Respiratory Therapist, TH/F/SA Nights

Job Description

Job Description

$5000.00 Sign on Bonus

Respiratory Therapist for 10 bed Vent Unit

$40.00 per hour

$2.00 differential for weekend shifts

7:00PM - 7:00AM

Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights

Responsibilities of our Respiratory Therapist include:

• Administration of respiratory care modalities/procedures upon the order of the physician in our Vent Unit.

• Carrying out respiratory care procedures as outlined within acceptable standards and practices.

• Walk-thru shift start/end clinical reports with on-coming respiratory personnel.

• Sharing/receiving relevant and vital information for the effective resident plan of care.

• Complying with Policy-Procedure regarding medical record documentation.

• Demonstrates the required clinical skills to ensure safe and effective respiratory care therapy.

• Ensuring timeliness of all treatments and ventilator clinical rounds surveillance.

• Provides timely, accurate and effective resident respiratory evaluations in response to care needs.

• Always maintains infection control practices inclusive of disposable supply changes.

• Timely transport of respiratory residents within Facility & OOB assistance as needed.

• Responding to continuous ventilator alarming within 15 second time interval.

• Present friendly and caring bedside manner to all residents.

Eligibility/Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved school for respiratory care and nursing with respiratory care training

• Credential as either CRT or RRT by the National Board for Respiratory Care

• Minimum of two (2) years in acute/chronic respiratory care experience

Apply today for more information!