Respiratory Therapist

• Medication administration and implementing respiratory care based on expanded knowledge, experience, and the evaluate-and-treat process
• Delivering patient care in complex, multiple problem-patient care situations
• Protocol ventilator management
• Patient, family/support system education
• Coordination of activities
• Staff development
• Professional and self-developmental activities
• Providing patient care with an understanding and awareness of population specific needs
• Addressing the biological, emotional, and developmental, psychosocial, and patient/family education needs when providing care
• Participation in the education of new employees and others
• Provides Customer Service
• Completion of patient care, documentation and education
• Team approach to service
• Promotes a team spirit and positive work environment
• Provides supportive environment for students and staff
• Administers Quality Patient Care
• Performs patient assessment & assessment for therapy
• Collaborates with health care team members in planning patient care
• Verifies orders and administers aerosolized medication, bronchial hygiene, volume expansion, oxygen & medical gas therapy
• Performs ventilator management, weaning, wave form graphic interpretation
• airway management (intubation, extubation, trach tube change and care)
• Performs arterial blood gas sampling & analysis
• Educates patient and mentors/precepts new employees, students and peers
• Location Specific: Assisting in invasive and non-invasive procedures, Cardiac Service procedures, Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing
• Provides Safe & Quality Environment
• Promotes current and accurate electronic orders, charting and charging
• Promotes high level of patient safety (Medication Safety, NPSG, etc)
• Promotes Performance Improvement initiatives designed to promote quality care
• Promotes evidence based practice
• Reviews the revised and new DPPs
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct

• Graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy education program (CoARC or CAAHP) with minimally 20 quarter hours of science
• Associate's Degree A.S. degree required
• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Respiratory Care Professional
• Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS - Instructor or ACLS - Provisional
• Pediatric Adv Life Support or PALS - Instructor or PALS - Provisional
• Neonatal Resuscitation Provider or NRP - Instructor or NRP-Provisional
• 0-2 yrs clinical experience with minimal 6-months critical care
• Ability to communicate well
• critical thinking skills
• establish and maintain working relationships with physicians and other health care professionals
• computer skills including familiarity with databases
• Good customer relation, assessment, and communication skills

Bachelor's Degree