Respiratory Therapist - NICU Weekend Option **Day shift**

About the role

Specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function and health. Applies scientific principles to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system, ensuring best patient outcomes. Authorized to access unit medication rooms or bedside medication drawers to retrieve medications they are authorized to administer. View our Respiratory Therapy video.

Schedule

• 0.75 FTE, average of 30 hours per week
• Weekend program day shift (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM)
• 12-hour shifts

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of the scientific principles underlying cardiopulmonary physiology and pathophysiology, as well as biomedical engineering and technology.
• Offers effective preventative care to, as well as assess, educate, and treat patients with cardiopulmonary deficiencies.
• Practices Respiratory Care under medical direction across the health care continuum.
• Develops and implements effective care plans, patient-driven protocols, disease-based clinical pathways, and disease management programs according to evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
• Provides Respiratory Care using a Family Centered Approach.
• Assesses individualized patient cardiopulmonary needs and communicates them to the care team.
• Embraces the interdisciplinary care model and stays aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant staff meetings and then reporting information and updates back to staff.

Qualifications

Education

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree from a CoARC-accredited Respiratory Care program (required)

Licensure

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (required)
• Current Ohio license to practice respiratory care (required)

Certifications

• AHA BLS (required)
• Current PALS or NRP certification may be required depending on unit of hire
• Additional certifications may be required after hire

Skills

• Critical thinking and patient or environment assessment skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills required in interactions with patients and parents, and hospital staff

Physical Requirements

The following physical demands are categorized by frequency:

Occasionally

• Bend/twist
• Biohazard waste exposure
• Chemicals/Medications exposure
• Flexing/extending of neck
• Lifting / Carrying: 21–40 lbs
• Lifting / Carrying: 41–60 lbs
• Lifting / Carrying: 61–100 lbs
• Machinery operation
• Pushing / Pulling: 0–25 lbs
• Pushing / Pulling: 100 lbs or greater with assistance
• Pushing / Pulling: 26–40 lbs
• Pushing / Pulling: 41–60 lbs
• Pushing / Pulling: 61–100 lbs
• Reaching above shoulder
• Squat/kneel

Frequently

• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids exposure
• Climb stairs/ladder
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens exposure
• Computer skills
• Fume / Gases / Vapors exposure
• Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning
• Lifting / Carrying: 0–10 lbs
• Lifting / Carrying: 11–20 lbs
• Patient Equipment handling
• Repetitive hand/arm use
• Sitting
• Standing
• Walking

Continuously

• Audible speech
• Color vision
• Decision Making
• Depth perception
• Hearing acuity
• Interpreting Data
• Peripheral vision
• Problem solving
• Seeing – Far/near