Respiratory Therapist - Canton Potsdam Hospital
Core
Assists the Director of Respiratory Services in assuring continuity of quality respiratory care, assessing patients, and addressing all patient respiratory needs including respiratory distress or failure.
Role type
Respiratory Therapist
Builds
Patient care plans and respiratory care delivery
Domain
Healthcare / Respiratory Therapy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, care plan development, medication administration, critical care management, patient transport, quality improvement implementation, cost control, IT system usage (Meditech, Excel, Word)
Preferred skills
Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care, RPFT qualification, CCRP certification, clinical experience in critical and emergent respiratory therapies
Technologies
Meditech, Excel, Word
Responsibilities
Maintain situational awareness of internal and external influences on organizational success, work towards operational goals and objectives, identify evidence-based quality indicators and implement continuous quality improvement processes, work within operations standards for cost control and waste reduction, provide superior customer service incorporating patient and physician needs
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC