Respiratory Therapist or Certified Respiratory Therapist (Flint Hills) - Cardio Pulmonary - PRN

About the role

The Respiratory Therapist provides Cardiopulmonary care services under direction of Physician and by prescription. This position administers respiratory care and life support to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system, performs diagnostic tests and procedures and provides cardiac and pulmonary rehab for patients with chronic diseases of the Cardiopulmonary system.

Responsibilities

• Reviews EMR for physician orders and patient information to assess patient condition and determine requirements for treatment such as type and duration of therapy, medication and dosages.
• Accurately documents all patient care and completes patient charges in patient's electronic medical record.
• Determines most suitable method of administering inhalants, precautions to be observed, and modifications which may be needed that will be compatible with Physician’s orders.
• Consults with Physician in event of adverse reactions.
• Sets up and operates devices such as mechanical ventilators, non-invasive ventilation, therapeutic gas administration, blood gas collection and analysis and aerosol equipment.
• Observes equipment function and adjusts equipment to obtain optimum results to therapy.
• Reports improper working equipment.
• Maintains all cardiopulmonary and respiratory equipment by performing daily maintenance, calibration, pre-use check out procedures and troubleshooting to ensure and maintain a state of readiness.
• Provides patient and family education on Cardiopulmonary disorders, tests, procedures, therapies and treatments.
• Assists Cardiac and Pulmonary rehab patients in therapeutic exercises and activities, provides patient education during rehab sessions, assesses and monitors patients and completes documentation and patient charges.

Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED Required
• Graduate of Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program Preferred
• Registered Respiratory Therapist - NBRC Must be credentialed as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Respiratory Therapist - KSBHA Must be licensed as a Respiratory Therapist by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts.
• Basic Life Support - BLS Required within 90 days of hire.
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Preferred
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation within 90 days of hire.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively to customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate respiratory-related formulas as necessary for patient care.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Benefits

• No benefits are offered for this position.

Pay

• Salary range: $30,000 - $40,000 per year

Schedule

• Part time
• Shift: Other (United States of America)
• Hours Per Week: 0