Respiratory Therapist, PRN, Nights

University of Maryland Medical System; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus is seeking a Per Diem Respiratory Therapist under medical direction to provide care for patients with pulmonary deficiencies. Responsibilities include assessment, therapy administration, ventilator management, arterial blood gas sampling, and participating in multidisciplinary care.

Required: Associate's degree, NBRC CRT certification, Maryland licensure, CPR, and 6 months to 1 year of clinical experience; per diem schedule and on-site

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in respiratory care or related field.
• National Board for Respiratory Care CRT certification required.
• CPR certification required.
• Six months to one year of didactic and clinical respiratory care experience preferred.
• Maryland licensure as a Respiratory Care practitioner required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients by interview, chest exam, and chart review.
• Develop treatment regimens within accepted criteria and discuss with physician.
• Administer respiratory therapy modalities: oxygen, aerosols, IPPB, nebulization, chest physiotherapy, CPAP/BiPAP.
• Educate patients and families about respiratory therapies.
• Participate in quality improvement, infection control, and safety protocols.
• Maintain and set up respiratory equipment; assist in ventilator management.
• Demonstrate arterial puncture techniques and analyzer use; ensure sample quality.
• Provide supervision as needed and support the Respiratory Therapy team.

Education

Associate's Degree

NBRC Certified Respiratory Therapist

CPR Certification

6 months–1 year clinical experience

Maryland Licensure (Respiratory Care)

Job description

Job Requirements

When we say "our community" we mean it. UMMC Midtown Campus, one of two campuses of the University of Maryland Medical Center, has had a long history of working to keep our community healthy and has grown to become a trusted teaching hospital for medical and surgical care in Baltimore City. Located in Baltimore's cultural center near the historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, UMMC Midtown Campus is a 180-bed, community teaching hospital with a focus on helping people manage chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary conditions, and infectious diseases.

Main Function

A Per Diem Respiratory Therapist (RT), under medical direction of an LCP, provides treatment, management, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the Pulmonary System. The Per Diem RT assesses patients who require respiratory care by interview, physical examination of the chest and review of the patient's chart and chest x-rays. The Per Diem RT provides respiratory care by administration of medicated aerosol treatments, IPPB, ultrasonic nebulization, chest physiotherapy, incentive spirometry, humidification, and oxygen therapy. This health care professional also:

• maintains mechanical ventilators and makes appropriate ventilator setting changes after consultation with the physician
• evaluates patients for weaning from mechanical ventilation
• participates in CPR
• obtains and analyzes arterial blood gas samples
• participates in multidisciplinary care planning
• recommends various modes of therapy to physicians

Duties and Responsibilities

• Patient Assessment: collect health data through interviews, a physical exam of the chest, evaluation of breath sounds, and a review of the patient's medical record.
• Develops appropriate treatment regimens based on patient care needs identified during the assessment within the framework of accepted criteria and discusses the care plan with the ordering physician.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the administration of respiratory therapy modalities to include: oxygen therapy, respiratory medications, aerosol therapy, IPPB, ultrasonic nebulization, incentive spirometry, Chest physiotherapy, mechanical ventilation, CPAP, and BiPAP.
• Educate patients and families about respiratory modalities, and medications.
• Active involvement with Quality Improvement initiatives, follows all appropriate policies, procedures, and protocols, follows Risk Management, Infection Control, Fire and Safety, and Corporate Compliance policies and procedures.
• Maintain, clean, stock, and setup of respiratory therapy equipment.
• Maintain mechanical ventilators by cleaning, set-up of the patient circuit, and performing the pre-use ventilator procedure.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skill in the selection of appropriate ventilator settings and evaluate patients for weaning.
• Demonstrate proper technique for arterial punctures, site preparation, patient identification, and acceptable samples.
• Be proficient in the use of pH/Blood Gas analyzers including maintenance, quality control, rule violations, and documentation.
• Provide supervision as needed to other members of the Respiratory Therapy department.
• Maintain certification in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.
• Identify problem areas pertaining to respiratory therapy and take appropriate actions or make recommendations to correct the problem.
• Demonstrates support and compliance with University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus's mission, vision, values philosophy, goals, objectives, and policies.
• Performs additional functions to assist the Assistant Director, Respiratory Therapy, and other activities as assigned.

Work Experience Education

• Associate's Degree is required.
• Certification by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Certified Respiratory Therapist is required.
• CPR certification is required.
• Experience: Six months to one year performing didactic and clinical respiratory care procedures is preferred.
• Licenses: Licensure as a Respiratory Care practitioner by the Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance is required.

Contacts

• Supervisors
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Patients
• Families
• Case Managers
• Social Workers
• all Departments