Respiratory Therapist Job at The University of Kansas Health System (Great Bend)

Respiratory Therapist

The University of Kansas Health System

Location:
United States , Great Bend

Category:
Nursing

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

Registered Respiratory Therapist has these responsibilities: correctly uses Medi-tech and Bedside Medication Verification on a routine basis, works unassisted in critical care areas after check offs completed, able to perform all modes of therapy in all areas of hospital after clinical check offs completed, able to assess patients needs and suggest appropriate therapy needs, and acts as a mentor to students and new staff.

Job Responsibility:

Collects relevant information such as patient identification, procedure, appropriateness for indicated signs and symptoms, patient preparation, contraindications, patient assessment
Maintains, evaluates, and improves the processes of analyzing information for patient safety
Provides patient education
Follows policies and procedures to perform therapy and procedures accurately and to determine each achieves the same outcome when performed by different staff
Evaluates the patient study in a timely, accurate and comprehensive manner to determine if the intended outcome was achieved
uses independent judgment and systematic problem solving methods to perform quality therapy, pulmonary and diagnostic procedures
communicates to physician when patient condition requires modification
Collects data to measure departmental objectives outcomes
Documents required components of patient care
Follows organizational and department goals and objectives
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department

Requirements:

Bachelors Degree in Respiratory Therapy
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Licensed Respiratory Therapist (RT) - State Board of Healing Arts through the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
Registered Respiratory Therapist(RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 20, 2026

Employment Type:

Parttime

Work Type:

On-site work

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