Respiratory Therapist SAU/N/36Hrs

Kindred Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindred Healthcare is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist-SAU to provide critical respiratory services for chronically ill patients in Louisville, Kentucky. The role includes planning and implementing respiratory therapy services, educating patients and families, and ensuring quality care in line with clinical standards. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered, reflecting the importance of this position.

Benefits

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in respiratory therapy is required.
• Licensing as required by the state of employment.
• RRT is required for supervisory positions.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and evaluate respiratory services for patients.
• Provide and coordinate clinical respiratory services under physician orders.
• Educate patients/residents and families on respiratory-related issues.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Educating patients

Technical support

Education

Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy

Job description

Full-time

Night Shift

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees’ adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

As a Respiratory Therapist-SAU, you will:

• Plan, implement and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to assist in the management of patient/residents with cardiopulmonary and related disorders. Provide technical support for all equipment related to the nursing center based practice of Respiratory Therapy.
• Provide training and competency testing to nursing department.
• Provide/coordinate clinical respiratory services under physician orders.
• Perform respiratory/clinical assessments.
• Consult with physicians and healthcare professionals regarding patient/resident status.
• Monitor patient/resident progress and update respiratory care plan as part of the comprehensive plan of care.
• Provide general respiratory therapeutic services including oxygen therapy, medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, humidification therapy, and suction therapy.
• Educate patients/residents and families regarding relevant diseases, medications, equipment, purposes of procedures, steps, benefits, risks, and alternatives.

Minimum requirements include:

• Associate Degree from an accredited respiratory therapy program.
• Licensing as required by the state of employment.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) preferred; Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required for supervisory positions.
• One-year clinical experience in respiratory therapy.