Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner, 6p-6a

Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, evaluate respiratory care modalities, and assist with discharge planning as needed.
• Provides patient and family education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate to assessed learning.
• Participates in monitoring quality of care.
• Organizes workflow to maintain smooth transition between shifts.
• Assists in the day-to-day operations of the respiratory care services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications, and other duties as assigned.
• Maintains current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools.
• Identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
• Participates/Provides inservice training.

Qualifications

• One year respiratory care
• Associate Degree
• One of:
• ACCS or NPS
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (National)
• Respiratory Therapist (KY)
• Three years respiratory care to include critical care
• Adult Critical Care Specialty
• Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program