Respiratory Therapist Full Time Days South Overland Park Hospital

About the role

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of techniques and treatment modalities for patients of varying ages, including neonate, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric.
• Follows best practices to reduce potential medication errors.
• Performs all duties and responsibilities for the assigned shift.
• Documents all pertinent data on the patient’s medical record after completing service.
• Administers respiratory therapy treatments, understanding the purpose and possible side effects of each.
• Demonstrates knowledge of oxygen delivery methods and equipment, remaining alert to possible side effects.
• Follows departmental equipment sterilization procedures.
• Sets up and monitors mechanical ventilators, including airway management and tracheal suctioning.
• Performs arterial punctures to obtain blood samples for gas analysis, understanding complications and contraindications.
• Affirms patient needs and tolerance for treatment, reassessing responses to therapy.
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly, inspecting and testing to ensure functionality.
• Formulates and evaluates teaching plans based on patient learning needs, including family involvement as appropriate.

Requirements

• Knowledge of health care field and medical terminology
• Expertise in patient advocacy and navigating complex systems
• Ability to function and assist others in stressful, fast-paced environments and effectively apply stress management techniques
• Ability to resolve issues and work independently within the scope of their certification
• Ability to exercise sound judgement, diplomacy, and a professional demeanor
• Demonstrates ability to communicate by reading, writing and typing legibly, speaking and comprehending English effectively to carry out job requirements
• Experience with computers
• Critical thinking and patient assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate and modify plan of care
• Ability to ensure infection control
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including documentation in the patient care record (EMR), and ability to use and adapt to computer systems and applications
• Airway management skills, including insertion and maintenance of a patent airway
• Ability to provide optimal respiratory support including administration of oxygen and Heliox, administration of inhaled medications, lung expansion, and bronchial hygiene therapy
• Ability to appropriately initiate, operate, manage, and liberate non-invasive and invasive modes of mechanical ventilation
• Ability to perform ABG Puncture, analysis, arterial cannulation using sterile procedure, and hemodynamic monitoring
• Ventilator patient transportation
• Knowledge and skill to care for the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient in a health care delivery system
• Prior use of electronic medical records (EMR)

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science
• 1+ years experience as a respiratory therapist (preferred)
• State Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license (required)
• Active NBRC Credentialed Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Active NBRC Credentialed Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification (preferred)
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS) (required)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert (PALS) certifications (required)

Skills

• Knowledge of health care field and medical terminology
• Expertise in patient advocacy and navigating complex systems
• Ability to function and assist others in stressful, fast-paced environments and effectively apply stress management techniques
• Ability to resolve issues and work independently within the scope of their certification
• Ability to exercise sound judgement, diplomacy, and a professional demeanor
• Demonstrates ability to communicate by reading, writing and typing legibly, speaking and comprehending English effectively to carry out job requirements
• Experience with computers
• Critical thinking and patient assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate and modify plan of care
• Ability to ensure infection control
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including documentation in the patient care record (EMR), and ability to use and adapt to computer systems and applications
• Airway management skills, including insertion and maintenance of a patent airway
• Ability to provide optimal respiratory support including administration of oxygen and Heliox, administration of inhaled medications, lung expansion, and bronchial hygiene therapy
• Ability to appropriately initiate, operate, manage, and liberate non-invasive and invasive modes of mechanical ventilation
• Ability to perform ABG Puncture, analysis, arterial cannulation using sterile procedure, and hemodynamic monitoring
• Ventilator patient transportation
• Knowledge and skill to care for the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient in a health care delivery system

Benefits

Includes benefits such as medical, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, 403-B retirement plan, and more.

Pay

$26.41 - $49.11 per hour

Schedule

Full time, Day shift