Respiratory Therapist (Full-Time or PRN)

Description

Job Title:**Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Department:**Respiratory Therapy
Reports to:**Director of Respiratory Therapy

• Transport of patients when required
• Perform patient assessment and advocate as indicated
• Maintain all department and facility/hospital records and enter accurate and complete information in the patient chart
• Demonstrate abilities in providing respiratory care, including but not limited to, emergency care, teaching, development, and the performance of routine procedures and care and maintenance of equipment
• Apply and monitor oxygen therapy: tank, tent, mask, cannula, walker, high flow, etc.
• Administer pharmacological agents to the cardiopulmonary system
• Set up and administer all routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures to patients of all ages in all areas identified as prescribed by the physician
• Perform artificial airway care to include the maintenance and care of tracheostomies, trach dressing, trach tube, inner cannulas, and trach tie changes
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Apply and operate acute and home care ventilators used for continuous short and long-term mechanical ventilation of adults, pediatrics and neonates
• Perform bronchial hygiene therapy: CPT manual, Postural Drainage, TherapyVest, Vibration, Cough Assist (Mechanical Insufflation and Exsufflation)
• Perform respiratory rehabilitation therapy including Incentive Spirometry