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Registered Respiratory Therapist - RRT - 24 or 36 Hours/Week - Nights

Nebraska Methodist Health System · Council Bluffs, IA · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to extract substantive info. Let's parse the posting. Content: - Intro: "Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System? At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in." That's about the organization; could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is generic; but we could use "About the role" heading for description of role? The posting includes "Job Summary" with location, address, sign on bonus, schedule, benefits eligibility, etc. Then "Why Join Methodist" bullet list: Full-time benefits eligibility starting at just 24 hours per week; after one year of employment working 24+ hours per week, take advantage of our RRT to BSRT Academy Program, where Methodist covers the cost of tuition through Methodist College; Up to $30,000 sign on bonus; Free parking; This is a great opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment that invests in your future while delivering exceptional patient care. Then "Responsibilities Essential Job Functions" long list. Then "Schedule 6:30p-7a, varied schedule, 2 weekends per month requirement and rotating holidays." Then "Job Description Job Requirements Education Associate's of Science Degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care required. Bachelor's of Science Degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care preferred. Experience 3-6 months of on-the-job experience to gain knowledge of hospital policies, procedures and routines required. License/Certifications Certified Respiratory Therapist (C.R.T.) with the National Board of Respiratory Care required at time of hire or Registered Respiratory Therapist (R.R.T.) with the National Board of Respiratory Care within 12 months of accepting the Advanced Practitioner position required. Licensed by the State of Iowa as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP.IA) required. Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required at time of hire. Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification required. Current American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PALS) Certification required within 6 months of hire. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification required within 6 months of hire." Then "Skills/Knowledge/Abilities Requires a high degree of ability and skill in written and verbal communication to accurately relay appropriate and high quality recommendations to other members of the patient care team." Then "Physical Requirements Weight Demands Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force. Physical Activity Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):ClimbingCrawlingKneelingSitting Frequently Performed (34%-66%):BalancingCarryingCrouchingDistinguish colorsKeyboarding/typingLiftingPulling/PushingRepetitive MotionsStandingStooping/bendingTwistingWalking Constantly Performed (67%-100%):GraspingHearingReachingSeeing/VisualSpeaking/talking" Then "Job Hazards Not Related:Explosives (pressurized gas)Electrical Shock/StaticRadiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)Rare (1-33%):Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)Mechanical moving parts/vibrationsOccasionally (34%-66%):Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)Equipment/Machinery/Tools" Then "About Methodist Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission. Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law." We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The EEO statement at end is boilerplate; we should remove it. Also "About Methodist" maybe not needed? It's about organization but could be considered "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is about the job, not the organization. The posting includes "Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?" which is about organization culture. That could be placed under a heading like "About the role"? But the instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can include sections that have content. We need to decide which sections to include: - About the role: Could include the introductory paragraph about why work for NEMHS, plus maybe the "Why Join Methodist" bullet list? Actually "Why Join Methodist" is about benefits and opportunities. Could be part of Benefits or About the role. But we have separate Benefits and Pay sections. - Responsibilities: definitely include the long list. - Requirements: includes Education, Experience, License/Certifications. - Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? But we can combine? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (covering education, experience, licensure), Skills (communication), Benefits (including sign on bonus, free parking, tuition assistance, benefits eligibility), Pay (competitive pay mentioned), Schedule (shift details). Also maybe Physical Requirements? Not in list of headings; we could omit or include under Requirements? But not required. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content for Pay: "We offer competitive pay". That's specific enough? It's vague but it's actual statement. We can include Pay section with that sentence. Benefits: we have "excellent benefits", "full-time benefits eligibility starting at just 24 hours per week", "after one year of employment working 24+ hours per week, take advantage of our RRT to BSRT Academy Program, where Methodist covers the cost of tuition through Methodist College", "Up to $30,000 sign on bonus", "Free parking". Also "competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment". So we can list those. Schedule: "Schedule: Nights - varied schedule, 2 weekends per month requirement and rotating holidays." Also later "Schedule 6:30p-7a, varied schedule, 2 weekends per month requirement and rotating holidays." So we can include that. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:

About the role

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Why Join Methodist: Full-time benefits eligibility starting at just 24 hours per week; after one year of employment working 24+ hours per week, take advantage of our RRT to BSRT Academy Program, where Methodist covers the cost of tuition through Methodist College; Up to $30,000 sign on bonus; Free parking. This is a great opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment that invests in your future while delivering exceptional patient care.

Responsibilities

  • Performs routine and complex modalities of respiratory care independent of direct supervision.
  • Demonstrates competency on all therapeutic modalities performed at Methodist Jennie Edmundson.
  • Completes high-risk/low-volume skill checklist satisfactorily.
  • Documents procedures in patient record according to departmental procedure.
  • Documents patient assessment, interventions and progress in the medical information system.
  • Updates the patient care plans and goals to reflect appropriate patient care needs.
  • Develops/reviews/revises plan of care as needed to provide optimum patient care outcome.
  • Receives and interprets physician orders according to professional field of knowledge.
  • Evaluates patients in cooperation with attending physician.
  • Recommends appropriate care based on AARC clinical practice guidelines.
  • Regularly communicates with other patient care team members to exchange information regarding condition and progress of assigned patients.
  • Gives a complete verbal or written report to oncoming care provider.
  • Uses communication board and patient care plan to keep nurse and other caregivers updated on patient's progress.
  • Communicates to appropriate personnel regarding unresolved issues.
  • Maintains continuity of hospital services to ensure optimum and timely patient care interventions.
  • Provides diagnostic procedures, within the RCP's scope of practice for departments.
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist also provides diagnostic procedures, within the RCP's scope of practice for departments such as Heart Station and Pulmonology. Also AGB's for lab.
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist assumes charge responsibilities in the absence of a Lead therapist.
  • Works within Protocol Guidelines and ensures all patients are receiving appropriate therapy. > 95% of all patients reviewed for protocol therapy. Charts flagged for therapy changes.
  • Assists the Respiratory Care Department achieve a Patient Satisfaction rate >95%.
  • Is viewed as informative and helpful by Patient.
  • Assists with patient needs when asked whenever possible.
  • Works toward improving interdepartmental relations.
  • Helps educate nursing and ancillary staff regarding Respiratory Care procedures.

Requirements

  • Education: Associate's of Science Degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care required; Bachelor's of Science Degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care preferred.
  • Experience: 3-6 months of on-the-job experience to gain knowledge of hospital policies, procedures and routines required.
  • License/Certifications: Certified Respiratory Therapist (C.R.T.) with the National Board of Respiratory Care required at time of hire or Registered Respiratory Therapist (R

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