Respiratory Therapist - Days - Thompson Peak

Located at Thompson Peak Pkwy & Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ

About the role

At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

This position sets up, operates, and administers all types of respiratory care equipment and procedures to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease and illness in both general floor and critical care areas. Evaluates therapeutic objectives and outcomes and transcribes verbal orders from physicians in the medical record. Performs arterial puncture, blood gas analysis, co-oximetry, electrocardiograms, electrolytes, and other basic pulmonary function testing.

Responsibilities

• Sets up, operates, and monitors mechanical ventilators as ordered. Makes appropriate changes as ordered. Assures the patency, stability, and location of the artificial airway. Assures adequate and appropriate humidification through the artificial airway. The therapist must be familiar with the operation of numerous different mechanical ventilators and proficient with many modes of mechanical ventilation and their applications.
• Assists with the transportation of mechanically ventilated patients to other patient care areas.
• Performs routine respiratory care treatments and oxygen administration in adult, pediatric, and neonatal areas, including but not limited to aerosol therapy, nebulized medications, metered dose inhalers, flutter therapy, PEP therapy, incentive spirometry, nasotracheal and artificial airway suctioning, breathing exercises, CPAP/BiPAP therapy and support, sputum induction, and oxygen analysis.
• Describes and instructs therapies or procedures to patients and/or families in a clear and professional manner. Reviews, prioritizes, and readjusts daily assignments to perform therapy in an efficient and organized manner, providing the highest degree of patient care possible.
• Performs arterial punctures. Accurately completes a variety of blood tests including arterial blood gas analysis, co-oximetry, and electrolytes, as well as the calculation of diagnostic relationships such as shunt, dead space, arterial-venous oxygen content, and alveolar-arterial oxygen differences.
• Performs quality control and proficiency testing on analyzers, verifies and documents the results, and immediately reports critical values to the appropriate nurse or physician.
• Gathers materials and equipment for therapy and transports them to the patient’s bedside. Examines the patient chart for appropriate and complete orders and checks the patient’s identification band to verify identity.
• Mixes, measures, and dispenses pharmacological solutions and drugs as prescribed by the physician.
• Documents all mechanical ventilator parameters and changes, respiratory treatments, tests, or appropriate respiratory monitors and the patient’s responses in the electronic or paper medical record in a timely manner.
• Reviews prescriptions prepared by physicians to determine completeness. Assesses neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients to systematically establish the appropriate level of respiratory care.
• Assists the physician in bedside procedures as required. Takes physician’s verbal orders and transcribes appropriately.
• Performs bag and mask ventilation, maintains an adequate airway, and assists with life-threatening events. Attends all resuscitations and traumas as assigned.
• Performs basic pulmonary function testing, including determination of vital capacity, forced inspiratory/expiratory flows, flow volume loops, and peak flow maneuvers. Performs resting and exercise oximetry testing. Some therapists perform complete pulmonary function studies including diffusion, lung volumes, body box procedures, and pulmonary stress procedures.
• Collects soiled equipment from patient areas, transports to CV Respiratory Therapy department or appropriate cleaning area, and cleans, disinfects, sterilizes, and packages respiratory care equipment as needed. Performs minor troubleshooting of equipment and recognizes when equipment needs repair or preventative maintenance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree from a 2-year AMA-approved Respiratory Care program (Required).
• Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year Bachelor-level or AMA-approved Respiratory Care program (Preferred).
• More than 10 months of experience as a Respiratory Therapist (Required).
• 6 months of experience for Network float position (Required).
• 1 year of clinical experience (Preferred).

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification (Required).
• Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License (Required).
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) License (Required).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification (Preferred).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) (Preferred).
• Credential from National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) (Preferred).

Pay

Up to $15,000 sign-on bonus available.

Schedule

Shifts: 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM