Respiratory Therapist 2

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University’s Department of Respiratory Therapy seeks a full-time Respiratory Therapist 2 to provide comprehensive respiratory care for adults, children, and neonates under physician supervision.

The role covers ventilator management, ABG analysis, progress documentation, education of staff, and collaboration with nursing and house staff; coverage may extend across age groups and units.

Responsabilités

• Provide respiratory care for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients under physician direction.
• Make rounds to ensure patients receive proper respiratory care.
• Conduct ventilator management and monitoring.
• Draw and analyze arterial blood gases.
• Record respiratory progress of ventilated patients.
• Document respiratory status across patient records.
• Assist physicians during cardiorespiratory arrests needing ventilation.
• Provide sputum induction.
• Administer nitric oxide therapy.
• Explain respiratory devices to patients and families.
• Enter respiratory data into patient progress records and hospital systems.
• Assist in education of nursing and house staff.

Description du poste

The Department of Respiratory Therapy at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist 2.

Job Summary

• Provide respiratory care for Adult, Pediatric, & Neonatal patients under the direction of a physician; (Neonatal and Pediatric Primary.
• Make rounds to determine if patient is receiving proper respiratory care.
• Conduct ventilator management.
• Draw and analyze blood for arterial blood gases.
• Record respiratory progress of patients who are being ventilated mechanically.
• Record the respiratory status of all patients.
• Assist physicians in ventilating patients who cannot sustain their own respiratory function during cardiorespiratory arrests.
• Provide sputum induction.
• Administer Nitric Oxide Therapy.
• Explain the use of respiratory care devices to patients and/or family members and assist in the use thereof.
• Make entries in patient’s progress record and hospital computer systems.
• Assist with education of other disciplines such as nursing and house staff.
• Clean and decontaminate equipment once removed from patient use.
• Provide chest physio-therapy and assist in pulmonary lavage/suctioning.
• Will provide coverage as needed to all age groups and patient care areas (dependent on experience and certifications).