Registered Respiratory Therapist Brighton
Core
Provide critical care respiratory services to adult and NICU patients, managing ventilators, airway management, and pulmonary function testing.
Role type
Registered Respiratory Therapist (Cross-Trained Adult Critical Care & NICU)
Builds
Patient care plans and respiratory therapy delivery in a physician-supervised environment
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care Respiratory Therapy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanical ventilator management, airway management, pulmonary function testing, patient assessment, emergency response (BLS), AARC CPG adherence
Preferred skills
ALS certification, NICU experience, Adult Critical Care experience
Technologies
Mechanical ventilators, pulmonary function equipment, bag-valve-mask
Responsibilities
Administer ordered respiratory therapies and monitor patient outcomes; maintain and calibrate ventilators and pulmonary function equipment; perform emergency response for cardiopulmonary arrest; document patient assessments and therapies in medical records; assist in bronchoscopy and sleep studies; participate in multidisciplinary care plans and quality assurance programs.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on clinical specialist