UMMC Greenwood-Respiratory Therapy-Respiratory Therapist-Full-Time
Core
Evaluate and administer therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory care and life support to patients with breathing or cardiopulmonary disorders.
Role type
Respiratory Therapist
Builds
Patient care plans and respiratory therapy interventions
Domain
Healthcare / Respiratory Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operate ventilators and respiratory equipment, administer medical gases and medications, monitor arterial blood gases and vital signs, maintain airway clearance, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, educate patients on life-support systems
Preferred skills
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification
Technologies
Continuous and intermittent ventilators, medical gas delivery apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol devices
Responsibilities
Evaluate patients through interviews and diagnostic tests, operate and monitor respiratory equipment, administer medications and maintain airway clearance, monitor physiological responses to therapy, educate patients and families on breathing exercises and medication use, inspect and maintain respiratory equipment
Seniority
Individual Contributor