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2 weeks ago
We are a leading healthcare organization driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community.
Job SummaryWe are seeking an Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner to join our team at Duke Life Flight, a CAMTS accredited critical care and Emergency Air and Ground transport agency in Durham, NC.
Key Responsibilities- Perform and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures as defined in the Respiratory Care Services scope of clinical practice.
- Evaluate appropriateness of medical orders.
- Proficient in the application of mechanical ventilator modalities.
- Proficient in the application of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV); Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP).
- Perform endotracheal intubation under the observation of a Supervisor or Advanced Practitioner.
- Perform extubations.
- Serve as member of the code/emergency team.
- Administer medical gases.
- Insert nasogastric and orogastric tubes.
- Perform tracheotomy tube changes.
- Perform capnography monitoring.
- Transport patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airway protection.
- Interpret clinical data to optimize patient clinical objectives.
- Participate in clinical rounds with physicians, nurses and other health care providers.
- Assist with Bronchoscopy.
- Assist with orientation and training of Level II RT.
- Assure safe operations of devices in the MRI.
- Completion of a two year AMA approved Respiratory Care Program.
- Must maintain annual skill maintenance and annual safety/compliance requirements.
- Must maintain North Carolina annual license requirements for CEUs.
- A minimum of three years experience in clinical respiratory therapy, including a minimum of one year in intensive care respiratory therapy within a neonatal or pediatric ICU.
- Advanced certification required (C-NPT) within two years of hire.
- Registry (RRT) by the National Association for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
- Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
- Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
- Certification in Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP).
- Critical care transport experience.
- C-NPT or NPS certification.
Work involves contact with patients of all ages, family members, physicians, nursing, and all other members of the health care team.
Work is performed in all areas of the hospital.
Work may require lifting or pushing in excess of 30 pounds.
Required to carry emergency airway bag weighing approximately 20 pounds.
Work requires walking, running, climbing and bending.
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