Registered Respiratory

Job Description:

Provides advanced and basic respiratory therapy, diagnostic procedures and related activities per

department protocol.

Provides cardiac diagnostic procedures and related activities per department protocol.

Attends high risk deliveries and C-sections when requested.

Works in support of the medical staff treatment plan by performing patient assessment, monitoring

patient condition, planning care accordingly, and implementing and evaluating the plan of care so that

problems are resolved and outcomes are optimized.

Educates patients and family around the plan of care and disease management. Evaluates learning

needs of patients and family and provides education consistent with patient's learning style and

appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Evaluates the effectiveness of

patient/family learning.

Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care. Acts as a resource to other

clinical staff.

Recognizes need for and leads resuscitation efforts in accordance with guidelines until relieved by a

physician.

Records clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements, professional standards,

and hospital policy.

May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Ensures developmentally and medically appropriate care for all patient populations and age groups.

The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) works with patients that range from newborn to geriatric to perform all cardiopulmonary diagnostic procedures and deliver all modalities of respiratory care from basic to advanced. Provides the highest level of appropriate patient care for patients in all areas of the hospital to include emergency patients, in-patients and out-patients.
• Provides advanced and basic respiratory therapy, diagnostic procedures and related activities per department protocol.
• Provides cardiac diagnostic procedures and related activities per department protocol.
• ttends high risk deliveries and C-sections when requested.
• Works in support of the medical staff treatment plan by performing patient assessment, monitoring patient condition, planning care accordingly, and implementing and evaluating the plan of care so that problems are resolved and outcomes are optimized.
• Educates patients and family around the plan of care and disease management. Evaluates learning needs of patients and family and provides education consistent with patient's learning style and appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Evaluates the effectiveness of patient/family learning.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care. Acts as a resource to other clinical staff.
• Recognizes need for and leads resuscitation efforts in accordance with guidelines until relieved by a physician.
• Records clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements, professional standards, and hospital policy.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Ensures developmentally and medically appropriate care for all patient populations and age groups.
• dheres to all applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and established procedures to ensure a safe, compliant, and ethical work environment.
Minimum Qualifications & Requirements
• Unrestricted license to practice as a Respiratory Therapist in the State of Colorado, or ability to obtain prior to start date
• NBRC RRT.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification.
• NRP certification.
• t least 2 years of well-rounded RT experience with a diverse patient population.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with high risk deliveries and neonates preferred.
• Experience with EPIC preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
*RTO: We do not formally approve ANY RTO, but will do our best to accommodate. *HOUSING: Extremely expensive, especially in winter. Please consider housing options in the surrounding towns: Basalt, Carbondale, & Glenwood Springs. FYI ***/month is common for a 1 BR apartment in Basalt. Travelers looking for a housing budget less than this should probably not be submitted. ***DISPUTES: 30 DAY TIMEFRAME otherwise they'll be denied

Guaranteed Hours: While we can't guarantee hours on our contracts, your traveler will be scheduled for around 40 hours per week
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING RTO
They will be scheduled 40 hours/week. (Not guaranteeing hours for billing simplification.)

Position Urgency:
Normal

Shifts:
Nights: 7p-7a

State License Details:
Upon Acceptance

Minimum Years of Experience:
3

Minimum Guaranteed Hours:
No Guarantee

Specialty Type:
Cardiopulmonary

Sub Specialty:
Respiratory Therapy

General Certifications:
RRTCRT

Bilingual:
No

EMR Used:
Meditech

Holiday Coverage Required:
No