Respiratory Therapist

2 weeks ago

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States Advocate Health Full time

Opportunity Summary

We are seeking a skilled Respiratory Therapist to join our team at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will provide and coordinate comprehensive respiratory care, administering procedures and modalities in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Use respiratory therapy processes to support patient assessment, utilizing skills such as pulmonary diagnostics, chest radiograph, hemodynamic values, laboratory values, and correlates blood gases and electrolytes.
  • Operate specialized ventilators in critical and non-critical care venues, assisting physicians with bedside or other procedures as applicable to the facility.
  • Provide medication treatments and therapies per physician order and/or patient-driven respiratory protocols as prescribed.
  • Clean, maintain, and ensure proper functionality of equipment, troubleshooting as necessary and identifying the need for service and/or repair.
  • Educate and instruct patients in purpose, technique, self-care, goal of therapy, and disease management.
  • Facilitate clinical problem solving and collaborate with other departments to provide education on managing patients.
  • Under physician direction, adapt and comply to policies and procedures for various service areas, perform tasks and/or special duties as required by assignment, and maintain performance standards and organizational behaviors.
  • Demonstrate effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills, providing clear, concise, timely, and accurate patient handoff.
  • Promote a culture of safety by recognizing and applying proper safety measures to prevent patient harm, reporting patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner.
  • Teach, educate, and precept new teammates, orientees, and students.

Requirements

  • Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
  • Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) within 12 months or active Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential issued by the NBRC if credential received prior to January 1, 2023.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Graduate from an accredited respiratory care program, with a minimum of an associate degree.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Operate all equipment necessary to perform the job, lift 50 lb objects from knee to waist, and demonstrate stand-pivot transfer from bed to chair.

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