Respiratory Therapist Registered 2 - Full Time

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

University of Miami Health System is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist to evaluate and treat patients with cardiopulmonary conditions. The role involves clinical testing, therapy setup, patient education, and equipment maintenance in a hospital setting.

Join an academic medical center known for teaching, research, and patient care excellence, with a comprehensive benefits package including tuition remission.

Qualifications

• Current Respiratory Therapist license or certification.
• Ability to operate respiratory therapy equipment.
• Strong patient education and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Conducts tests such as ECG, stress testing, and lung capacity tests to evaluate cardiopulmonary function.
• Performs bronchopulmonary drainage and trains patients in breathing exercises.
• Sets up and operates ventilators and related therapy devices per treatment parameters.
• Reads prescriptions, measures arterial blood gases, and reviews patient data to assess condition.
• Determines therapy type, method, duration, precautions, and medications/dosages.
• Explains treatment procedures to gain cooperation and reduce fears.
• Educates patients and families on conditions and disease management techniques.
• Monitors vital signs and lab results; consults physician if adverse reactions occur.
• Maintains charts with patient identification and therapy information.
• Inspects, cleans, tests, and maintains respiratory equipment.
• Mentors and trains students, respiratory therapy technicians, and assistants.
• Adheres to university policies and safeguards assets.

Job description

Sign on Bonus: Up to $15,000

1. 1. Conducts tests, such as electrocardiograms, stress testing, and lung capacity tests to evaluate patients' cardiopulmonary functions.
2. 2. Performs bronchopulmonary drainage and assists or instructs patients in the performance of breathing exercises.
3. 3. Sets up and operates devices such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment.
4. 4.Reads prescription, measures arterial blood gases, and reviews patient information to assess patient’s condition.
5. 5.Determines requirements for treatment such as type, method, and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages.
6. 6.Explains treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation and allay fears.
7. 7. Educates patients and their families about their conditions, and teaches them appropriate disease management techniques such as breathing exercises, and the use of medications and respiratory equipment.
8. 8. Monitors patient's physiological responses to therapy such as vital signs and blood chemistry changes, and consults with physician if adverse reactions occur.
9. 9. Maintains charts that contain patients' pertinent identification and therapy information.
10. 10. Inspects, cleans, tests, and maintains respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently.
11. 11.Mentors, teaches, and trains students, respiratory therapy technicians, and assistants.
12. 12. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.

We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs.

Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.

The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.