Respiratory Therapist

5 days ago

Providence, Rhode Island, United States Lifespan Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Respiratory Therapist to join our team at Lifespan. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will be responsible for administering respiratory care to patients, obtaining and analyzing blood gas specimens, and performing sleep studies and pulmonary function tests as ordered by a physician.

Responsibilities:

  • Administer respiratory care in accordance with physician orders or protocol.
  • Accept and enter verbal and telephonic orders from physicians into patient charts.
  • Set up and operate devices, aerosol generators, and bedside pulmonary function testing equipment.
  • Monitor equipment to ensure specific parameters are maintained.
  • Perform chest physiotherapy and bronchopulmonary drainage procedures.
  • Assist patients with breathing exercises utilizing incentive spirometry.
  • Instruct patients and families in therapeutic modalities and equipment use.
  • Monitor the physiologic response of patients to therapy and suggest therapy changes.
  • Maintain patient charts, entering therapy, ventilator, and monitoring information.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Inspect and test respiratory therapy-related equipment to ensure proper operating condition.
  • Notify Manager or Lead Therapist of need for equipment repairs.
  • Perform arterial punctures to obtain blood samples for gas analysis.
  • Analyze and report results.
  • Calibrate and perform preventive maintenance and quality control procedures on blood gas instrumentation.
  • Record results and forward to physician for interpretation.
  • Maintain logs of required information on tests performed and related records and reports.
  • Consult with physicians regarding appropriateness of tests ordered and test results.
  • Clean, make minor repairs, and maintain pulmonary function and sleep study equipment.
  • Prepare and revise written procedures for sleep study and pulmonary function testing.
  • Order laboratory supplies.

Requirements:

  • Associates Degree in an AMA-approved respiratory therapy program.
  • Licensed by the State of Rhode Island as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
  • Ability to operate all respiratory therapy and diagnostic testing equipment.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged sitting, standing, and walking.
  • Exposed to all patient elements.
  • May be required to lift/turn patients and equipment.
  • Repeated bending, squatting, and stooping.
  • Sufficient visual acuity and manual dexterity to use computer keyboard and other common office equipment.

Supervisory Responsibility:

May provide functional or technical supervision as a "charge therapist" where scope of responsibility is limited to occasional direction, guidance, and explanation.

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