Senior Respiratory Therapist, RRT – Day Shift

Samaritan Medical Center; United States; Sur place; USD 50 000 - 63 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equal Opportunity Employer

Competitive compensation

Résumé du poste

Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY, seeks a Respiratory Therapist to perform basic and advanced therapeutic procedures, monitor patient data from charts, and prepare medications using metric measurements.

You will coordinate patient care with physicians and nursing staff, transcribe and implement orders, and apply assessment skills to anticipate needs. BLS is required; ACLS/NRP/PALS are preferred; NYS licensure and CRT/RRT credentials are expected.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a school for Respiratory Care.
• Familiarity with acid/base relationships and life-threatening precautions preferred.
• Ability to establish ventilator settings using metric principles preferred.
• BLS certification is required.

Responsabilités

• Performs basic/advanced therapeutic procedures.
• Monitors/evaluates patient data from charts and prepares medications using metric measurements.
• Coordinates patient care needs with physicians and nursing staff.
• Transcribes/implements physician orders.
• Uses assessment skills to coordinate patient care and address issues.
• Troubleshoots clinical problems and refers unusual cases to supervision.

Connaissances

Ventilator management

Acid/base balance

Patient assessment

Transcribe orders

Formation

Graduate of Respiratory Care program

Description du poste

Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY, seeks a Respiratory Therapist to perform basic and advanced therapeutic procedures, monitor patient data from charts, and prepare medications using metric measurements.

You will coordinate patient care with physicians and nursing staff, transcribe and implement orders, and apply assessment skills to anticipate needs. BLS is required; ACLS/NRP/PALS are preferred; NYS licensure and CRT/RRT credentials are expected.