Respiratory Therapist

Duke Health is a leading healthcare provider in the United States, committed to delivering compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community.

We are seeking an Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner to join our team at Duke Life Flight, a CAMTS accredited critical care and Emergency Air and Ground transport agency in Durham, NC. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality respiratory care to patients in need of critical care transport.

• Perform and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures as defined in the Respiratory Care Services scope of clinical practice.
• Evaluate appropriateness of medical orders and proficiently apply mechanical ventilator modalities.
• Proficient in the application of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV); Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP).
• Perform endotracheal intubation under the observation of a Supervisor or Advanced Practitioner and perform extubations.
• Serve as a member of the code/emergency team, administer medical gases, and insert nasogastric and orogastric tubes.
• Perform tracheotomy tube changes, capnography monitoring, and transport patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airway protection.
• Interpret clinical data to optimize patient clinical objectives and participate in clinical rounds with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
• Assist with Bronchoscopy and assure safe operations of devices in the MRI.

• Completion of a two-year AMA-approved Respiratory Care Program (Associates Degree or equivalent).
• Must maintain annual skill maintenance and annual safety/compliance requirements.
• Must maintain North Carolina annual license requirements for CEUs.
• A minimum of three years (preference of four years) experience in clinical respiratory therapy, including a minimum of one year in intensive care respiratory therapy within a neonatal or pediatric ICU.
• Advanced certification required (C-NPT) within two years of hire.

• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Certification in Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP).

Work involves contact with patients of all ages, family members, physicians, nursing, and all other members of the healthcare team. Work is performed in all areas of the hospital. Work may require lifting or pushing in excess of 30 pounds. Required to carry emergency airway bag weighing approximately 20 pounds. Work requires walking, running, climbing, and bending. Customer service and communication expertise.

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.