PRN - Respiratory Therapist

Pool position, hours per pay period vary.

Requirements

• Requires an RCP license
• Requires current BLS card
• Good public relation skills and ability to interact well with people
• Good computer skills
• Previous Respiratory Therapy experience preferred
• Excellent motivation skills
• Must be able to assist other staff when problems and/or questions arise
• Must be able to work any shift, including weekends and holidays
• Must maintain patient confidentiality and information per policy and procedures
• Must be dependable, trustworthy, and flexible

Responsibilities

• Performs all respiratory procedures per physician orders
• Maintains patent airways and performs appropriate bronchial hygiene techniques
• Charts and documents procedures according to department policy
• Performs necessary oxygen rounds and replaces supplies as needed
• Disassembles, cleans, and re-assembles Respiratory Therapy equipment
• Provides the hospital with high-quality respiratory care for inpatients and outpatients according to hospital, state, and federal regulations
• Establishes and maintains patent airway and administers appropriate bronchial hygiene
• Performs all RT procedures (nebulizer, CPT, IS, respiratory parameters, BiPap, ET CO2, O2 set up and maintenance, etc.)
• Responds to Code Blue and assists with airway management and CPR
• Performs necessary patient oxygen rounds (including the application of proper equipment for all age groups)
• Performs pulse oximetry assessments on all age groups
• Mixes and administers medication used in RT (includes proper calculation of medication for infant and pediatric patients)
• Uses and maintains portable oxygen equipment, cylinders, and regulators per departmental policies and procedures
• Performs 12 lead ECGs per departmental policies and procedures
• Performs Holter Monitor per departmental policies and procedures
• Performs Cardiac stress per departmental policies and procedures
• Responsible for maintaining and obtaining medications from Pharmacy
• Responsible for keeping the department clean and orderly
• Responsible for keeping the equipment clean
• Responsible for stocking and cleaning RT cart daily
• Responsible for stocking and cleaning ECG cart daily
• Responsible for checking medications for outdates
• Responsible for checking and documenting oxygen tank pressures in ER
• Included in the on-call rotation for the RT department

Pay

$30.00 per hour