Respiratory Therapist

4 weeks ago

Oak Park, Illinois, United States Covenant Health Full time
Job Summary:

As a Respiratory Therapist at Covenant Health, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and serving as a resource and specialist to patients, caregivers, and physicians.

This is a critical care position that requires the ability to exercise clinical judgment under the order of a licensed physician.



Responsibilities:

Demonstrates respiratory care competency of critical and clinical skills on an annual basis.
Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, handle multiple assignments, balance priorities, and make decisions quickly and function under stressful situations.
Demonstrates the ability to perform all aspects of respiratory therapy to include age-specific and related patient care in a safe and competent manner.
Demonstrates skill in emergency situations based on department standards, policies, procedures, and protocols, assumes a leadership role in emergency situations.
Demonstrates the ability to assess, identify, and treat patient health conditions as established by organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Demonstrates the ability to make safe, effective, and competent decisions regarding individual patient care. Express sound judgment.
Demonstrates the ability to provide appropriate communication to nursing personnel and/or physicians and other hospital staff as necessary.

Must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills on all socioeconomic levels using tact, articulation, and in a professional manner.



Qualifications:

Must have an Associate Degree from an accredited school of respiratory therapy, or must have successfully completed the requirements of a Respiratory Care diploma program sufficient to have obtained a license as a Respiratory Therapist.
Must have documented experience necessary to obtain state license.

For staff involved in the care of age-specific groups, knowledge of the bio-psychosocial needs of adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients is essential.

Special knowledge is required in growth and development needs of pediatric/geriatric patients where applicable.
Valid RRT Credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Licensed as a Registered Respiratory Therapist by the State of Tennessee Health Related Boards with ABG endorsement. Current work-permit acceptable per state regulations.

New Registry Eligible graduates may be hired in as an RRT and will have 90 days in which to pass the NBRC RRT exam and become credentialed.

Failure to obtain RRT credential within 90 days will result in a reclassification to CRT with an appropriate adjustment in pay.

Current BLS.

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