Respiratory Therapist — Regional Float (Relocation Included)

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits starting on day one

$7,500 relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per

PTO

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist Float who will provide patient care across Geisinger Medical Center Danville, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital. The position includes day and night shifts with a relocation incentive and competitive compensation.

Responsibilities include patient assessments, care planning, ventilator management, education, and intra-hospital transport.

Qualifications

• Requires 36 hours-weekly, 12-hour shifts.
• Minimum of 2 years of related work experience.
• Must float assignments between Geisinger Medical Center Danville, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Consistently performs and documents thorough patient assessments.
• Establishes appropriate care plans.
• Communicates with other members of the patient care team.
• Correctly performs and documents routine therapeutic modalities including aerosolized medications, secretion management techniques, pulmonary volume expansion, oxygen therapy, and assists with routine care and maintenance of artificial airways.
• Initiates and manages conventional and high frequency mechanical ventilators according to established protocol.
• Provides appropriate, age-specific, patient and family education as it relates to disease management.
• Assists in intra-hospital transport of mechanically ventilated patients.
• Responsible for acute airway management in emergent situations.
• Sets up and manages non-invasive monitoring (i.e. ETCO monitors, pulse oximeters).
• When care management not available, assists with discharge planning for patients needing respiratory related DME supplies, follows appropriate insurance guidelines.
• Adheres to regulatory requirements and safety standards.
• Adheres to institutional and nationally established standards of care.
• Collects arterial blood gas samples and processes through point of care blood analyzers.
• Maintains the confidentially of patient information according to established internal and external specifications and regulations including release of information and HIPAA.
• Functions as the Shift Coordinator (charge person) when designated as such after one year of employment.
• Assists the medical team in the performance of fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures.
• Assists the medical team with the placement invasive monitoring lines and obtains hemodynamic measurements and calculations.
• Assists in the intra-hospital transport of age specific patient groups.
• Functions as a preceptor for orientees and students in their clinical rotation.

Skills

Respiratory therapy experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient assessment

Education

Specialty Training Program

Tools

ETCO monitors

Pulse oximeters

Job description

Geisinger is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist Float who will provide patient care across Geisinger Medical Center Danville, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital. The position includes day and night shifts with a relocation incentive and competitive compensation.

Responsibilities include patient assessments, care planning, ventilator management, education, and intra-hospital transport.