Respiratory Therapist (CRT/RRT) $12,000 sign-on bonus for full-time new hires

About the role

The Certified Respiratory Therapist provides services to adult through neonatal patients. They provide general respiratory therapy, critical care, and limited diagnostics. Therapists are expected to work and respond to all areas of the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy.
• Gives rationale for actions, decisions, and clinical care, based on scientific principles, clinical practice guidelines, or successful experience.
• Performs patient care procedures including:
• Oxygen/Aerosol Therapy
• Bronchial Hygiene
• Postural Drainage and Percussion
• Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing, VPEP, PEP, PAP
• Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation
• Cough Assist
• Aerosolized Medications
• Hand Held Nebulizer
• Metered Dose Inhaler
• Dry Powder Inhaler
• Adult/Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care
• CPAP/BiPAP
• Mechanical ventilation including transport
• Blood collection and analysis
• Emergency tracheostomy tube replacement
• Bedside Pulmonary Function Testing

Requirements

• Requires decision making that will affect others
• Responsible to achieve outcomes
• Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
• Must be able to delegate to team members and students
• Must be able to receive delegation
• Must be able to address conflict and stressful situations
• Must be able to communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
• Must be able to deal with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
• Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
• Must be able to work in groups
• Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
• Participates on call rotation as needed for patient care
• Must be meet time pressure and time lines

Qualifications

• Advocate for and participant in patient safety
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation
• Performs low/high level disinfection as per manufacturer’s recommendation (IFU)
• Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy
• Accountability related to meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, DCH Mission and Vision DCH Standards
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Adheres to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English
• ACLs within one year of employment and NRP if NICU trained
• Responsible for obtaining needed continuing education for licensure
• Working conditions include exposure to human fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazard materials and/or cleaning solutions. Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment

Skills

• Decision making
• Leadership skills
• Communication
• Delegation
• Conflict resolution
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Physical stamina
• Technical proficiency

Benefits

• Advocacy for patient safety
• Compliance with healthcare policies and procedures
• Performance evaluation adherence
• Low/high level disinfection
• Technical procedure accuracy
• Accountability for departmental goals
• Positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

TBD