Respiratory Care Practitioner I - LGH/Full Time 7p-7:30a

Responsibilities

• Holds a Certified/Registered Respiratory Therapy credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care
• Under prescribed protocols, continually assesses and treats patients with a variety of respiratory conditions
• Performs ventilation and airway management using appropriate techniques
• Airway clearance and hyperinflations techniques
• Performs diagnostic testing which may include but not limited to pulmonary function testing, screenings, cardiac diagnostic testing, electroencephalographic testing, electrocardiographic testing, and inhaled specialty gas administration, as applicable
• Provides emergency medical care such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration
• Maintains monitoring of patients' physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, chemistry changes and consults with the provider if adverse reactions or conditions occur
• Transports ventilated patients
• Participates in other functions as assigned

Qualifications

• Required Education: Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Care Practitioner Program
• Required Experience: None
• Required License/ Certifications: Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). Licensed by the Virginia State Board of Medicine to practice as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 90 days (about 3 months) of hire. Pediatric Advanced Life Support is not required at Centra Specialty Hospital.
• Pediatric experience preferred

Qualifications (continued)

• Preferred Experience: Clinical experience in a hospital-based setting
• Travel Required: Occasionally

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The setting for this role will include the healthcare settings.
• Exposure to controlled temperature environments, both hot and cold, is to be expected.
• Workplace Exposure: All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissues, or a potential for spill or splashes of (blood or body fluids)

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with others.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, demonstrate hand, and finger dexterity in their work, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.

Salary Range

$29.15 - $43.74 Per Hour