Respiratory Therapist PD
Core
Administers respiratory care, performs sleep studies and pulmonary function tests, and analyzes blood gas specimens for patients across geriatric, adult, and adolescent age groups.
Role type
Respiratory Therapist (Per Diem)
Builds
Patient care plans, diagnostic test results, and equipment maintenance logs
Domain
Healthcare / Respiratory Therapy
Required skills
Arterial puncture, blood gas analysis, pulmonary function testing, sleep study administration, ventilator management, chest physiotherapy, equipment calibration, patient instruction, charting, code blue response
Preferred skills
One year of experience as a respiratory therapist, leadership ability for charge therapist duties
Technologies
Ventilators, aerosol generators, bedside pulmonary function testing equipment, blood gas instrumentation, incentive spirometry
Responsibilities
Administers respiratory care per physician orders; operates and maintains respiratory therapy and diagnostic equipment; performs arterial punctures and analyzes blood gases; conducts sleep studies and pulmonary function tests; instructs patients and families on therapeutic modalities; participates in code blue emergencies; maintains quality assurance and infection control standards.
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, Per Diem