Respiratory Therapist

3 weeks ago

Baltimore, Maryland, United States University of Maryland Medical System Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Respiratory Therapist to join our team at the University of Maryland Medical System. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will play a critical role in the care and treatment of patients with compromised cardiopulmonary functions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Respiratory Care Treatments: Administer complex respiratory therapy procedures to evaluate and treat individuals with compromised cardiopulmonary functions.
  • Treatment Explanation: Clearly explain treatments to patients and/or families, ensuring they understand their care plan.
  • Patient Monitoring: Observe and monitor physical signs, symptoms, behavior, and responses to procedures, collaborating with physicians on treatment plans.
  • Treatment Termination: Terminate treatment if the patient experiences discomfort or has a troubled medical status.
  • CPR Participation: Participate in CPR procedures, including airway management and manual ventilation.
  • Therapeutic and Diagnostic Gases: Administer gases, subcutaneous analgesic agents, bronchodilator treatments, chest physiotherapy, and aerosolized medications, delivering oxygen and humidified air to:
    • Reverse and prevent tissue hypoxia
    • Treat arterial hypoxemia
    • Decrease the work of breathing
    • Reduce myocardial work
  • Artificial Airway Management: Assist with the non-surgical insertion, maintenance, and removal of artificial airways, suctioning airways using a sterile catheter.
  • Age-Specific Techniques: Perform age-specific respiratory techniques.
  • Mechanical Ventilation and CPAP: Administer and adjust mechanical ventilation and CPAP under supervision.
  • Effectiveness Evaluation: Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions by interpreting chest x-rays and blood gas results, monitoring patient appearance, respiration rate, and oxygen saturation.
  • Equipment Maintenance: Ensure the operation, calibration, and maintenance of respiratory equipment, adjusting ventilator settings as needed.
  • Cleaning and Sterilization: Apply cleaning techniques and ensure equipment decontamination.
  • Maintenance Rounds: Perform maintenance rounds and ensure equipment needing service is repaired.
  • Documentation: Document patient care activities and collect relevant data.
  • Quality Improvement: Document quality improvement information and report issues, notifying physicians of urgent problems.
  • Clinical Supervision: Provide supervision, guidance, and training to interns and students.
Requirements
  • Education: Associate degree (required), Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Therapy (preferred)
  • Registration: Registration by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Respiratory Therapist (required)
  • Licensure: Licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner by the Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance (required)
  • Certification: CPR certification (required), ACLS certification (preferred)
  • Experience: Two years' experience as a Respiratory Therapist (preferred)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Knowledge: Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, biology, microbiology, technical mathematics, and pharmacology, medical terminology, operation and use of standard respiratory equipment and supplies, respiratory diseases and standard treatments, respiratory procedures, x-ray and arterial blood gas interpretations, and lab result analysis.
  • Skills: Effective verbal and written communication for interacting with patients, doctors, respiratory staff, and nursing staff, accurate and complete documentation of testing procedures.
  • Abilities: Draw arterial blood and evaluate blood-gas results, determine quality of patient performance, judge patient discomfort or failing medical status, assess inability to perform during treatment, demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for patient care across different populations and age groups, participate in departmental committees and special projects, maintain required continuing education credits and attend professional conferences.

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