Respiratory Registered Therapist Specialty, Jackson Memorial Hospital, PT, Day or Nights

About the Role

Jackson Memorial Hospital, the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System, is a beacon of medical excellence and community care. As a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Specialty, you will perform all respiratory care duties in your assigned specialty under the direction of an Attending Physician or Chief Medical Officer (CMO). This includes setting up and administering routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures, ensuring optimal therapy coverage for patients. You may operate acute care ventilators for continuous short and long-term mechanical ventilation across adults, pediatrics, and neonates. Specialization in one of the following areas is required: Pediatrics, Trauma, Transplant, ECMO, Nitric Oxide Therapy, or Sunshine Therapy.

Work is performed under the supervision of a department head or director, with general administrative policies and procedures as guidance. Therapists are expected to be self-directed and may take charge or lead worker duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Sets up, assesses, and monitors patients on ventilator or oxygenation support.
• Assists in the orientation, training, and education of new respiratory care staff.
• Obtains and analyzes arterial, pulmonary artery, venous, or capillary blood samples for blood gas determinations when approved and ordered by an attending physician.
• Participates in interdepartmental and intradepartmental Quality Assessment and Improvement activities to ensure continuous improvement of services.
• Administers aerosolized medications via small volume nebulizer, metered dose inhaler, or intermittent positive pressure breathing machine.
• Administers bronchial hygiene therapy via percussion & vibration, postural drainage, coughing, suctioning, and PEP mask therapy.
• Communicates transparently with physicians and nursing staff to maintain or improve the quality of processes or outcomes.
• Documents completely and accurately data obtained from assessment and monitoring of patients, equipment, and alarm settings.
• Continuously updates knowledge, skills, and competency consistent with patient population needs and advances in science and technology.
• Monitors respiratory care practices in assigned areas and notifies a supervisor of any deviations.
• Performs hemodynamic and pulmonary monitoring in authorized areas once trained (if applicable at the assigned institution).
• Operates electrocardiography equipment using techniques appropriate to the age and safety needs of the patient population served (if applicable at the specific institution).
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary for safe cardiological testing procedures appropriate to the patient population served (if applicable at the specific institution).
• Prepares suitable electrocardiograms for timely interpretation by physicians (if applicable at the specific institution).
• Verifies the safety and performance of equipment prior to use and ensures preventive maintenance status.
• Records all patient visits and tests performed in the appropriate format, either manual or electronic.
• Follows organization-wide and unit-specific age-specific, safety, security, and infection control standards.
• Respects the rights, privacy, and property of others, including the confidentiality of information.
• Relates and interacts well with others relative to their age-specific, physical, and psychosocial needs.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• May assume Charge/Lead worker responsibilities, including:
  • Liaising with other departments in the delivery of respiratory care services.
  • Assisting in the orientation, training, and education of respiratory care staff through in-service presentations.
  • Following and performing all related unit-specific policies and procedures.
  • Utilizing job and unit-specific equipment as required.
• For positions assigned to Holtz Pediatric units:
  • Attends ground and air transports for Pediatric and Neonatal patients as needed to cover the transport team.
  • Assists with patient assignments during staffing shortages, including responding to other areas under the responsibility of the Pediatric Respiratory Care Department or any other assigned specialty area.
• For positions assigned to the Pediatric ER department:
  • Performs additional duties as assigned by the nurse manager, including but not limited to:
    • Performing EKG, IStat, and glucose checks.
    • Maintaining respiratory supplies and equipment.
    • Assisting in the transport of Pediatric patients to and from treatment areas.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise).
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Valid Florida State Respiratory License and Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification from the National Board for Respiratory Care.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers required upon hire, with at least 6 months validity.
• For employees working in Pediatrics (NICU/Pediatric ER):
  • Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required based on business unit or departmental need.
  • STABLE certificate preferred for RRTs assigned to NICU.

Qualifications

• Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience.
• Associate's degree is required for employees hired after 3/1/2020. Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.
• For employees performing Point of Care testing in the Operating Room, Neuro ICU, NICU, PICU, Pedi-ER, Cath Lab, and/or Interventional Radiology areas, the educational degree must be verified at the time of hire. Minimum education level required is an Associate's degree.

Schedule

Part-Time, Day or Night Shift