Lead Respiratory Therapist

About the role

Join an organization that invests in you as a Lead Respiratory Therapist at Fairview Park Hospital. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents patient assessment, including breath sounds, airway patency, and cuff pressure.
• Conducts diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for, and response to, respiratory therapy.
• Administers respiratory care therapies, including oxygen delivery, aerosol medication delivery, and chest physiotherapy.
• Assists with placement of artificial airways.
• Initiates, monitors, and maintains mechanical ventilation.
• Maintains airway integrity and adequate ventilation during resuscitation as required.
• Assists with transportation of ventilator-dependent patients.
• Responds to emergent patient situations.
• Instructs patient and family members about patient condition and proper methods of respiratory therapy.
• Serves as a clinical resource.
• Provides or assists in direct care when appropriate to complex patients.
• Consults with physicians and other healthcare providers to communicate patient progress.
• Facilitates needed repairs and preventive maintenance of respiratory therapy equipment.
• Performs a variety of duties related to setting up, operating, cleaning, sterilizing, and storing respiratory therapy equipment.

Qualifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner.
• Associate Degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Benefits

Fairview Park Hospital offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about schedule are not specified in the job posting.