Respiratory Therapist Registered - Part Time - Pediatrics

Geisinger Clinic; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits starting day one

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per

PTO and leave provisions

Job summary

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA, is seeking a Respiratory Therapist who assesses patients' respiratory care needs, plans and delivers treatments, and evaluates outcomes to maximize patient comfort and safety. The role emphasizes ventilator management, airway support, and collaboration with the care team to optimize the patient/family experience.

Responsibilities include patient assessments, care planning, arterial blood gas sampling, education for patients and families, and helping with

Qualifications

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program (Required).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months (AHA).
• Basic Life Support within 6 months (Default Issuing Body).
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (NBRC).

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' respiratory care needs and plan treatments.
• Initiate and manage ventilators per protocol.
• Educate patients and families on disease management.
• Collaborate with care team and assist in airway management.
• Perform arterial blood gas sampling and point-of-care testing.
• Document assessments and care plans.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Communication

Organizing

Preceptor Skills

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program

Job description

Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24

Worker Type: Regular

Exemption Status: No

Job Summary: Assesses patients' respiratory care needs based on a variety of data. Plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates treatment modalities to meet those needs. Ensures the very best patient/family experience by optimizing all customer interaction.

Job Duties:

• 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.

Position Details:

Work Schedule: Days

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection

Education:

Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification within 6 months - American Heart Association (AHA), Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months - Default Issuing Body, Certified Respiratory Therapist - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), Neonatal Resuscitation Program within one year of hire - Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Life Support Certification within 6 months - American Heart Association (AHA), Registered Respiratory Therapist - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Skills:

Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Organizing, Preceptor Skills

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES:

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS:

We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE:

We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING:

We share