Registered Respiratory Therapist
Core
Provides respiratory care to patients as assigned by supervisors and given on the physician's order for both in-house and out-patient care.
Role type
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Builds
Patient care plans involving respiratory therapies, ventilator management, and diagnostic testing
Domain
Healthcare / Respiratory Therapy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanical ventilator management, arterial blood gas analysis, airway management, therapeutic modality administration, PFT performance, medication administration
Preferred skills
Code team and rapid response team participation, new respiratory procedure implementation
Technologies
Mechanical ventilators, blood gas analyzers, pulse oximeters, ETCO2 devices
Responsibilities
Administer medically prescribed medications and therapeutic modalities; perform arterial punctures and blood gas analysis; manage mechanical ventilators and weaning protocols; assist in code situations and endotracheal tube insertion/removal; document clinical notes and patient progress.
Seniority
Individual Contributor