Respiratory Care Practitioner - Respiratory - Per Diem 12 Hours Days (6:30AM to 7:00PM) (Union, Non-Exempt) * One full weekend shifts required per 4 weeks schedule*
Core
Conduct bedside spirometry, administer respiratory medications and treatments, monitor patients on continuous ventilation, and perform suctioning and CPR as part of a resuscitation team.
Role type
Respiratory Care Practitioner (RRT)
Builds
Patient respiratory care plans and treatment outcomes
Domain
Healthcare / Respiratory Therapy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Spirometry testing, equipment setup and troubleshooting, continuous ventilation monitoring, patient assessment, medication administration, nasotracheal and tracheal suctioning, arterial blood gas testing, CPR and cardiac compression
Preferred skills
Critical Care experience, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Technologies
Respiratory equipment, continuous ventilation systems, spirometry devices
Responsibilities
Conduct bedside spirometry tests, administer respiratory medications and treatments, monitor environmental control systems and patients on continuous ventilation, perform weaning from ventilation, assist in maintaining supply inventory, participate in resuscitation team activities including CPR and bagging patients, provide patient education on prescribed therapy
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level (New Grad to 1 year experience)