Respiratory Care Practitioner, Nights

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Healthcare is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner for the night shift in Louisville. The role involves patient assessment, development of care plans, and direct patient education while ensuring quality care. Additional support is provided through benefits such as tuition assistance and relocation support, aiming to foster professional growth in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Commuter Program

Employee Referral Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required.
• CRT or RRT certification, RRT within 12 months of hire.
• Licensed as a Respiratory Therapist in Kentucky.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care per physician orders.
• Initiate and evaluate respiratory protocols.
• Educate patients and families on therapies.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Patient Care

Documentation

Education

Associate Degree

Job description

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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. Organize 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. Maintain current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identify problems and recommend ideas and solutions. Demonstrate critical thinking skills. Participate/Provide in-service training.

Benefits and 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 interested in rejoining our team.
• Employee Referral Bonus to support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefits to support your needs.
• Norton Clinical Agency where experienced respiratory care practitioners can earn additional pay incentives by taking assignments across the organization.

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)

Additional Details

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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