Respiratory Therapist Full Time Days/Nights

About the role

Community Hospital is hiring a Full Time Respiratory Therapist in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Responsibilities

• Provide services, timely and efficiently, at appropriate levels to all patients in all settings served by the department.
• Perform tasks and duties as outlined in the Cardiopulmonary Services Department Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Auxiliary in administrative tasks.
• Maintain clinical competencies through participation in educational and orientation programs.
• Works as a team member within the entire facility in accordance to the mission, vision, and values of the Hospital.
• Accepts other duties as assigned to maintain the quality of service to the patient.
• This position may require working weekends, evening or night shifts, flex schedules, and being "on call."

Requirements

• Demonstrates ability to assess patients appropriately, interpret results accurately and suggest alternative treatment.
• Demonstrates ability to review respiratory care orders and complete breathing treatments and IS therapy as ordered.
• Works collaboratively with nursing staff on patient therapies.
• Demonstrates ability to appropriately change modes of therapy.
• Actively assists the physicians in the clinical management of patients.
• Involves patient and significant others in the care activities as a means of informing and teaching.
• Administers medications according to hospital policy.
• Effectively and efficiently receives/interprets telephone/verbal orders and documents appropriately.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to use necessary patient equipment.
• Demonstrates ability to react calmly and effectively in an emergency situation.
• Demonstrates ability to work autonomously & independently.

Qualifications

• Certification by NBRC as CRT required and maintained.
• Graduate of Respiratory Care Program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) or equivalent education required.
• One year experience required – post graduation.
• BLS Healthcare required within 30 days of hire.
• ACLS and PALS required within 120 days of hire.
• Certifications must remain current during length of employment.

Skills

• Ability to assess patients appropriately.
• Ability to interpret results accurately.
• Ability to review respiratory care orders.
• Ability to complete breathing treatments and IS therapy as ordered.
• Ability to collaborate with nursing staff.
• Ability to change modes of therapy.
• Ability to assist physicians in clinical management.
• Ability to involve patients and significant others in care activities.
• Ability to administer medications.
• Ability to receive/interpret telephone/verbal orders.
• Ability to use necessary patient equipment.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in an emergency situation.
• Ability to work autonomously & independently.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Life and AD&D coverage.
• Availability of short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs, HSAs, and Daycare FSA.
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid holidays and vacation.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

32 hours per week: 16 hour days / 16 hour nights