Respiratory Therapist

OPCO Skilled Management; Affton (MO); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking a skilled Respiratory Therapist to independently perform respiratory care procedures in a clinical setting. You will interpret orders, assess resident needs, deliver prescribed therapy, and evaluate resident response while acting as a consultant, educator, and clinician to staff.

The role requires a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in the state, with ventilator unit experience and a focus on safe, compliant care

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in state of practice.
• Ventilator unit experience; long-term care or skilled nursing experience preferred.
• Effective communication skills to maintain positive relationships with residents, families, staff, physicians, consultants, providers, and the community.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal guidelines and regulations.

Responsabilités

• Promotes healing of acutely ill residents through respiratory care, diagnostics, education, and psychosocial support.
• Provides safe administration of respiratory care, including intermittent/continuous therapy, mechanical ventilation, and monitoring.
• Sets up and manages medical gases, humidification, aerosols, medications, ventilatory support, and airway management as they relate to home environment.
• Oversees rehab department management including case management, quality improvement, care planning, and clinical utilization.
• Coordinates equipment management, order reception, and documentation with referral sources and physicians.
• Communicates changes in resident condition to nursing and adjusts care plans accordingly.
• Develops and implements discharge plans for residents and follows up on equipment maintenance.
• Assesses developmental needs across age groups and adapts care accordingly.
• Provides general medical equipment and supplies to residents as ordered by physicians.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Clinical judgment

Educational ability

Formation

High school diploma

Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Description du poste

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Responsible for independently performing respiratory care procedures which requires the ability to interpret physician orders, assess resident needs, deliver prescribed therapy and evaluate resident response. Functions as consultant, educator, and clinician to clinical staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school Diploma required.
• Must be a Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist in state of practice.
• Ventilator Unit experience required; experience in long term care or skilled nursing, preferred.
• Possess effective communication skills to maintain positive relationship with residents, families, staff, physicians, consultants, providers, and governmental agencies, their representatives and the community.
• Current knowledge of local, state and federal guidelines and regulations

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promotes healing of acutely ill residents whose cardiac or pulmonary systems have been compromised through illness or injury through the provision of respiratory care, diagnostic testing, psychosocial needs and resident and/or responsible party education.
• Provides proper and safe administration of respiratory care including intermittent and continuous therapy, mechanical ventilation, airway management and non-invasive oxygen and carbon dioxide monitoring of residents.
• Provides the set-up, administration and therapeutic use of medical gases and administration apparatus, environmental control systems, humidification, aerosols, medications, ventilatory support, airway management, chest physiotherapy as they relate to the patient in the home environment.
• Follows the clinical management of the rehab department, including oversight related to case management, quality improvement, care planning, clinical utilization and resident identification.
• Ensures the clinical manage of rehab department including reimbursement, criteria services, billing, resident records and equipment records.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership to integrate respiratory care functions into day to day nursing practice as appropriate; trains other personnel as needed.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates respiratory therapy care and life support to residents in all areas of the nursing center; Encourages progression and enhances efficient operation of respiratory services.
• Manages effective coordination of equipment by staff; Ability to coordinate, receive and document the order for equipment and/or services from referral source, physician, resident/client, family member, or care giver as needed; Assesses the need of the residents and the best choice of equipment and/or services to meet those needs.
• Coordinates communication with residents and/or responsible parties, physician, and nursing on changes in resident’s condition and/or or needs and carries out adjustment to the resident’s care plan/plan of treatment.
• Develops and implements discharge plans for residents.
• Tracks and maintains follow up on preventative maintenance and scheduled visits for respiratory therapy equipment.
• Assess developmental needs for all age groups across the life span and adjust care and instruction with regard to the physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs of the resident.
• Responsible for the provision of general medical equipment and supplies to the company’s resident population, as ordered by a physician.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.