Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) | Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) | 36 Hours Per Week | Respiratory Care

Respiratory Therapist

$10,000 Sign on Bonus Eligibility for Qualified Candidates

Scheduled Hours: 6:00pm-6:30am

Weekend and Holiday Rotations

Respiratory Therapist assess patients with respiratory disorders, conduct diagnostic testing, develop treatment plans, and administer respiratory therapy. Operate medical devices, monitor patient responses, and provide emergency care. Work with healthcare teams to help manage respiratory conditions, improving lung function and respiratory health.

What you will do:

• Conduct tests that support the evaluation of cardiopulmonary functions.
• Educate patients and their families about their conditions and teach appropriate disease management techniques, such as breathing exercises and the use of medications and respiratory equipment.
• Determine requirements for treatment, such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosage, compatible with physician orders. Enforce safety rules and ensure careful adherence to physicians' orders.
• Explain treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation and allay fears.
• Maintain charts that contain patients' pertinent identification and therapy information.
• Perform oxygen requirement testing with patients.
• Instruct and perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assist or instruct patients in performance of breathing exercises.
• Provide emergency care, including artificial respiration, external cardiac massage and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Monitors patient's physiological response to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur.
• Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures and related duties.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Demonstrate respiratory care procedures to trainees and other health care personnel.
• Inspect, clean, test and maintain respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently, ordering repairs when necessary.
• Perform pulmonary function and adjust equipment to obtain optimum results in therapy.
• Relay blood analysis results to a physician.
• Set up, operate, evaluate and communicate to providers on devices such as mechanical ventilators, NIV apparatus, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment.
• Teach, train, supervise, and utilize the assistance of students, respiratory therapy technicians and EKG technicians.

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree (AA) Graduate of an CoARC approved Respiratory Therapist program. Required
• Licensed by the State of Iowa as Respiratory Care and Polysomnography Respiratory Care Practitioner. Required
• Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Required
• 1-2 years prior acute care experience Preferred
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Uses written and verbal communication effectively with all health care personnel. Promotes communication and relays information in a clear manner. Understands and acts within the guidelines for addressing ethical concerns. Communicates delays or wait times to the patient/significant others.
• Administers ordered treatments and medications promptly according to hospital policies and procedures. Responds to all clinical procedures and emergencies in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform respiratory assessment. Differentiates variations of normal and abnormal assessment findings. Analyzes abnormal findings, initiates appropriate response. Anticipates actual or potential problems in the hospital settings.
• Evaluates patient's response to care and comprehension of education. Evaluates patient response to therapy, recommends required changes to physician.
• Documents all aspects of the Respiratory Care process in a legible, concise, clear and timely manner utilizing the EMR or appropriate hospital forms, utilizing correct medical terminology and accepted abbreviations.
• Demonstrates sound judgement with the Respiratory Care process based on critical thinking skills and a problem solving approach. Utilizes evidence-based practices when applicable.
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize appropriate equipment when providing Respiratory Care according to department and hospital policies. This includes the ability to troubleshoot equipment.
• For professionalism, follow hospital dress code, treat others with respect per hospital procedure. Stay current within the field of Respiratory Care, expand knowledge base. Performs as a team member with all hospital care personnel.
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Registered Respiratory Therapist Upon Hire Required
• Driver's License Upon Hire Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association within 90 Days Required
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program - American Academy of Pediatrics within 90 Days Required
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association within 90 Days Required
• Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 90 Days Required
• Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 90 Days Required

Benefits:

• Competitive base pay
• Matching retirement programs
• Health, Dental and Vision plans
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Discounted cafeteria meals
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Service Recognition program
• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.