Respiratory Therapist Registered (RRT)/Respiratory Therapist Certified (CRT) - Per Diem - GCMC

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer contributions

Free Care.com membership

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

MyHealth Rewards wellness program

Shared governance empowering Respirato

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to assess and address patients’ respiratory care needs, developing and executing tailored treatment plans in collaboration with the care team.

You will perform thorough assessments, manage ventilators, deliver therapies, and educate patients and families in disease management within a clinical environment. Rotation hours apply, and prior RT experience is required.

Qualifications

• Respiratory Therapist experience required

Responsibilities

• Assess patient respiratory care needs and plan, organize, perform and evaluate treatment modalities.
• Consistently perform and document thorough patient assessments.
• Establish appropriate care plans.
• Communicate with other members of the patient care team.
• Correctly perform and document routine therapeutic modalities including aerosolized medications, secretion management, pulmonary expansion, oxygen therapy, and maintenance of artificial airways.
• Initiate and manage conventional and high frequency mechanical ventilators according to protocol.
• Provide age-appropriate education to patients and families regarding disease management.
• Assist in intra-hospital transport of mechanically ventilated patients.
• Responsible for acute airway management in emergent situations.
• Set up and manage non-invasive ventilation.
• Adhere to regulatory requirements and safety standards and to institutional/national standards of care.
• Collect arterial blood gas samples and process via point-of-care analyzers.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information per HIPAA and internal/external specs.
• Assist in fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures and invasive monitoring placements, obtaining hemodynamic measurements.
• Assist in intra-hospital transport of age-specific patient groups.

Job description

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions

• 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

• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health

• Shared governance structure that empowers our Respiratory Therapists

• Protocol driven care

• Therapist autonomy

• Evidence-based medicine practices

• Collaboration with Intensivist Critical Care team

• State-of-the-art equipment and technology

• Professional opportunities for growth and advancement

• Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated leaders

• Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups

• Employee referral incentive program

Job Description

Assesses patient respiratory care needs based on a variety of data. Plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates treatment modalities to meet those needs.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Hours: Rotation

Respiratory Therapist experience required