Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Piedmont · Fayetteville, GA · 4 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
Responsibilities
- Performs patient assessments
- Carries out general and critical care respiratory care procedures
- Provides respiratory care for newborns in Labor and Delivery
- Conducts blood gas analysis and interpretation
- Maintains and manages equipment
- Provides patient and family education in both adult and neonatal areas
Qualifications
- Education: Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences Required
- Work Experience: Previous working experience in Neonatal Respiratory care, or successful completion of department specific orientation including skills validation of competencies for the duties and responsibilities of this level Required
- Licenses and Certifications:
- RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist, Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care and licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners, upon hire Required
- BCLS - Basic Life Support, upon hire Required
- ACLS, upon hire Required
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation, upon hire Required
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Required