Respiratory Therapist – Cardiopulmonary

Powell Valley Healthcare; Powell (WY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO – up to 20 days in first year

Extended Illness Bank (EIB)

Tuition reimbursement – up to $5,000/​

HRA – Flex spending accounts

Job summary

Powell Valley Healthcare in Powell, WY seeks an experienced Respiratory Therapist to provide comprehensive cardiopulmonary services, including ECG, PFT, rehabilitation and tobacco cessation, on a 24/7 basis. The role requires a Wyoming license and active RRT/CRT credentials with BLS/ACLS/PALS/NRP.

You will work under the Director of Cardiopulmonary Services, collaborating with physicians and staff to deliver high-quality patient care, routine documentation, and code responses.

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of recent clinical experience.
• Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) who is RRT eligible with an active Wyoming license.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP for Healthcare Provider.

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient and outpatient ECGs, Holter monitoring, stress testing, PFT, 6MWT, tobacco cessation counseling and overnight oximetry.
• Instruct and monitor cardiac/pulmonary rehab patients during exercise and document thoroughly.
• Review orders for compliance, schedule procedures, obtain authorizations when needed, and maintain EMR data.
• Deliver routine respiratory therapies and ensure timely charting and documentation.
• Assess and treat cardiopulmonary patients; communicate with physicians and Medical Director as appropriate.
• Provide oxygen rounds, monitor saturation and equipment usage.
• Manage airway and ventilator support for emergency/critical care patients.
• Maintain equipment and supplies; disassemble and clean tools as needed.
• Complete daily charges and EMR entries; respond to calls during shift and on-call.

Skills

Clinical experience

Patient care

Communication skills

Math calculations

Education

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) with RRT eligible

Wyoming license

BLS

ACLS

PALS

NRP for Healthcare Provider

Job description

At Powell Valley Healthcare, providing quality healthcare to our community is our top priority. We are located in the heart of Powell, Wyoming; just 25 miles outside of Cody. We believe in creating positive and safe environments for both our patients and our staff. Being part of our organization means becoming a cornerstone in the patient experience and their care.

Here at PVHC, we offer a wide array of benefits in a way that allows you to choose options and build a package that works best for you. Some of the benefits we offer include:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term disability coverage
• PTO – New employees accrue the equivalent of up to twenty days of PTO withing their first calendar year
• EIB (Extended Illness Bank) – Our version of accrued sick leave
• Nine paid holidays which includes two personal holidays
• Tuition Savings Plan
• Opportunities to cash out PTO for personal use, student loan payments, and in-house medical bills
• Tuition reimbursement – up to $5,000 per year
• Fun to be Fit program and Club Dauntless Membership Discount
• HRA – Flex spending accounts

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Cardiopulmonary Services, and in compliance with Federal, State regulations, and Powell Valley Healthcare (PVHC) policy and procedure, the Respiratory Therapist will provide respiratory therapy services, electrocardiograms (ECG), cardiac stress testing, Holter monitoring, event monitoring, cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, tobacco cessation counseling, pulmonary function testing (PFT), and other clinical respiratory services, on a 24 hour basis, 365 days a year.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Appropriately perform inpatient and outpatient electrocardiograms (ECG), Holter monitoring, cardiac stress testing, pulmonary function testing (PFT), six-minute walk testing (6MWT), tobacco cessation counseling, overnight oximetry, and home sleep testing as prescribed.
• When assigned, instruct and monitor cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients during exercise sessions and provide patient education along with complete, timely, and accurate documentation.
• Evaluate patient orders for cardiopulmonary services to ensure they meet necessary requirements prior to scheduling or providing treatment. Assist with answering phone calls, call-backs, scheduling outpatients, and obtaining prior authorizations for cardiopulmonary services when necessary. Rotate inpatient and outpatient assignments regularly with other staff members to help ensure routine exposure to all areas of Respiratory Therapy. Obtain all required documentation, input all necessary documents and data into patient’s electronic medical record (EMR).
• Perform routine daily respiratory therapy treatments as ordered by the physician and provide complete, timely, and accurate documentation.
• Evaluate and treat cardiopulmonary patients and make recommendations to Physicians and Medical Director as appropriate.
• Perform oxygen rounds to evaluate patients, oxygen saturation, liter flow, assure proper usage/equipment and provide complete, timely, and accurate documentation
• Provide airway and ventilator management to emergency/critical care patients
• Maintain appropriate levels of equipment and supplies for the department including O2 tanks.
• Disassemble, clean, disinfect, reassemble then bag and tag equipment as necessary.
• Document and complete daily charges for patients receiving cardiopulmonary therapy, interventions, and rehabilitation services. Complete charting and corrections in a timely manner. Check email regularly and respond as appropriate.
• During the assigned shift and when on-call, RT will respond to all calls for cardiopulmonary assistance, code blue, trauma level 1, code stroke, emergency and disaster calls received from the overhead paging system, in-person, or via phone.
• Function as a Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist when needed.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 2 to 4 years of recent clinical experience
• Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) who is RRT eligible with an active Wyoming license.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP for Healthcare Provider.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Read, analyze and interpret clinical information
• Respond to common inquiries or complaints from patients
• Add and subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Perform respiratory therapy specific calculations as needed
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Modify care based on the developmental/functional age of the patient as well as that of the patient’s ethnic background
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Must have good customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Regularly lifting or move objects weighing 10 to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Reaching, handling, feeling, talking, hearing, stooping, bending, crouching, walking, standing, and working with equipment.
• Subject to inside and possibly outside weather conditions.
• The employee is also subject to exposure to blood and body fluids, proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, exposure to burns and radiant energy, exposure to explosives, exposure to toxic chemicals and biological agents.
• Work may be performed in a very noisy environment.