Respiratory Therapist - 3x12 Days

About the role

Assess patients with respiratory disorders, conduct diagnostic tests, develop treatment plans, and administer respiratory therapy. Operate medical devices, monitor patient responses, and provide emergency care when needed. Work closely with healthcare teams to manage respiratory conditions, improve lung function, and enhance patient well-being. Educate patients about respiratory health and disease prevention.

Responsibilities

• Restore patient's pulmonary function and alleviate pain by planning and administering medically prescribed respiratory therapy.
• Provide quality care by conducting pulmonary function tests, assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results, and determining respiratory therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians and by prescription.
• Help patients accomplish treatment plans by administering inhalants, operating mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
• Administer respiratory therapy treatments by performing bronchopulmonary drainage, assisting with breathing exercises, and monitoring physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
• Evaluate effects of respiratory therapy treatment plans by observing, noting, and evaluating patient’s progress and recommending adjustments and modifications.
• Complete discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare workers, contributing to patient care conferences.
• Assure continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.

Qualifications

• Licensed by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential by the National Board of Respiratory Care within six months of hire (provisional license or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) required at hire in lieu of RRT credential).
• BLS (CPR) certification from the American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
• ACLS certification from the American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.