Respiratory Care Practitioner (RRT) - Per Diem/Nights - $38.14/hr

Key Responsibilities

• Must possess a level of clinical expertise, including but not limited to, an understanding of the adult/pediatric patient’s condition, determine appropriate care, deliver emergency care as needed, and verbalize the indication and rationale for therapy with the attending physician.
• Must possess the interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patient/family members, visitors, and personnel of other healthcare organizations.
• Must have the ability to interpret blood gases and manipulate ventilator parameters to attain therapeutic goals as per physician orders.
• Must be able to manage time to complete patient workload according to the physician-prescribed schedule.
• Must be able to document effectively and in detail, all patient assessment and therapy, in the patient and departmental records.
• Must be able to perform pulmonary initial evaluation/assessment, have the knowledge necessary to provide in-depth evaluation of patients with chronic lung condition, and be able to evaluate patients’ needs on both their inpatient stay and what needs exist when patient is discharged.
• Must possess the knowledge and ability to conduct Pulmonary Function Testing, and marketing or promoting the PFT program.
• Must have working knowledge of Quality Assurance, in order to monitor and record, for the various depts. within Respiratory services.
• Must attend and interact in team interdisciplinary conferences.
• Assists clinical coordinator with duties involved in the development and running of the pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Respiratory Therapy program.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
• Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in state of Arizona.
• BLS through American Heart Association.
• Experience with educating patients with chronic lung conditions.
• Preferences: ACLS, PALS completion, COPD educator course completion.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• One-year RCP experience with at least six months in adult/pediatric critical care.
• Two years minimum experience with at least one year in adult/pediatric critical care.
• Experience in pulmonary rehab.
• Experience in pulmonary function testing.