Respiratory Therapist

Health Care Administrators Association® (HCAA); Milwaukee (WI); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Health Care Administrators Association (HCAA) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to provide comprehensive respiratory care, assess patients, administer treatments, and support ventilator care.

You will collaborate with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team, educate patients, mentor students, and ensure safety and quality through ongoing evaluation. This role supports a patient-centered care approach and contributes to staff orientation and training.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical knowledge of respiratory therapy and patient assessment.
• Competent operation and oversight of ventilator and respiratory treatment modalities.
• Ability to maintain equipment and apply troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Patient-centered approach with the ability to educate effectively.
• Experience or aptitude for coaching/precepting learners and supporting staff orientation.

Responsabilités

• Operate and manage ventilators and related respiratory therapy equipment.
• Perform equipment maintenance and troubleshoot issues to ensure safe, reliable therapy.
• Collaborate with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team to support coordinated patient care.
• Promote patient safety through safe practice standards and ongoing care evaluation.
• Provide patient education to improve understanding of respiratory conditions and treatment plans.
• Precept and mentor students and onboard new team members.

Connaissances

Clinical respiratory therapy

Ventilator management

Equipment troubleshooting

Communication and teamwork

Patient education

Precepting learners

Description du poste

Provide comprehensive respiratory care for patients by conducting patient assessments, administering respiratory treatments, and supporting ventilator care and monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and manage ventilators and related respiratory therapy equipment.
• Perform equipment maintenance and troubleshoot issues to ensure safe, reliable therapy.
• Collaborate with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team to support coordinated patient care.
• Promote patient safety through safe practice standards and ongoing care evaluation.
• Provide patient education to improve understanding of respiratory conditions and treatment plans.
• Precept and mentor students and onboard new team members.

Qualifications And Skills

• Strong clinical knowledge of respiratory therapy and patient assessment.
• Competent operation and oversight of ventilator and respiratory treatment modalities.
• Ability to maintain equipment and apply troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Patient-centered approach with the ability to educate effectively.
• Experience or aptitude for coaching/precepting learners and supporting staff orientation.