Respiratory Care Practitioner

• Provides essential direct patient care, assessing, treating, and managing patients with respiratory disorders
• Assess respiratory status, implement treatment plans (oxygen, ventilation, airway management), and educate patients/families
• Document interventions and collaborate with physicians and medical staff
• Performs full range of basic respiratory care for all patient populations
• Performs and documents a complete patient assessment including (but not limited to) vital signs, breath sounds, cough, and respiratory pattern with each ventilator system check and with each treatment
• Checks all equipment and respiratory modalities (including invasive and non-invasive), maintains alarms and documents accurately and completely
• Performs ABGs utilizing 2 patient identifiers, properly handles blood specimens, reports critical values, and maintains blood gas lab logs (where applicable)
• Communicates clearly and tactfully using SBAR communication
• Implements protocols when applicable and follows protocol guidelines
• Utilizes appropriate patient interventions and documents all changes and patient data relevant to protocol utilization

• High School Graduate General Studies or High School GED
• Graduate of an AMA Respiratory Therapy Program
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: AZ
• Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support

Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire

• Medical
• Prescription drug
• Dental
• Vision plans
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings