Respiratory Therapist

3 weeks ago

Hometown, Illinois, United States Advocate Aurora Health Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Respiratory Therapist to join our team at Advocate Aurora Health. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive respiratory care to patients, including administering respiratory therapy procedures and modalities in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.

Key Responsibilities
  • Use respiratory therapy processes to support patient assessment, utilizing skills such as pulmonary diagnostics, chest radiograph, hemodynamic values, laboratory values, and correlates blood gases and electrolytes.
  • Operate specialized ventilators in critical and non-critical care venues, assisting physicians with bedside or other procedures as applicable to the facility.
  • Provide medication treatments and therapies per physician order and/or patient-driven respiratory protocols as prescribed.
  • Clean, maintain, and ensure proper functionality of equipment, troubleshooting as necessary and identifying the need for service and/or repair.
  • Educate and instruct patients in the purpose, technique, self-care, goal of therapy, and disease management.
  • Facilitate clinical problem-solving and collaborate with other departments to provide education on managing patients.
  • Under physician direction, adapt and comply to policies and procedures for various service areas, perform tasks and/or special duties as required by assignment, and maintain performance standards and organizational behaviors.
  • Demonstrate effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills, providing clear, concise, timely, and accurate patient handoff.
  • Promote a culture of safety by recognizing and applying proper safety measures to prevent patient harm, reporting patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner.
Requirements
  • Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
  • Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) within 12 months or active Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential issued by the NBRC if credential received prior to January 1, 2019.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Education and Experience
  • Graduate from an accredited respiratory care program, with a minimum of an associate degree.
  • No experience required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Effective organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
  • Problem-solving and decision-making for patient care and equipment use.
  • Proficient computer skills, use of email and electronic medical record systems.
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening, and interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members, and physicians.
  • Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
  • Demonstrates time management skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
  • Must be able to lift 50 lb object from knee to waist.
  • Must be able to lift 50 lb from floor to waist height occasionally.
  • Must be able to lift 40 lb at waist height and carry it across various distances.
  • Must be able to lift 20 lb from waist to overhead.
  • Must be able to push/pull while utilizing 30# of force occasionally for long distances.
  • Must demonstrate stand-pivot transfer from bed to chair.
  • Must perform sliding transfer of 150 lbs person on a sheet across 2 feet with a second person.
  • Must utilize safe body mechanics at all times.

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