Registered Respiratory Therapist - Float

Geisinger; Bloomsburg (Columbia County); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Full benefits (medical, dental and vis

Relocation assistance (nontaxable)

3 medical plan choices

Pre-tax savings plans including FSA/Hs

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) with Geisinger contributions

Generous PTO

Up to $5,000 tuition reimbursement

MyHealth Rewards wellness program

Family-friendly support

EAP and other voluntary benefits

Résumé du poste

Geisinger is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to perform comprehensive patient assessments and establish care plans within a multidisciplinary team. You will manage ventilators, provide oxygen therapy, and educate patients and families on disease management.

The role requires coordinating transport, assisting with bronchoscopy and invasive monitoring, and precepting students while adhering to HIPAA and safety standards across departments.

Qualifications

• Requires 36 hours-weekly, 12-hour shifts. Every other weekend and every other holiday.
• Minimum of 2 years of related work experience.
• Ability to float assignments between Geisinger Medical Center Danville, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital

Responsabilités

• Perform and document thorough patient assessments.
• Establish appropriate care plans.
• Communicate with the patient care team.
• Administer aerosolized medications, secretion management, oxygen therapy, and maintain artificial airways.
• Initiate and manage conventional and high frequency ventilators.
• Provide age-specific education related to disease management.
• Assist in intra-hospital transport of ventilated patients.
• Manage acute airway situations in emergencies.
• Set up non-invasive monitoring (ETCO, pulse oximeters).
• Assist discharge planning for patients needing respiratory-related DME supplies.
• Adhere to regulatory and safety standards.
• Comply with institutional and national standards of care.
• Collect arterial blood gas samples and run point-of-care analyses.
• Maintain patient confidentiality (HIPAA).
• Serve as Shift Coordinator after one year of employment.
• Assist in bronchoscopy and invasive monitoring.
• Support transport of diverse age groups within hospital.
• Act as a preceptor for students in clinical rotations.

Connaissances

Patient assessment

Care planning

Team communication

Ventilator management

Oxygen therapy

Discharge planning

HIPAA compliance

Clinical precepting

Education for patients/families

Emergency airway management

Outils

ETCO monitoring

Pulse oximetry

Ventilators

Point-of-care analyzers

Description du poste

• 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.

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Full benefits (medical, dental and vision) starting on day one

• $7,500 in relocation assistance (nontaxable)

• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents

• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) anda health savings account (HSA)

• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage

• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions

• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly

• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year

• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive

• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a 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

• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

• Shared governance structure that empowers our Respiratory Therapists

• Professional opportunities for growth and advancement

• Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated Respiratory Therapy 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 a robust camera surveillance system, metal detectors at certain locations and security guards/K9 program on campus.

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

• Requires 36 hours-weekly, 12-hour shifts. Both straight day shift positions and straight night shift positions available. Every other weekend and every other holiday. Minimum of 2 years of related work experience. Must have the ability to float assignments between Geisinger Medical Center Danville, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital