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Provide a wide variety of routine and advanced forms of respiratory therapy procedures for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with respiratory dysfunction.
Job Responsibility:
Assess patients' condition and initiate appropriate emergency and non-emergency procedures
Work with neonatal, pediatric, adult and geriatric patients
Administer aerosol medications, support therapy (oxygen, humidification, ventilator), and perform a variety of respiratory treatments and/or diagnostic procedures
Administer care within physician approved therapist driven protocols
Initiate, operate, maintain, monitor, and ensure safe patient care practices and operation of various life support devices in all critical care areas
Consult with and make recommendations to medical staff
Member of Code Blue team (CPR)
Report/document pertinent patient care and status data
May accept and document physician telephone orders for respiratory therapy procedures
Establish an appropriate knowledge of electronic patient record and maintain accurate records relating to charges for services rendered
Perform routine RT equipment maintenance, cleaning/sterilization, and ensure environmental safety
member of Code Red team
Assist in the transportation of critical patients to or from Sparrow Hospital, and assist the physician when performing various surgical or non-surgical respiratory/cardiology procedures
Instruct RT students, medical personnel, and patients and families regarding specific respiratory therapy procedures
Maintain current knowledge of RT related issues
Requirements:
Registered Respiratory Therapist: Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory care
Licensed by the State of Michigan
Current BLS Certification
Preferred- ACC Certification or NPS Certification from NBRC
1 year of critical care experience in a hospital setting (preferred)
Graduate of a Respiratory Therapy program
Demonstrates the ability to work on a team
Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients serviced in his/her assigned service are as related to the principle duties and responsibilities of the position
Nice to have:
ACC Certification or NPS Certification from NBRC
1 year of critical care experience in a hospital setting