RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, RT

Sweetwater Care; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Therapist to provide respiratory care in a long-term care setting in Boise, Idaho. You will interpret orders, assess resident needs, deliver prescribed therapy, and evaluate responses while collaborating with care teams.

The role emphasizes education, clinical governance, and ensuring compliance with state and federal guidelines. Requires RT certification, BLS, and ventilator experience; ACLS preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Must be a CRT or RRT in the practicing state.
• Current BLS; ACLS preferred.
• Clear fingerprint card and annual TB check.
• Physical within 6 months; COVID card current.
• Ventilator unit experience required; LTC/SL nursing preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families and staff.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care, interpret orders and assess patient needs.
• Deliver prescribed therapy and evaluate resident responses.
• Set up and manage medical gases, humidification and ventilation support.
• Oversee rehab department management, care planning and documentation.
• Coordinate with nursing leadership to integrate respiratory care into daily practice.
• Assess, plan and evaluate respiratory therapy care across the facility.
• Document equipment orders and ensure maintenance follow-up.
• Develop discharge plans and coordinate communications with families and physicians.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Ventilator management

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Tools

Ventilator equipment

Job description

Position Description

Responsible for independently performing respiratory care procedures which requires the ability to interpret physician orders, assess resident needs, deliver prescribed therapy and evaluate resident response. Functions as consultant, educator, and clinician to clinical staff.

Qualifications

• Highschool Diploma required.
• Must be a Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist in the state in which practiced.
• Current BLS (required), ACLS (preferred)
• Current Finger Print Card Clearance
• Current TB with the last year
• Physcial within the last 6 months
• COVID card
• Ventilator Unit experience required; experience in long term acute care or skilled nursing, preferred.
• Possess effective communication skills to maintain positive relationship with residents, families, staff, physicians, consultants, providers, and governmental agencies, their representatives and the community.
• Current knowledge of local, state and federal guidelines and regulations within the state you are currently working.

Responsibilities

• Promotes healing of acutely ill residents whose cardiac or pulmonary systems have been compromised through illness or injury through the provision of respiratory care, diagnostic testing, psychosocial needs and resident and/or responsible party education.
• Provides proper and safe administration of respiratory care including intermittent and continuous therapy, mechanical ventilation, airway management and non-invasive oxygen and carbon dioxide monitoring of residents.
• Provides the set-up, administration and therapeutic use of medical gases and administration apparatus, environmental control systems, humidification, aerosols, medications, ventilatory support, airway management, chest physiotherapy as they relate to the patient in the home environment.
• Follows the clinical management of the rehab department, including oversight related to case management, quality improvement, care planning, clinical utilization and resident identification.
• Ensures the clinical manage of rehab department including reimbursement, criteria services, billing, resident records and equipment records.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership to integrate respiratory care functions into day to day nursing practice as appropriate; trains other personnel as needed.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates respiratory therapy care and life support to residents in all areas of the nursing center; Encourages progression and enhances efficient operation of respiratory services.
• Manages effective coordination of equipment by staff; Ability to coordinate, receive and document the order for equipment and/or services from referral source, physician, resident/client, family member, or care giver as needed; Assesses the need of the residents and the best choice of equipment and/or services to meet those needs.
• Coordinates communication with residents and/or responsible parties, physician, and nursing on changes in resident’s condition and/or or needs and carries out adjustment to the resident’s care plan/plan of treatment.
• Develops and implements discharge plans for residents.
• Tracks and maintains follow up on preventative maintenance and scheduled visits for respiratory therapy equipment.
• Assess developmental needs for all age groups across the life span and adjust care and instruction with regard to the physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs of the resident.
• Responsible for the provision of general medical equipment and supplies to the company’s resident population, as ordered by a physician.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

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