CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES Registered Respiratory Therapist Night Shift

Position-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, And Responsibilities

• Competent delivery of all Respiratory Care procedures as outlined in the department policy and procedure manual.
• Maintains accurate and complete documentation of all Respiratory Care procedures per department policy and procedures.
• Verifies physician’s orders for Respiratory Care.
• Receives and accurately prepares reports.
• Updates and completes patient information to reflect the patient's current clinical status.
• Presents and is ready to receive/give a report at the specified report times.
• Attends and participates in department in-services, meetings, patient care rounds, and mandatory hospital meetings.
• Keeps the supervisor apprised of changes in workload and patient acuity.
• Data entry of all daily services and charges given to patients.
• Demonstrates excellent working knowledge of Respiratory Care instruments and equipment.
• Performs troubleshooting with appropriate problem resolution.
• Performs effective airway management to include bag/mask ventilation.
• Affords assistance with intubation.
• Demonstrates safe and appropriate suction techniques and uses of artificial airways.
• Affords assistance in the department’s orientation/training of new employees, respiratory/nursing students, and precepts new employees during orientation.
• Performs arterial blood gas draws.
• Initiates, maintains, and monitors ventilator patients.
• Interprets flow volumes and pressure volume curves to initiate appropriate clinical changes.
• Completes required continuous training and education, including department-specific requirements.
• Complies with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances.
• Performs patient charge reconciliation.
• Verifies accuracy and timely submission of time for payroll preparation.
• Working knowledge of all cardiopulmonary equipment within training and education for RRT.
• Proficiently performs all assigned modalities provided by cardiopulmonary services.
• Translates medication into neonatal and pediatric doses, uses proper equipment and procedure regarding patient size, and addresses any special needs regarding type and severity of disease.
• Assesses adult and geriatric patients for special needs by utilizing proper equipment and procedures regarding patient age and needs regarding type and severity of disease.
• Assesses adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients’ ventilator needs; can functionally provide mechanical ventilation of the above patients under the direction of a qualified physician.
• Ability to fully assess patient respiratory status, make recommendations for appropriate therapeutic interventions, and use assessment charting techniques to document status, progress, and effect of therapeutics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.