Respiratory Care Practitioner, 6:30p-7a

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance to aid with school

Relocation Assistance to Louisville/So

Employee Referral Incentive

Comprehensive Benefits to choose from

Job summary

Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to join our patient care team. You will deliver respiratory therapies, assess patient needs, and collaborate with physicians to ensure safe, effective treatment.

Responsibilities include initiating protocols, developing care plans, assisting with discharge planning, educating patients and families, and maintaining accurate documentation and billing entries.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required.
• CRT or RRT certification (RRT within 6 months).
• KY Respiratory Therapist license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care as ordered by physicians.
• Initiate and evaluate respiratory protocols across modalities.
• Assess and develop care plans with discharge planning assist.
• Educate patients and families on therapies.
• Document accurately, enter charges, and monitor supplies.
• Maintain knowledge via department communications.

Skills

Critical thinking

Documentation

Patient education

Education

Associate Degree

CRT or RRT certification

KY Respiratory Therapist license

Job description

Responsibilities

The Respiratory Care Practitioner will report to work on time and ready to work in a quiet professional manner, following hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Provide quality care as ordered by the patient's physicians. Responsible for the initiation of respiratory protocols and/or the evaluation of protocol steps that include all modalities of therapy. Serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assist with discharge planning as needed. Provide patient and family education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate to assessed learning skills. Participate in monitoring quality of care. Organizes workflow to maintain smooth transition between shifts. Assist in the day to day operations of the respiratory care services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications, and other duties as assigned. Maintains current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions. Demonstrates critical thinking skills. Participates/Provides in-service training.

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Relocation Assistance to help you make the Louisville Metropolitan or Southern Indiana area your new home.
• Employee Referral Incentive to support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.

Qualifications

Required

• Associate Degree
• One of: CRT or RRT, (RRT must be obtained within 6 months of hire).
• Respiratory Therapist (KY)

Desired

• One year in respiratory in a critical care setting
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (National) OR Registered Respiratory Therapist (National)