About this role
Pay range for this position is $30.75-$46.13 and all applicable shift differentials
Currently offering a $5,000 sign on bonus
Position-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, and Responsibilities: • Competent delivery of all Respiratory Care procedures as outlined in the department policy and procedure manual. • Maintains accurate and complete documentation of all Respiratory Care procedures per department policy and procedures. • Verifies physician's orders for Respiratory Care. • Receives and accurately prepares reports. Updates and completes patient information to reflect the patient's current clinical status. Prepares and is ready to receive/give a report at the specified report times. • Attends and participates in department in-services, meetings, patient care rounds, and mandatory hospital meetings. • Keep the supervisor apprised of changes in workload and patient acuity. • Data entry of all daily services and charges given to patients. • Demonstrates excellent working knowledge of Respiratory Care instruments and equipment. Performs troubleshooting with appropriate problem resolution. • Performs effective airway management to include bag/mask ventilation. Assists the physician with intubation. Demonstrates safe and appropriate suction techniques and uses of artificial airways. • Assists in the department's orientation/training of new employees, respiratory/nursing students, and precepts new employees during orientation. • Performs arterial blood gas draws. • Initiates, maintains, and monitors ventilator patients. Interprets flow volumes and pressure volume curves to initiate appropriate clinical changes. • Completes required continuous training and education, including department-specific requirements. • Complies with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances. • Performs patient charge reconciliation • Verifies accuracy and timely submission of time for payroll preparation. • Working knowledge of all cardiopulmonary equipment within training and education for RRT. • Proficiently performs all assigned modalities provided by cardiopulmonary services. • Translates medication into neonatal and pediatric doses, uses proper equipment and procedure regarding patient size, and addresses any special needs regarding type and severity of disease. • Assesses adult and geriatric patients for special needs by utilizing proper equipment and procedures regarding patient age and needs regarding type and severity of disease. • Assesses adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients' ventilator needs; can functionally provide mechanical ventilation of the above patients under the direction of a qualified physician. • Ability to fully assess patient respiratory status, make recommendations for appropriate therapeutic interventions, and use assessment charting techniques to document status, progress, and effect of therapeutics. • Performs other duties as assigned.