program
  • Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of COARC accredited AS or BS Respiratory program. Licensed as RRT or CRT.
• Licensed in the state in which practicing BLS certification.

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