Respiratory Therapist - Clarke Center for Medically Fragile Children - Full Time/PRN
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 / Pediatrics / 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 and families on life-support systems
Preferred skills
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification
Technologies
Continuous and intermittent ventilators, medical gas delivery apparatus, aerosol devices, environmental control systems