Reg Respiratory Therapist I

St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare facility's Respiratory Team in Edgewood, Kentucky. This full-time role as a Registered Respiratory Therapist provides an excellent opportunity to work on our ECMO team, offering a collaborative environment and a comprehensive rewards package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Benefits

Full medical, dental, and vision

403B with contributions and matching

Annual Gainsharing Program

Tuition Reimbursement and Repayment

Shift differential and Night Shift Bonus

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist with state certification.
• ACLS certification required post-hire.
• Maintaining NBRC credentials is essential.

Responsibilities

• Administers various modes of therapy based on physician orders.
• Conducts cardio-pulmonary diagnostic tests.
• Mentors clinical affiliate students.

Skills

Assessment of pulmonary status

Mechanical ventilator support

Patient communication

Diagnostic test administration

Infection control

Education

Associates degree in applied science

Registered Respiratory Therapist certification

Job description

Job Description

Join our Amazing Respiratory Team at Edgewood! Great opportunity to joing a collaborative group that enjoys seeing each other! Our RT's practice to the full scope of license and have the opportunity to work on our ECMO team. This full-time position offers our excellent Total Rewards package - with just a few of our great offerings listed below!

Full medical, dental and vision

403b with annual contribution and company match

Annual Gainsharing Program

Tuition Reimbursement program

Tuition Repayment program

The BEST Culture in the Region!

Shift differential and Night Shift Bonus for 2nd and 3rd shift positions!

Employee Assistance Program, Discounts, and much more!

Upon physician’s orders, assesses patients’ pulmonary status, determines appropriateness of orders and administers various modes supportive or restorative of therapy, with or without medical gases or pharmacological agents to restore normal cardio-pulmonary function. Upon physicians’ orders conducts various cardio-pulmonary diagnostic tests to determine existence or extent of cardio-pulmonary disease.

• Maintains equipment and supplies to ensure decontamination, disinfection, sterilization of supplies.
• Maintenance of a clean, safe and organized work environment.
• Follows work related duties in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations
• Completes all required safety, infection control and age specific programs as prescribed.
• Documents and communicates effects and effectiveness of therapy administered to ensure continuity of care between other members of the health care team.
• Uses background knowledge and clinical skill to mentor students from clinical affiliates.
• Uses background knowledge and clinical skills to assess patients’ cardiopulmonary status to implement a Respiratory Care Plan is appropriate for the patient’s age groups.
• Compares ordered therapy to patients' cardio-pulmonary status recommending, when necessary, more appropriate, more cost effective or less invasive therapy to achieve the therapeutic objective.
• Explains the purpose and benefits of ordered therapy, teaching the patient proper therapy techniques, to elicit patient cooperation and insure effective therapy.
• Initiates and maintains cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (BLS).

Personal Development

• Takes responsibility for self-development by acquiring skills and sharing experiences which support organizational/ department objectives.
• Pursues excellence and service, demonstrates desire and effort to be a continuous learner as evidenced by the following:

1. Identifies personal goals and objectives annually as a part of performance appraisal.
2. Completes Federal, State and System annual requirements.
3. Identifies self-development opportunities and makes the effort to take advantage of those opportunities.

• Serves as team leader per department policy.

• Attendance at staff meetings is strongly encouraged

• Each Associate is accountable for the changes to departmental operations, practices and policies discussed the staff meetings.
• Associates who did not attend the staff meeting are responsible and accountable for reviewing the staff meeting minutes and signing the staff meeting review document.

• Associates signature on the staff meeting minutes review document signifies that the Associate has reviewed the meeting minutes and is aware of their responsibilities for changes to departmental operations; practices and policies discussed the staff meetings.

Upon physicians' orders uses background knowledge and clinical skills to provide mechanical ventilator support to sustain patients' cardio-pulmonary function.

• With indirect supervision uses background knowledge, clinical skills and specialized training to conduct a variety of diagnostic tests to determine patients' cardio-pulmonary function.
• May perform bedside spirometry for the PFT lab when needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Customer Service Meets customer relations expectations:

• Is accountable for his/her behavior.
• Interacts with internal and external customers using AIDET methodology

1. Is accountable for his/her behavior.
2. Actions contribute to improved customer satisfaction outcome
3. Interacts with internal and external customers.

Meets Professionalism Standards

• Conducts himself/herself in a professional manner
• Assumes the responsibility for his/her professional growth and development.
• Uses proper communications channels, maintains confidentially of customer information and protected healthcare information, (PHI)
• Attends staff meetings as required, participates in training programs, ensures completion of annual competencies.
• Stays up to date with Health System information by reviewing written and electronic communications from various sectors of the System.
• Works within and as a member of the Sleep Disorders Team but is able to function independently when necessary.

Qualifications

1. Registered Respiratory Therapist as described by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
2. Holds current mandatory certification in the state to practice Respiratory Therapy in the state where work is being performed.
3. Associates degree in applied science or equivalent.
4. All Registered respiratory therapists must maintain their credential as described in the Continuing Competency of the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Failure to maintain the credential will result in a demotion transfer to grade 144 as a Respiratory Technician until their credential is reinstated by the NBRC

ACLS certification- if not already certified, will be required post hire.

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