Respiratory Therapist I

4 weeks ago

Kinston, North Carolina, United States UNC Health Care Full time

Job Summary:

UNC Health Care is seeking a skilled Respiratory Therapist I to join our team. As a Respiratory Therapist I, you will be responsible for administering respiratory care procedures and treatments to assess, prevent, stabilize, or remedy patients' respiratory dysfunction.

Responsibilities:

  • Administer standard Respiratory Care, including aerosol medication delivery, basic bedside pulmonary function testing, breathing exercises, oxygen therapy, arterial cannulation, and arterial punctures.
  • Provide airway management, including aspiration of established airways, tracheostomy care, tracheostomy tube changes, endotracheal intubations, and extubations.
  • Perform Pulmonary Function Testing as needed.
  • Monitor and maintain ventilator care, including setting up the ventilator and verifying function using specialized ventilator modes to manage the patient's disease process.
  • Record all pertinent information pertaining to patient care procedures per hospital and departmental policies.

Requirements:

  • Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
  • Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board and registry eligible by the National Board of Respiratory Care (CRT or RRT).
  • Must be registered (CRT or RRT) within 6 months of hire.

Work Environment:

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System.

This is not a State employed position.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.

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