Respiratory Care Practitioner Specialist

1 week ago


Greensboro, United States Cone Health Full time

About the Role

Cone Health seeks a Respiratory Care Practitioner to join our team. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will be responsible for assessing patients with respiratory disorders, conducting diagnostic tests, developing treatment plans, and administering respiratory therapy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Restore patient's pulmonary function and alleviate pain by planning and administering medically prescribed respiratory therapy.
  • Provide quality care by conducting pulmonary function tests, assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results, and determining respiratory therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians and by prescription.
  • Help patients accomplish treatment plans by administering inhalants, operating mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
  • Administer respiratory therapy treatments by performing bronchopulmonary drainage, assisting with breathing exercises, and monitoring physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
  • Evaluate effects of respiratory therapy treatment plan by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress and recommending adjustments and modifications.
  • Complete discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers, contributing to patient care conferences.
  • Assure continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent; Graduate of accredited RT program, licensed by NC Board of Respiratory Care.
  • 3 years of experience working in acute clinical care, or completion of equivalent acute care clinical rotations.
  • Certified by the National Board of Respiratory Care as an RRT.
  • Licensed by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board as a CRT or RRT.
  • BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
  • ACLS-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must obtain RRT within 6 months of employment.

About the Salary

The estimated annual salary for this role is $73,000 - $93,000, depending on experience.

About Cone Health

Cone Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of the people we serve.



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