Respiratory Therapist 3

Northwell Health; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Health Savings Account

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life and AD&D insurance

Wellness Programs

Employee Assistance Program

Team Member Discounts

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Respiratory Therapist 3 to join the Pulmonary Medicine team at Danbury Hospital. This role involves managing ventilators, assessing cardiopulmonary status, and educating patients for home care to reduce readmissions.

The position requires an RRT credential, CPR, and experience in adult and NICU ventilator care within a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification required.
• Ventilator management skills for adults and NICU.
• CPR and critical care knowledge essential.

Responsibilities

• Manages the Ventilator/Rounding protocol. Helps MD to assess cardiopulmonary status. Strives to reduce length of patient's stay on ventilator and in Intensive Care Unit.
• Assesses cardiopulmonary status and treats hypoxia/bronchospasm with O2 and bronchodilators.
• Draws arterial blood gases and analyzes therapy changes.
• Performs non-invasive mask ventilation (BIPAP/CPAP).
• Manages neonate and surgical patients on ventilators.
• Educates patients on disease state and home regimen to reduce readmission.
• Educates surgical patients.
• Responds to trauma alerts and codes; stabilizes patients.
• Transports ventilator patients.
• Enters charges and documents per department standards.
• Attends mandatory inservices & department meetings.
• Assists in orientation and education of new staff.
• Fulfills compliance responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Description

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary:

Provides high-quality care in a cost effective and timely manner to patients throughout the continuum. Performs critical and lab assessments of the cardiopulmonary patients and is available to work across the WCHN Network. Recommends, modifies, and administers oxygen therapy, pharmacological agents, bronchial hygiene, airway, and ventilator care. Respiratory Therapist 3 is a Registered Therapist.

Responsibilities:

1. Manages the Ventilator/Rounding protocol. Helps MD to assess cardiopulmonary status. Strives to reduce length of patient's stay on ventilator and in Intensive Care Unit.

2. Makes assessment of patient's cardiopulmonary compromise. Treats hypoxia/bronchospasm with proper modality, such as O2/Bronchodilators.

3. Draws arterial blood gases. Analyzes and makes recommendations for therapy or change in therapy.

4. Performs non -invasive mask ventilation (BIPAP/CPAP).

5. Manages the neonate and surgical patients on ventilators.

6. Educates patients on state of disease as well as change to home regime in order to reduce re-admission.

7. Educates surgical patients.

8. Responds to trauma alerts, code green, code 33 and code blue; attends to & stabilizes patients.

9. Transports ventilator patients.

10. Enters charges and changes for each patient served into computer. Documents per department standards.

11. Attends mandatory inservices & department meetings per PEP standards.

12. Assists in the orientation and education of new staff.

13. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.

14. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience:

ASSOCIATE'S LVL DGRE

Other Information:

Required: Advanced level. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). CPR - Healthcare Provider. Ventilator management skills for Adults and NICU.

Minimum Experience: one year

Desired:

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Credentials:NBRC,RESP

Company: Danbury Hospital

Org Unit: 138

Department: Pulmonary Medicine

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $33.21 - $61.68 Hourly

Available benefits include: Paid Time Off (PTO); Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage; Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Account; 401(k) Retirement Plan; Basic Life and AD&D insurance; Wellness Programs; Employee Assistance Program; and Team Member Discounts. Available benefits for union positions may vary in accordance with applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status, or citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, their or their dependent’s sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.