About this role
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Registered Respiratory Therapist at INTEGRIS Health Get to Know Your Team
• INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives. • Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more. • Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us.
The Respiratory Therapist RRT responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Administers a wide variety of therapeutic services and diagnostic tests to various patient types • Sets up all equipment/supplies needed and provides assistance to the physicians during special procedures • Performs assessments and re-assessments of patient history, chest x-rays, vital signs, blood gases, progress notes, etc. in order to determine appropriate therapy modalities/frequencies or effects of conscious sedation and communicates this to the physician (Does not apply to DME) • Performs arterial punctures or blood gas analysis for arterial blood gases (Does not apply to DME) • Performs intubation as needed or requested where credentialed and approved by the medical staff (Does not apply to DME) • Provides onboarding education to new departmental staff and assists students rotating through the hospital INTEGRIS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) department only: • Schedules patient appointments for PAP Therapy • Maintains all necessary documentation and ensures all require documentation is available for PAP Therapy • Communicates DME respiratory equipment education to patients • Downloads PAP therapy results on a routine basis. • Maintains inventory on all PAP Therapy equipment • Continues to seek education on all PAP Therapy guideline requirements and changes. • The Respiratory Therapist RRT is accountable to the assigned Supervisor. • This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information. • Moderate exposure to hazardous risks, including potential for exposure to infections and communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, electrical equipment, chemicals. • Potential for bodily injury related to lifting and incidents of workplace violence. Must follow universal safety precautions. • Exposed to constant interruptions, noise, disagreeable odors, and assorted chemicals. • May have multiple floors assigned per shift. • May be required to be on call status. • All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:
• RCP (Respiratory Care Practitioner) • RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) • BLS (Basic Life Support) Issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association within 30 days of hire. • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association Issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association within 60 days of hire. • Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal/written).
INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.