Respiratory Therapist
4 weeks ago
Number of Job Openings Available:
1
Date Posted:
May 14, 2024
Department:
34005300 Respiratory Therapy
Shift:
Permanent Nights (United States of America)
Shift Length:
12 hour shift
Hours Per Week:
36
Union Contract:
ADIT-2-United Residual Workers
Weekend Rotation:
Every Other
Job Summary:
Assesses, diagnoses and treats patients suffering from cardiopulmonary respiratory disorders. Under the direction of a physician, educates patients and staff regarding chronic and acute pulmonary disorders, provides consultative services to area hospitals/agencies, and provides technical and educational support to nurses regarding respiratory procedures.
Key Position Details:
* Full-time position scheduled for 12-hour overnight shifts.
* Every other weekend rotation, subject to change based on staffing needs.
* Union -represented, benefit-eligible position
Job Description:
Principle Responsibilities
* Provides respiratory assessment and therapeutic intervention.
* Identifies opportunities to improve outcomes by utilization/recommendation of appropriate therapies or interventions.
* Applies knowledge of approved protocols and clinical indications for interventions and routinely applies protocols to progress patients appropriately.
* Communicates with the care team to ensure exchange of essential information.
* Demonstrates competency with operation and troubleshooting of equipment used for therapy
* Provides for safe/effective management and monitoring of all forms of mechanical ventilation.
* Provides mechanical ventilatory support safely and effectively to meet objectives identified by the provider and/or protocols.
* Demonstrates competency in operation and troubleshooting of ventilators.
* Identifies best mode of ventilation and opportunities to optimize patient-ventilator interface, makes recommendations to provider as appropriate.
* Assess readiness to wean, recognizes failure to wean and documents findings.
* Provides invasive and non-invasive ventilation, ventilation during transport, manual resuscitation by bag/valve device, weaning assessment, respiratory mechanics and waveform analysis, non-traditional modes and techniques.
* Manages airway appropriately to include positioning, securing, humidification selection and suctioning.
* Negotiates decisions within own scope of practice and in the best interest of the patient.
* Collaborates with nurses and providers to assure respiratory goals are not in conflict with other aspects of patient care.
* Provides disease management education to patients and families.
* Recognizes opportunity to increase patient knowledge of disease management and/or coping skills.
* Reinforces positive patient behaviors and skills during treatment interactions.
* Possesses and shares knowledge of asthma self-management and COPD education.
* Educates patient on inhaler techniques, peak flow monitoring asthma and COPD education to achieve patient compliance for self-administration.
* Educates patient on diaphragmatic and pursed lip breathing techniques to alleviate dyspnea.
* Conducts diagnostic testing and analysis.
* Completes necessary tests to assist in the medical management of the patient.
* Demonstrates competency in technique and technology to meet standards.
* Possesses clinical knowledge of interpretation of results and acts accordingly.
* Complies with policy and procedure as well as processing of report.
* Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
* Associate's or Vocational degree from a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) accredited Respiratory Care Program required or
* Bachelor's degree from a CoARC accredited Respiratory Care Program or other health science related program preferred
* 0 to 2 years in a critical care setting required and
* 0 to 2 years as a Respiratory Therapist preferred
* Licensed Respiratory Therapist - MN Board of Medical Practice required as required by location of employment and
* Licensed Respiratory Therapist - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required as required by location of employment and
* BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required and
* ACLS/BLS Tier 2-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Multisource preferred within 180 Days and
* PEARS - Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition & Stabilization - Multisource required required at sites providing pediatric care within 180 Days or
* PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support - Multisource required required at sites providing pediatric care within 180 Days and
* NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation - Multisource required required at sites providing neonatal care within 180 Days
* Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care preferred and
Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently
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