Respiratory Therapist (Pulmonary Function) - Day - Newark - $10K Sign On

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Exhibits love and excellence core behaviors with patients, families, and other team members.
• Strives to provide the highest quality in all aspects of work performance.
• Learns and utilizes new knowledge and skills.
• Assumes responsibility for improving care and services.
• Demonstrates actions that are professional, trustworthy, and dependable.
• Creates a positive impression in dress and manner.
• Serves as an ambassador for our health system.
• Performs pulmonary function test and procedures in compliance with American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations.
• Performs pulmonary function tests including spirometry, diffusion capacity, lung volumes, maximal respiratory pressures, and body plethysmography.
• Performs arterial blood gas sampling and analysis and performs capillary sampling for hemoglobin analysis.
• Performs pulse oximetry with exercise tests including oxygen determination study for home oxygen therapy, six-minute walk and oxygen titration.
• Performs or assists in cardiopulmonary stress test including electrocardiogram tracings, blood pressure monitoring, power output, expired gas analysis, and arterial blood gas sampling at rest and during exercise.
• Performs bronchoprovocation test including methacholine challenge, exercise-induced asthma and cold air challenge.
• Performs High Altitude Simulation Test (HAST).
• Performs Exhaled Nitric Oxide Test.
• Assists physicians during bronchoscopy, pleuroscopy and tracheostomy tube change.
• Responds to emergency situations and performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management.
• Performs cleaning and disinfecting procedures.
• Reassembles and prepares equipment.
• Performs quality control including equipment maintenance, calibration, and record keeping.
• Verifies registration information and patient identification during appointment check-in.
• Proficiently uses Powerchart and Breeze software.
• Understands and follows standard precaution guidelines when administering patient care and processing equipment.
• Completes Annual Mandatory Education Lessons via the Education Center including, but not limited to, Infection Prevention, Fire Safety, and Utilities Management.
• Reports to team leader in a timely manner any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients, and visitors.
• Schedules patient appointments, enters information into electronic Patient Schedule and makes appropriate changes to the Patient Schedule as needed.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Graduate of a CoArc approved School of Respiratory Therapy
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with a minimum of two years of respiratory therapy experience.

Special Requirements

• Maintains Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credential
• Maintain Current BLS Certification; ACLS preferred
• Current AARC Member preferred

Qualifications

• Licensure in the State of Delaware required

Pay

This position pays $39.50 to $54.31 based on relevant experience. This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Benefits

Christiana Care Health System offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit here.