Respiratory Care Practitioner, Evenings

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Incentive

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to join our patient care team. The role involves providing quality respiratory therapy as ordered by physicians, initiating and evaluating protocols, and helping with discharge planning.

Ideal candidates hold an associate degree and licensure (CRT or RRT) in Kentucky, with experience or willingness to learn in critical care; a focus on documentation, education, and teamwork.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide quality respiratory care as ordered by physicians.
• Initiate and evaluate respiratory protocols and modalities.
• Assess and develop care plans; assist with discharge planning.
• Educate patients and families on medications and therapies.
• Maintain documentation and enter charges for billing.
• Monitor quality of care and participate in in-service training.
• Organize workflow and assist in daily operations.

Skills

Critical thinking

Documentation

Education

Associate Degree

CRT or RRT

Respiratory Therapist (KY)

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.

You may be eligible for some of our programs:

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.


• Relocation Assistanceto help you make the Louisville Metropolitan or Southern Indiana area your new home.


• Employee Referral Incentiveto support your networking and help others join our team.


• Comprehensive Benefitsto 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)