Respiratory Therapist

At Royal Terrace Healthcare, we are seeking a skilled Respiratory Therapist to join our team. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will be responsible for administering safe and competent respiratory care as ordered by physicians, monitoring mechanical ventilation, administering medications, and conducting patient assessments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver competent respiratory care procedures as outlined in the department policy and procedure manual.
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of all respiratory care procedures per department policy and procedures.
• Verify respiratory care physicians' orders and initial, date, and time order after verification.
• Receive and give accurate and complete reports, updating and completing patient profile cards to reflect patient current clinical status.
• Attend and participate in department in-services, meetings, patient care rounds, and mandatory meetings.
• Keep supervisors apprised of changes in workload and patient acuity.
• Enter all daily services and charges given to patients.
• Demonstrate excellent working knowledge of respiratory care instruments and equipment, performing troubleshooting with appropriate problem resolution.
• Initiate and perform CPR, primarily responsible for airway management.
• Initiate, maintain, monitor, and document continuous mechanical ventilation.
• Provide timely and accurate update information to physicians and other hospital personnel, making recommendations for changes or modification of patient therapy by contacting physicians.
• Assist in orientation/training of new employees, respiratory/nursing students, and precept new employees during orientation.
• Understand and institute advanced ventilator modalities.
• Effectively discuss advanced respiratory pathophysiology with physicians and implement changes based on patient condition.
• Perform arterial blood gas sampling.
• Initiate, maintain, and monitor ventilator patients.
• Evaluate chest x-ray for endotracheal placement and other clinical conditions optimizing respiratory care delivery.
• Complete required continuous training and education, including department-specific requirements.
• Comply with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances.

Requirements:

• As required for attainment of Certification or Registry by National Board of Respiratory Care.
• Current Certification of Respiratory Therapy or credential as Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
• Must maintain currency of NBRC, credential, ACLS Certification, BLS Certification, and State license.
• Experience in direct care of residents in a like field.

Specific Requirements:

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully when interacting with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must be a supportive team member.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents.
• Must be able to communicate and function in an interdisciplinary team.
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent people skills and organizational skills.
• Must be well-groomed, clean-shaven (i.e., no beards, long hair, visible facial rings/piercings, tattoos).

About Royal Terrace Healthcare:

We are a senior healthcare solution-driven company that provides the right care, right place, right time. Our mission, vision, and pillars of commitment have come from our collective personal awareness and professional dedication to the importance of each person we serve, each employee we work with, and each business partner we have. At Royal Terrace Healthcare, we bridge today's healthcare opportunities with innovative strategies and solutions.

Why Join Our Team:

At Royal Terrace Healthcare, we offer a supportive work environment, competitive pay, growth opportunities, great benefits, and a family-oriented atmosphere. If you are passionate about patient care and have a strong background in respiratory therapy, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.