Respiratory Therapist (RT), Night Shift, Adult Acute Care
Core
Provide respiratory care, manage airways, and operate ventilation equipment for adult patients in an acute care ICU/NICU setting.
Role type
Clinical respiratory therapist (adult acute care)
Builds
Patient respiratory support and medication delivery
Domain
Healthcare / Respiratory Therapy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Invasive and non-invasive ventilation management, airway management, respiratory medication administration, EMR documentation, SBAR communication, equipment maintenance
Preferred skills
NICU experience, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification, Advanced Respiratory Care certification
Technologies
EMR systems, ventilators, respiratory monitoring equipment
Responsibilities
Set up, operate, monitor, and evaluate patients on invasive and non-invasive ventilation; Manage patients' airways for spontaneous breathing and respiratory compromised patients; Perform quality control and maintenance on assigned equipment; Assess and document patient outcomes via EMR; Participate in rounds in ICU and NICU.