REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - PER DIEM

REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - PER DIEM Join to apply for the REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - PER DIEM role at UNM Hospital . Weekday Nights 17% differential Weekend Nights 26% differential Weekend Day shift 15% differential Minimum Offer: $30.19/hr. Maximum Offer: $30.19/hr. Compensation is based on factors such as experience and education. Position Summary Provide clinical respiratory care. Access, evaluate and recommend interventions to attain specific patient outcomes. Assemble, operate and troubleshoot various types of respiratory equipment used in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease, disability, impairment and illness. Ensure adherence to Hospital and Departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Patient care assignments may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups. Detailed Responsibilities Participate in the hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation team. Provide airway maintenance, manual resuscitation and chest compression during Dr. Heart codes. Assist with endotracheal tube insertion, stabilization and continued ventilatory support. Perform arterial puncture for blood gas analysis. Run blood gas sample for analysis. Interpret arterial blood gas and electrolyte results. Provide patient education and consultation on disease management. Administer and evaluate appropriate respiratory therapy, including aerosolized medication delivery, chest physiotherapy, intermittent positive pressure breathing, oxygen supplementation, pulmonary hygiene, artificial airway care, tracheostomy care, incentive spirometry, and non‑invasive and invasive procedures. Perform simple bedside pulmonary function tests on intubated and non‑intubated patients. Make recommendations for therapy and ventilator support. Perform oximetry for arterial oxygen saturation evaluation. Set up, evaluate and monitor ETCO2 and sleep study monitoring. Receive and initiate physician's orders for respiratory care, including verbal orders under hospital policy. Provide patient clinical assessment; evaluate patient criteria for appropriateness of, and compliance with, therapeutic objectives. Administer and monitor medical gases and environmental control systems including oxygen, compressed air, heliox, nitrogen, and nitric oxide. Participate in medical gas failure emergencies and planned outages. Administer aerosolized pharmacological agents, calculate dosages for continuous aerosolized therapy. Transition patients from aerosol delivery to MDIs according to department guidelines. Assist healthcare team managing patients on mechanical ventilators and monitor patients requiring mechanical life support. Follow weaning guidelines/protocols to ensure appropriate duration of mechanical ventilation. Ensure customer and patient satisfaction using scripting procedures. Serve as a resource for certified respiratory therapy technicians and respiratory therapy assistants. Recommend appropriate mode of ventilatory support to physicians. Participate with critical care team on patient rounds and teaching. Participate with hospitals trauma team. Respond to trauma pages. Assist with intubation, airway management and ventilator support. Assist with internal transport of ventilator and patient. Participate with hospitals high‑risk labor and delivery team. Respond to high‑risk delivery pages and provide airway management, assist with intubation and stabilization of the endotracheal tube, administer surfactant if ordered, and provide ventilator support. Provide recommendations for therapy and appropriate ventilation based on lab results. Assist facility maintenance, maintain equipment, label and route malfunctioning equipment to appropriate location. Collaborate with healthcare team to implement and document individual plan of care with age‑specific considerations. Include discharge plan and patient/family teaching. Follow patient safety‑related policies, procedures and protocols. Proactively seek opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes. Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk. Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses in a timely manner. Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they do not understand or that may not seem right. Qualifications Education – Essential Associate Degree Education – Specialization Related Discipline Experience Essential: Hospital respiratory therapy equipment – ability to operate respiratory care therapy applications, knowledge of side effects and comprehensive knowledge. Non‑essential: Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo plus 3 years directly related experience. Credentials – Essential CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider or Professional Rescuer within 30 days Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification within 1 year Respiratory Care Practitioner in NM Registered Respiratory Therapist Must obtain RRT‑SDS or RPSGT within 2 years of employment Physical Conditions Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical demands exceed those for Medium Work. Essential Working Conditions Medical Hazard: Moderate exposure to chemicals/dangerous equipment/materials May perform subordinate tasks in high census/volunteer settings May be required or may be required to perform on‑call duties May work rotating shifts, holidays and weekends Seniority Level Entry level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Health Care Provider Industries Hospitals and Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at UNM Hospital by 2x. #J-18808-Ljbffr