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The Respiratory Care Practitioner I is a vital member of our healthcare team, responsible for providing high-quality respiratory care to patients. This role requires a strong foundation in respiratory therapy, with a focus on patient assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation.
Key Responsibilities- Provide respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation.
- Perform all respiratory care procedures, including oxygen and aerosolized medication delivery, ventilator care, bronchial hygiene therapy, diagnostic services, and patient and staff education.
- Monitor patient response to therapies and make recommendations to change or modify based on assessment.
- May serve as a preceptor to new team members and/or students.
- Assess patient's physical status by inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion, patient behavior, and reviewing existing data in patient's record.
- Perform treatments according to physician orders, explain therapy and therapeutic goals to patient, and modify treatment procedures based on patient response.
- Determine appropriateness of prescribed therapy and recommend methods to physician to achieve therapeutic goals.
- Set up and maintain different modes of oxygen therapy to maintain adequate PaO2's with accurate inspired levels of oxygen.
- Administer intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) or Aerosol Therapy by preparing prescribed medication, adjusting machine or device to accomplish patient's individual clinical needs, documenting and observing patient's vital signs, productivity of cough, relief of Dyspnea, improved breath sounds, and any adverse reactions to therapy.
- Gives postural drainage, vibration, percussion to ensure proper drainage of bronchial secretions by use of manual or mechanical percussion, checking orders and X-rays for segments to be treated prior to initiating treatment, auscultation prior to and after procedure to note presence of clearance of secretions and response to therapy.
- Instructs patients and families in incentive spirometer, metered dose inhaler (MDI) administration, postural drainage and clapping, oxygen therapy, ventilator care, and home aerosol therapy.
- May assist doctor with bronchoscopy and tracheostomy, assists with tracheostomy endotracheal tube changes, ensures proper humidification.
- Procurement of sputum for culture and sensitivity or airway clearance either by patient coaching, administration of mucolytics, aerosol therapy, or endotracheal/nasopharyngeal suctioning.
- Evaluates normal and pathologic blood and urine laboratory value ranges.
- Performs arterial punctures and analysis, has an in-depth knowledge of analysis and arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation, performs arterial line procedures, takes safety precautions, sterile procedure, flushing, and ABG aspirations.
- May perform EKG's, understands electronic monitoring, lead placement, and basic arrhythmias.
- Maintains all Respiratory Therapy equipment and supplies.
- Responds to cardio-pulmonary resuscitations and actively participates as indicated by clinical circumstances.
- Graduate of an AMA-approved school for Respiratory Care (required)
- Bachelor's Degree, Related to Respiratory Therapy/Health care/Healthcare Admin/Business Admin (preferred)
- Current Respiratory Care License in the state they are working (required)
- National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) credentialed (required)
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) (preferred)
- BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (required)
- ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross (preferred)
- PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association (preferred)
- Previous working experience in an ambulatory or acute care setting (preferred)
- 6 months Respiratory Therapy experience in a general care area (preferred)
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to effectively interact with patients, their families, physicians, and other staff members
- Good communication skills
- Able to effectively work with diverse people
- Good customer service skills
- Good organizational skills and time management skills
- Good oral and written communication
- Able to receive feedback
- Able to gather and interpret data
- Accountability
- Knowledge of non-invasive respiratory therapy equipment such as oximeters or end-tidal CO2 analyzers
- Therapeutic Procedures to include CPAP/BiPap, jet aerosol, oxygen therapy, incentive spirometry, chest physiotherapy, pulse oximetry, high flow oxygen, continuous aerosols, ventilator management, diagnostic testing
- Understanding of EKGs, electronic monitoring, lead placement, and basic arrhythmias
- Arterial blood gas punctures and testing
- Airway maneuvers
- Bedside pulmonary function
- Patient assessment
- Patient education
- Knowledge of chest suction equipment
- Knowledge of chest X-ray interpretation
- EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training (preferred)
Bon Secours Mercy Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plan. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team.
