Respiratory Care Practitioner, Nights

Davita Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Respiratory Care Practitioner in the Louisville area. This key role involves delivering quality respiratory care, managing protocols, and educating patients and families. Ideal candidates possess an Associate Degree and relevant certifications, with opportunities for competitive rates and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Student Loan Repayment or Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Commuter Program

Employee Referral Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

Norton Clinical Agency pay incentives

Qualifications

• Valid Kentucky Respiratory Therapist license required.
• CRT or RRT certification with RRT to be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• Desired: 1 year experience in critical care respiratory setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality respiratory care as per physician orders.
• Assess patient needs and develop care plans collaboratively.
• Monitor quality of care and ensure accurate documentation.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Patient Education

Teamwork

Education

Associate Degree

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:

* Student Loan Repayment or Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
* Relocation Assistance to help with making the Louisville area your new home.
* Commuter Program for those who don't need or want to move to start a great career.
* Return Home Program for those who are interested in rejoining our team.
* Employee Referral Bonus to support your networking and help others join our team.
* Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.
* Norton Clinical Agency where experienced respiratory care practitioners can earn additional pay incentives by taking assignments across the organization.

We have new competitive rates for Respiratory Therapy. To learn more, apply today!

Qualifications

Required:

• Associate Degree
• One of: CRT or RRT - RRT must be obtained within 12 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)