Respiratory Therapist-Non Union (CRT/RRT)

Responsibilities

• Equipment storage, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance
• Gas cylinder transport
• Administration of oxygen
• Administration of hand-held nebulizer treatments
• Instruction of incentive spirometers
• Instruction of metered dose inhalers
• Sputum inductions
• Subsequent applications of CPAP and BiPAP
• Blood gas analysis
• Pulmonary function testing
• Ventilator application and maintenance (with direct observation by preceptor)
• Ventilator application and maintenance (without direct observation)
• Arterial punctures
• Hemodynamic line draws
• Manual ventilation during CPR and transport
• Naso-tracheal suctioning
• Special Instructions

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Associate's Degree in Respiratory Care
• Working knowledge of problem solving and decision making skills
• Working knowledge of digital literacy skills
• Knowledge of outpatient services, including pulmonary function test, ankle brachial index, stress test, home sleep study, in-lab sleep study, electroencephalogram, holter monitor, electrocardiogram, six-minute walk test, cardiac/pulmonary rehab phase I-Initial assessment, phase II-individualized plan including monitored exercises, phase III-self-controlled long-term maintenance
• Licenses and certifications: Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care, National Board of Respiratory Care (required), BLS (required), ACLS (required)