Respiratory Care Practitioner - 3x12 Days

Essential Job Functions

• Restores patient's pulmonary function and alleviates pain by planning and administering medically prescribed respiratory therapy.
• Conducts pulmonary function tests, assesses and interprets evaluations and test results, and determines respiratory therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians and by prescription.
• Administers respiratory therapy treatments by performing bronchopulmonary drainage, assisting with breathing exercises, and monitoring physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
• Evaluates effects of respiratory therapy treatment plan by observing, noting, and evaluating patient’s progress and recommending adjustments and modifications.
• Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers, contributing to patient care conferences.
• Affirms continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs.

Requirements

• Education Required: High School Diploma or equivalent; Graduate of accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• Licensure/Certification/Listing: Required: Licensed by North Carolina Respiratory Care Board and by National Board of Respiratory Care as an RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapy) within six (6) months of hire Provisional license OR CRT (Certified Respiratory Therapist) required at hire in lieu of RRT credential
• BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider
• ACLS-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).