Registered Respiratory Therapist FT Nights ACC/PICU 7p-7a 72hr/pp (Bronson Methodist Hospital

About the role

Routinely functions in patient care areas of the hospital. The respiratory therapist follows the provider prescription and/or established policies and procedures, initiates and administers respiratory care to patients with cardiopulmonary abnormalities and deficiencies. Serves as a resource of knowledge to providers, nurses and other hospital team members regarding advanced respiratory diagnosis and rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Fully functions in patient care areas of the hospital.
• Follows provider prescription and/or established policies and procedures.
• Initiates and administers respiratory care to patients with cardiopulmonary abnormalities and deficiencies.
• Serves as a resource of knowledge to providers, nurses and other hospital team members regarding advanced respiratory diagnosis and rehabilitation.
• Evaluates objective and subjective information in a logical and thorough manner.
• Communicates ventilator recommendations to providers and nursing based on patient evaluation and blood gases.
• Checks that provider orders are complete and administers therapy accordingly.
• Performs all respiratory therapies (age-specific) in accordance with provider orders, protocols, or guidelines.
• Explains therapy to the patient in understandable terms according to age/learning capabilities.
• Affords patient’s response to therapy and makes recommendations to the provider accordingly or according to protocol guidelines if appropriate.
• Administers, assesses and titrates oxygen therapy.
• Affords patient response and modifies therapy according to respiratory protocols.
• Notifies Manager, nursing personnel and providers of any adverse patient reactions.
• Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and assists with “Code Blue”, as necessary.
• Assists provider or performs (If competency complete) with tracheal intubation.
• Maintains stability of artificial airways.
• Affords tube security and repositions endotracheal tubes according to policy.
• Affords appropriate utilization of infant and pediatric resuscitation equipment in emergency situations, including PEEP adaptations and pop-off valves.
• Provides assistance with patient and family education along with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performs basic pulmonary function testing, EKG’s, arterial blood gases, pulse oximetry, end tidal CO2 monitoring and transcutaneous oximetry in accordance with outlined departmental policies and procedures.
• Affords assistance with patient transport via walking, wheelchair, gurney, or crib for safe delivery of continuum of care.
• May be responsible for assisting with ambulance transports within one facility to another.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy (AS), Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Current Respiratory Therapist license in the State of Michigan license is required.
• For anyone hired after 2004, Registered Respiratory Therapist credentials (RRT) is required within 1 year of hire.
• Must attend courses through AHA: BLS, ACLS, PALS and AAP-NRP to become certified per site requirements.
• All sites require BLS certification within 3 months of hire.
• ACLS, PALS and NRP (site specific certifications are required within 1 year of date of hire.
• Completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program (certificate, diploma, AS degree) and 5 years of experience. Bachelors preferred.

Qualifications

• Work which produces levels of mental/visual fatigue which are typical of jobs that perform a wide variety of duties with frequent and significant uncontrollable deadlines.
• Work may include the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT up to 40 percent of the time.
• Involves considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of light-weight objects (i.e., up to 50 pounds) and assisting with heavier tasks such as assisting in lifting and moving patients.
• Occasionally required to stoop, crouch or kneel, and move quickly to gather equipment and medication to respond to emergency situations.
• Minor straining or fatiguing positions must be assumed, and some fatiguing physical motions are required.

Skills

• Data gathering via observations, customer surveys, and other written and verbal feedback from customers.
• Age specific (direct patient care jobs only). Demonstrates the competencies necessary to provide services appropriate to the age of the population served.
• Extended roles: This itemizes extended roles (if any) the employee performs, i.e., charge, preceptor, etc. For each advanced role, a separate competency list is required.
• Professional growth: Participates in a program of self-development and continuous education.

Benefits

• Up to $5,000.00 Retention Bonus External Candidates Only.

Pay

• Not specified.

Schedule

• Full time.