Registered Respiratory Therapist - Multiple Shifts Available - Southfield

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessment, care planning and collaboration with other health care providers.
• Delegates aspects of patient care appropriately to support staff (Respiratory Therapists, Respiratory orients, externs and students, as assigned), providing necessary communication and guidance to those support providers.
• Functions as a team member in care of patients and in mentoring with other staff.
• Communicates with co-workers, and other professionals, including physicians and nurses as needed to ensure optimal patient care.
• Attends and actively contributes to daily bedside rounds.
• Maintains high standards of clinical excellence, according to Departmental policies.
• Demonstrates proficiency in various Departmental subspecialties, clinical areas, life-support, diagnostic and monitoring equipment, as assigned.
• Displays competency in various special procedures and protocols and works in multiple IPD locations as assigned.
• Maintains clinical productivity standards.
• Maintains technical clinical expertise through professional associations and educational activities.
• Stays current in Respiratory Therapy developments by attending conferences, participating in in-services, staff meetings, and peer review/chart review as appropriate.
• Performs specific duties as determined by site assignments, which may include equipment cleaning, maintenance, repair, and testing.
• Documents patient care timely and in accordance with department standards.
• Maintains awareness of patient safety issues within the clinic and in the use of equipment.
• Maintains patient confidentiality according to HFHS HIPAA policies.

Education/Experience Required

• Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapist program.
• Bachelors in Respiratory Therapy preferred, Associate of Science Degree, minimum.
• Recent graduate of a Respiratory Therapy school or two years of recent Respiratory Therapist experience in a Tertiary Hospital.

Certifications/Licensures Required

• Registration with the National Board of Respiratory Care.
• Current License - Respiratory Therapist in the State of Michigan.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Work performed in patient care settings and blood-analysis laboratories with potential exposure to communicable disease.
• Wash, clean, and disinfect soiled medical equipment.
• Work with pressurized piped-in and bottled medical gases.
• Incorrect lifting, moving and use of equipment could result in personal, patient and/or equipment injury.
• Must be able to constantly move, lift patients, help push patients on hospital beds, and move heavy equipment across the Hospital.
• Limit noise, temperature fluctuation, and dust are possible.