PRN - Respiratory Therapist

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District; McLeansboro (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to join the Respiratory Therapy department. The role requires an RCP license and current BLS card, with weekends and holidays required.

The position offers increased weekend hours and a busy clinical environment providing patient care for inpatients and outpatients. Responsibilities include performing RT procedures per physician orders, airway management, documentation, and participation in on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Requires an RCP license and a current BLS card.
• Must have good public relation skills and interact with people well.
• Good computer skills are necessary.
• Previous Respiratory Therapy experience preferred.
• Must be able to assist other staff when problems arise.
• Must be able to work any shift, including weekends and holidays.
• Must maintain patient confidentiality and information per policy and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Performs all respiratory procedures per physician orders.
• Maintains patent airways and performs bronchial hygiene techniques.
• Charts and documents procedures according to department policy.
• Performs oxygen rounds and replaces supplies as needed.
• Disassembles, cleans and re-assembles RT equipment.
• Provides high quality respiratory care for inpatients and outpatients.
• Administers bronchial hygiene and related RT procedures.
• Performs RT procedures (nebulizer, CPT, IS, BiPap, ET CO2, O2 setup)
• Charts and documents procedures performed.
• Responds to Code Blue and assists with airway management and CPR.
• Conducts patient oxygen rounds and ensures equipment readiness.
• Performs pulse oximetry on all age groups.
• Calculates and administers medications used in RT.
• Uses portable oxygen equipment and maintains cylinders.
• Performs 12 lead ECGs and Holter Monitor per policy.
• Performs Cardiac stress per policy.
• Maintains medications from Pharmacy.
• Keeps department and equipment clean and stocked.
• Checks medication for outdates and monitors oxygen tank pressures in ER.

Skills

RCP license

BLS card

public relations

computer skills

team collaboration

motivation

flexible scheduling

Job description

Pool, Hours Per Pay Period

Department: Respiratory Therapy

Position Posted On: 09/21/2022

Requirements

• Requires an RCP license.
• Requires current BLS card
• Must have good public relation skills and interact with people well.
• Good computer skills are necessary.
• Previous Respiratory Therapy experience preferred.
• Excellent motivation skills.
• Must be able to assist other staff when problems and/or questions arise.
• Must be able to work any shift, including weekends and holidays.
• Must maintain patient confidentiality and information per policy and procedures.
• Must be dependable, trustworthy, and flexible.

Description

Increased hours available for weekends and some weekdays!!

Pay Scale: $30.00 per hour

• Performs all respiratory procedures per physician orders.
• Maintains patent airways and performs appropriate bronchial hygiene techniques.
• Charts and documents procedures according to department policy.
• Performs necessary oxygen rounds and replaces supplies as needed.
• Disassembles, cleans and re-assembles Respiratory Therapy equipment.
• Provide the hospital with high quality respiratory care for inpatients and outpatients according to hospital, state, and federal regulations.
• Establishes & maintains patent airway & administers appropriate bronchial hygiene.
• Performs all RT procedures (nebulizer, CPT, IS, respiratory parameters, BiPap, ET CO2, O2 set up and maintenance, etc.)
• Charts and documents procedures performed.
• Responds to Code Blue and assists with airway management & CPR.
• Performs necessary patient oxygen rounds (including the application of proper equipment for all age groups).
• Performs pulse oximetry assessments on all age groups.
• Mixes and administers medication used in RT (includes proper calculation of medication for infant and pediatric patients).
• Uses and maintains portable oxygen equipment, cylinders and regulators per departmental policies and procedures.
• Performs 12 lead ECGs per departmental policies and procedures.
• Performs Holter Monitor per departmental policies and procedures.
• Performs Cardiac stress per departmental policies and procedures
• Responsible for maintaining and obtaining medications from Pharmacy.
• Responsible for keeping the department clean and orderly.
• Responsible for keeping the equipment clean.
• Responsible for stocking and cleaning RT cart daily.
• Responsible for stocking and cleaning ECG cart daily.
• Responsible for checking medications for outdates.
• Responsible for checking and documenting oxygen tank pressures in ER.
• Included in the on-call rotation for the RT department.