Respiratory Therapist Part Time Days South Overland Park

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.

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.
• State Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
• Active NBRC Credentialed Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Active NBRC Credentialed Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert (PALS).

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

Extensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, 403-B retirement plan, and more.

Schedule

Part time Shift Day

Pay

$26.41 - $49.11