Registered Respiratory Therapist

2 weeks ago

Miami, United States Miami Children's Full time

Job Summary

Performs all respiratory therapy patient modalities prescribed under a physician's order. Assigned primarily to the ICU.

Job Specific Duties

* Assesses patients in terms of clinical condition (heart rate, respiratory rate, etc.) and documents findings (Pre/Post therapy) in an accurate and timely manner. Provides feedback to physician(s).
* Ensures proper communication between physicians and families. Serves as a patient advocate/educator and provides family support and community resources.
* Provides patient information and effectively completes hand off process to peers using SBAR at shift change and patient reassignments.
* Provides education to patients/families on the continuing plan of care to include medications and side effects; updates patients/families daily on Plan of Care (POC)
* Participates in Lean initiative to assess and improve processes for opportunities to deliver higher quality, cost effective care, with greater customer service as measured by metrics.
* Participates in rounds with medical team and discusses initial (new) and follow up cases with MD and documents note.
* Serves as backup for all emergency codes (blue, rapid response, code orange).
* Performs and tests invasive and non-invasive ventilators, initiates therapy, and monitors patient/ ventilator. Ensures ventilator is working and documents equipment settings.
* Performs basic respiratory therapy for medical/surgical patients such as aerosol delivery, airway clearance, and chest physiotherapy.
* Participates in root cause analysis with any unplanned extubations.
* Performs all Quality Assurance on equipment and reports any malfunction. Removes equipment and documents if equipment failure impacted patient outcomes. Completes incident report and tags equipment.
* Follows all Infection Control standards and ensures proper use of Personal Protective Equipment per hospital policy and procedures to ensure safe patient care.

Minimum Job Requirements

* Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license issued by the state of Florida
* NBRC - Ntl Board Respiratory Care
* American Heart Association (AHA) BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
* American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS required within 30 days of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
* American Heart Association (AHA) PALS required within 30 days of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
* Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP American Academy of Pediatrics required within 30 days of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* Associate degree in respiratory care preferred.
* Knowledge of Spanish or Creole preferred.
* Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
* Ability to interpret, adapt, and react calmly under stressful conditions typical of an ICU environment.
* Ability to problem solve and adapt standard clinical procedures to patients needs associated with pediatric and neonatal population.
* Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families, and peers.
* Ability to learn appropriate software application(s) used for patient documentation and medication administration.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
* Excellent customer service skills.
* Ability to react quickly to new challenges, unanticipated events, and resolve issues and address requests in a timely fashion.

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