Respiratory Therapist
Core
Provide 24/7 respiratory therapy services to critically ill patients in ICUs, Emergency Departments, Operating Rooms, and specialty units.
Role type
Clinical respiratory therapist (critical care)
Builds
Patient care and life support interventions
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Airway management, ventilator management, diagnostic testing (spirometry, blood gas analysis), oxygen therapy, aerosolized medication administration, patient education, emergency response
Preferred skills
Adult critical care experience, Hyperbaric Medicine experience, Certified Hyperbaric Medical Technologist (CHT) certification
Technologies
Ventilators, Hyperbaric chambers, Spirometry equipment, Medical gas systems
Responsibilities
Assist with airway management and respond to cardiac/respiratory arrests, administer specialty medications, perform diagnostic tests, assist with bronchoscopies, educate patients on equipment use, transport critically ill patients
Seniority
Mid-level, independent practitioner