Respiratory Registered Therapist Specialty, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Per Diem, Day or Night

About the role

Jackson Memorial Hospital is a leading public hospital and academic medical center located in Miami, Florida. It has a rich history dating back over a century, known for its contributions to medical advancements and community care.

Responsibilities

• Sets up, assesses and monitors patients on ventilator or oxygenation support.
• Aids 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 provided.
• 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 physician 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 the needs of the patient population as well as advances in science and technology.
• Maintains respiratory care practices in his/her area and notifies a supervisor of any deviations.
• Performs hemodynamic monitoring in areas, once trained, where therapists are authorized to do so.
• Performs pulmonary monitoring in areas, once trained, where therapists are authorized to do so.
• Operates electrocardiography equipment throughout the hospital using techniques and styles appropriate to the age and safety needs of the patient population served.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide safe cardiovascular testing procedures that are appropriate to the age and safety needs of the patient population served.
• Prepares suitable electrocardiograms for timely interpretation by physicians.
• Verifies the safety and performance of equipment to be used for patient testing, and verifies preventive maintenance status, prior to use.
• Records all patients' visits and tests performed in appropriate format, either manual or electronic.
• Follows organization-wide and unit-specific age-specific, safety, security, and infection control standards, and attends appropriate orientation and training courses to maintain competency in job skills and knowledge.
• Respects the rights, privacy, and property of others at all times, including the confidentiality of information, according to Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Relates and interacts well with others relative to their age-specific, physical, and psychosocial needs.
• Participates in quality improvement activities to ensure continuous improvement of services provided.
• Registered Respiratory Therapists can be assigned 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, and assisting in ground and air transports for pediatric and neonatal patients as needed.

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.
• Any employee who will be performing Point of Care and 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 to be verified is Associate's degree.
• Valid Florida State Respiratory License and Registered Respiratory Therapist from the National Board for Respiratory Care is required.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers is required upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
• Any employee who works in areas Pediatrics (NICU/Pediatric ER) must have current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required based on business unit or departmental need.
• STABLE certificate is preferred for RRT's assigned to NICU.

Skills

• Knowledge of respiratory care procedures and equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency in computer systems and software relevant to respiratory care.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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