Respiratory Therapist Registered

Monmouth Medical Center; New Jersey; On-site; USD 96,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holl

Retirement Plans

Medical and Prescription DrugInsurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Disability and Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Monmouth Medical Center is seeking a Respiratory Therapist Register to assess pulmonary status and deliver respiratory care under physician and nurse supervision. The role emphasizes documentation, safety reporting, and collaborative care within the Respiratory Care department.

The successful candidate will hold NJ licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner, maintain BLS certification, and obtain PALS and NRP within twelve months. Day shift, full-time, hourly pay range applies.

Qualifications

• Must have NJ licensure as Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• BLS certification through American Heart Association is required.
• PALS and NRP certifications to be obtained within the first twelve months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to documentation standards and contributes to an interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Delivers respiratory care and collaborates with physicians and nurses.
• Executes CP R, monitors patient responses, and initiates treatments as ordered.
• Assesses pulmonary status and documents progress; participates in QA and discharge planning.

Education

NJ licensure as Respiratory Care Practitioner

BLS through American Heart Association

PALS and NRP to be obtained within 12 months

AA/AS degree

CRT or RRT Certification NBRC

Job description

Job Title: Respiratory Therapist Register

Location: Monmouth Medical Center

Department Name: Respiratory Care

Req #:

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $46.07 - $56.23 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

Assesses patients pulmonary status, develops plan of care in collaboration with the physician and nurses and delivers respiratory care to patients. Is responsible for reporting identified safety issues such as hazardous environments and medical errors, etc

Qualifications:

Required:

• NJ licensure as Respiratory Care Practitioner
• BLS through American Heart Association
• Certifications in PALS and NRP to be obtained within the first twelve months of employment for all full and part time staff

Preferred:

• AA/AS degree
• CRT or RRT Certification by NBRC

Scheduling Requirements:

• Shift: Day
• Full Time

Essential Functions:

• Adheres to documentation standard: Contributes to a comprehensive plan of care, which includes the patient and family and is interdisciplinary. Documents intervention in retrievable form that is consistent with plan of care/expected outcomes. Contributes to multidisciplinary teaching record as needed assuring patient/family understanding of prescribed therapy.
• Assumes responsibility for reduction in length of stay through the timely delivery of appropriate clinical intervention and delegates follow-up respiratory treatments to appropriate members of the care team.
• CPR (Adult, PALS, NALS)
• Collaborates daily with Multidisciplinary Team in development and progress of overall plan of Respiratory care for patients as indicated.
• Collaborates with Multidisciplinary Team establishing requirements for teaching and discharge planning of each patient - assures achievement of desired outcomes.
• Collaborates with RN and reinforces plan of care daily with patient and family.
• Evaluates treatment and orders/confirms appropriateness and initiates treatments of MDI, HFN, CPT, Aerosol treatment.
• Initiates an accurate pulmonary history and assessment of patients during initial as well as subsequent therapies.
• Intubates in emergency/extubates per MD orders.
• Manages transport of ventilated patient.
• Manages ventilated patients.
• Participates in monitoring patient care outcomes as established by targets/goals or Performance Improvement within services.
• Participates in quality monitoring process to identify variances that increase length of stay.
• Participates in the orientation of other associates new to service areas.
• Performs techniques/procedures for processing ABG's.
• Provides cardiac monitoring within scope of practice.
• Responds to CAC/performs life support measures.
• Serves as preceptor during orientation of Respiratory Therapists new to the unit or central department.
• Uses mentoring skills with team members to advance their knowledge base and clinical skills.
• Utilizes Medication Pyxis according to guidelines.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement