Temporary Supplemental Registered Respiratory Therapist -Variable

Cape Fear Valley Health System; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to support supplemental staffing in Fayetteville, NC. You will provide respiratory care across all ages, respond to rescues, and maintain documentation per department guidelines.

Responsibilities include vent management, diagnostic testing, medication access, and serving as charge therapist when needed. Collaboration with the team ensures safe, effective patient care within a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree from COARC approved Respiratory Care Program.
• RRT certification is required.
• Licensed by the NC Respiratory Care Board.
• BCLS certification required.
• 1 year of clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer oxygen and aerosol therapy per department guidelines.
• Perform intermittent therapy and diagnostic procedures.
• Access medications to implement Respiratory Care per policies.
• Initiate and maintain mechanical ventilation and document appropriately.
• Provide airway management and assist in emergency resuscitation.
• Assess patient condition and ensure protocol adherence.
• Operate monitoring equipment within scope of the department.
• Serve as charge therapist in the absence of a supervisor.
• Use BCX system for service billing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Respiratory care

Emergency response

Documentation

Equipment operation

Charge therapist

Education

Associate’s degree in Respiratory Care

RRT credential

NC Respiratory Care Board licensure

BCLS certification

Tools

Ventilators

Monitoring equipment

BCX system

Job description

Facility Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Location Fayetteville, North Carolina

Department Supplemental Staffing

Job Family Allied Health

Work Shift Variable (United States of America)

Summary: Perform all aspects and modalities of Respiratory Care to Health System patients per department guidelines. Respond to resuscitation situations and other respiratory emergencies when needed. Maintain and complete appropriate documentation in patients’ charts and departmental records. Perform as charge therapist when necessary.

Major Job Functions

• Administer continuous oxygen and continuous bland aerosol therapy per department guidelines
• Perform intermittent therapy and diagnostic procedures per department guidelines
• Access patient medication from the Medication Security Area to implement Respiratory Care per hospital and departmental policies and procedures
• Initiate and maintain mechanical ventilation and completes appropriate documentation
• Provide airway management, ventilation and closed chest compression as necessary during emergency resuscitation and perform intubations after receiving approval
• Assess patient condition and response to respiratory care so recommendations can be made when necessary and establish protocols are followed
• Initiate and maintain monitoring equipment that are the responsibility of the Respiratory Care Department
• Perform as charge therapists in the absence of a supervisor
• Knowledgeable in the use of equipment and treatment modalities for patients of all ages
• Charge for all services provided inclusive of use of BCX system
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this job:

• Education and Formal Training: Associate’s degree from a COARC approved Respiratory Care Program required
• Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (RRT) required
• Licensed by the NCRCB required
• BCLS certified by the American Heart Association required
• Work Experience: 1 year of clinical experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Understanding of medical terminology and current respiratory care modalities
• Ability to react calmly and maintain composure in stressful situations and when dealing with co-workers, patients, and hospital guests
• Knowledgeable of the psychosocial and physiological development and spiritual needs of infants, children, adolescents, and all adult age groups (per Erickson’s Model) to provide appropriate care and intervention, either personally or through staff

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to communicate orally
• Manual dexterity to operate and assemble equipment
• Visual acuity
• Ability to stand or walk for long periods of time
• Ability to position and move patients
• Ability to push heavy equipment to patients’ bedsides
• May involve skin, eye, and mucous membranes with blood or other potentially infectious materials

Required Licenses and Certifications

Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

About Cape Fear Valley Health

For exceptional healthcare come to Cape Fear Valley Health where caring employees are committed to integrity, patient-centeredness and excellence throughout the entire healthcare process. At Cape Fear Valley Health, our goal is to improve the quality of every life we touch. Our diverse team of doctors, nurses and staff work together to create a better experience for every patient, every time.

Cape Fear Valley is a 950-bed, 8-hospital regional health system, the 8th largest in North Carolina, with more than 1 million inpatient and outpatients annually. A private not-for-profit organization with over 7,000 employees and 850 physicians. Our employees and physicians proudly serve a seven-county region of southeastern North Carolina, including Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Raeford, Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Clinton, Lillington, Dunn and beyond. Our medical facilities include Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, Central Harnett Hospital, Betsy Johnson Hospital, as well as more than 60 medical offices and specialty care clinics spread throughout the Cape Fear region.