Registered Respiratory Therapist- Committed Flex Per Diem

Geisinger; Coal Township (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Free Care.com membership

Employee Assistance Program

MyHealth Rewards wellness program

Shared governance for Respiratory

Growth and advancement opportunities

Mentorship from leadership

Community involvement via Employee ERG

Employee referral incentive

Security measures on campus

Job summary

Geisinger in Pennsylvania invites an experienced Respiratory Therapist to join our clinical team. You will assess patients, develop care plans, manage aerosolized therapies, and operate ventilators according to protocol.

You’ll collaborate with physicians, nurses, and therapists to optimize respiratory care and patient outcomes. In this role you’ll educate patients and families, participate in transport and monitoring, and support discharge planning for respiratory-related needs, with a focus on

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents thorough patient assessments.
• Establishes care plans.
• Collaborates with the patient care team.
• Administers and documents aerosolized medications, airway care, oxygen therapy.
• Initiates and manages conventional and high-frequency ventilators per protocol.
• Educates patients and families on disease management.
• Assists in intra-hospital transport of ventilated patients.
• Provides acute airway management in emergent situations.
• Monitors non-invasive parameters (ETCO, pulse oximetry).
• Participates in discharge planning for respiratory-related DME.

Job description

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health
• Shared governance structure that empowers our Respiratory Therapists
• Professional opportunities for growth and advancement
• Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated leaders
• Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups
• Employee referral incentive program
• Geisinger values and prioritizes the safety and security of our staff by investing in robust camera surveillance system, metal detectors at certain locations and security guards/K9 program on campus.

Job Description:

• Consistently performs and documents thorough patient assessments.
• Establishes appropriate care plans.
• Communicates with other members of the patient care team.
• Correctly performs and documents routine therapeutic modalities including aerosolized medications, secretion management techniques, pulmonary volume expansion, oxygen therapy, and assists with routine care and maintenance of artificial airways.
• Initiates and manages conventional and high frequency mechanical ventilators according to established protocol.
• Provides appropriate, age-specific, patient and family education as it relates to disease management.
• Assists in intra-hospital transport of mechanically ventilated patients.
• Responsible for acute airway management in emergent situations.
• Sets up and manages non-invasive monitoring (i.e. ETCO monitors, pulse oximeters).
• When care management not available, assists with discharge planning for patients needing respiratory related DME supplies, follows appropriate insurance guidelines.
• Adheres to regulatory requirements and safety standards.
• Adheres to institutional and nationally established standards of care.
• Collects arterial blood gas samples and processes through point of care blood analyzers.
• Maintains the confidentially of patient information according to established internal and external specifications and regulations including release of information and HIPAA.
• Functions as the Shift Coordinator (charge person) when designated as such after one year of employment.
• Assists the medical team in the performance of fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures.
• Assists the medical team with the placement invasive monitoring lines and obtains hemodynamic measurements and calculations.
• Assists in the intra-hospital transport of age specific patient groups.
• Functions as a preceptor for orientees and students in their clinical rotation.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.