Respiratory Care Practitioner - St. Francis Downtown - PRN

About the role

As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Bon Secours exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Bon Secours seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation.
• Perform respiratory care procedures including oxygen and aerosolized medication delivery, ventilator care, bronchial hygiene therapy, diagnostic services, patient and staff education.
• Monitor patient response to therapies and recommend changes.
• May serve as shift “Charge Therapist” ensuring adequate staffing, assigning staff, modifying work assignments, assisting with meal coverage, fielding call offs, maintaining staffing levels.
• Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, transtracheal catheter insertion, tracheotomy intubation, tracheostomy endotracheal tube changes, invasive monitoring.
• Perform CPR including closed chest compressions and airway management per AHA ACLS protocol.
• Conduct prescribed therapeutic procedures to maintain patient airway (airway selection, humidification, aspiration, extubation, ETT cuff pressures, documentation).
• Select, assemble, monitor, evaluate mechanical ventilators; correct malfunctions, ensure cleanliness, determine appropriateness for patient condition.
• May perform pulmonary function tests (PFT).
• Serve as preceptor to new team members and/or students.
• Assess patient's physical status via inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion, behavior, record review.
• Perform treatments per physician orders, explain therapy and goals, modify based on patient response.
• Determine appropriateness of prescribed therapy and recommend methods to achieve goals (IPPB, aerosol therapy, postural drainage/percussion, ultrasonic nebulizer, incentive spirometry, MDI/spacers, etc.).
• Set up and maintain oxygen therapy modes to maintain adequate PaO2 with accurate inspired levels.
• Administer intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) or aerosol therapy: prepare