Respiratory Care Practitioner - M-F Days

Cone Health Medical Group; Greensboro (NC); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cone Health Medical Group in Greensboro, NC is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to assess patients, order and interpret tests, plan therapies, and administer prescribed respiratory treatments. You will operate ventilators and related equipment, monitor patient responses, and provide education to patients and families while collaborating with physicians, nurses, and the broader care team.

Education requires a high school diploma and graduation from an accredited respiratory therapy

Qualifikationen

• Requires High School Diploma or equivalent and graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• Licensure by the NC Respiratory Care Board and NBRC credentials (RRT or CRT) within six months of hire.
• BLS CPR (American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider); ACLS and PALS.
• PALS certification or equivalent is required at hire.

Aufgaben

• Assess patients and develop prescribed respiratory therapy plans.
• Conduct pulmonary function tests and interpret results.
• Administer inhalants and operate respiratory equipment.
• Monitor patient responses and adjust therapy as needed.
• Coordinate discharge planning and home care instructions.

Kenntnisse

Respiratory assessment

Diagnostic testing

Treatment planning

Ventilator operation

Emergency care

Patient education

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

High School Diploma or equivalent

Graduate of accredited Respiratory Therapy program

Tools

Ventilators

Aerosol generators

Therapeutic gas administration systems

Environmental control systems

Jobbeschreibung

The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for assessing patients with respiratory disorders, conducting diagnostic tests, developing treatment plans, and administering respiratory therapy. This role operates medical devices, monitors patient responses, and provides emergency care when needed. This role works closely with healthcare teams to manage respiratory conditions, improve lung function, and enhance patient well-being. Working under some supervision, this role also educates patients about respiratory health and disease prevention.

Essential Job Function

• Restores patient's pulmonary function and alleviates pain by planning and administering medically prescribed respiratory therapy.
• Provides quality care by conducting pulmonary function tests, assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results, and determining respiratory therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians and by prescription.
• Helps patient accomplish treatment plan by administering inhalants, operating mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
• Administers respiratory therapy treatments by performing bronchopulmonary drainage, assisting with breathing exercises, and monitoring physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
• Evaluates effects of respiratory therapy treatment plan by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress and recommending adjustments and modifications.
• Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers, contributing to patient care conferences.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent; Graduate of accredited Respiratory Therapy program.

Licensure/Certification/Listing

• Required: Licensed by North Carolina Respiratory Care Board and by National Board of Respiratory Care as an RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapy) within six (6) months of hire Provisional license OR CRT (Certified Respiratory Therapist) required at hire in lieu of RRT credential BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider ACLS-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).