RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Respiratory Therapist

Come join this collaborative and innovative team. At Integritus Healthcare you will enjoy weekly pay, generous time off, exceptional health insurance, and the ability to grow in your career. Integritus Healthcare wants you!

Competitive pay based on experience: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour

At Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, we have been caring for area families since 1995, providing top-quality skilled nursing care for short-term rehabilitation, long-term care and specialized memory care. We focus on maximizing patient recovery, comfort and independence for the highest possible quality of life, with our highly skilled care teams providing compassionate attention and specialized care every step of the way.

Essential Job Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Under the direction of a physician, has exclusive control of ordered mechanical ventilation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the weaning process.
• Actively participate with physicians and other healthcare team members in the development of care plans by serving as consultants in regard to respiratory therapeutic and diagnostic modalities.
• Evaluate and assess residents, recommend appropriate therapy when indicated, identify physicians' orders and determine if there are any contraindications to therapy.
• Evaluate effectiveness of respiratory care to include: initial assessment and reassessment of resident response to therapy, treatment effectiveness, monitoring of vital signs. This includes recognizing changes from norm for the age specific population served.
• Perform diagnostic studies on residents to include: ABG acquisition and interpretation, nocturnal pulse oximetry, pulse oximetry with exercise and standard pulse oximetry.
• Provide all forms of airway care to include: tracheostomy tube changes and trach care, suctioning, insertion of nasal and oral pharyngeal airways and evaluation of residents for artificial airway discontinuance.
• Perform as a member of the cardiac arrest team to include Basic Life Support. Relates appropriate emergency protocols and maintains basic life support as necessary for appropriate resident population.
• Support ventilation as needed during transports between rooms, to and from therapy or activities and to other hospitals or medical offices.
• Administer all treatment modalities to include: facial/nasal CPAP, Bipap, chest physiotherapy, aerosol administration, inexsufflation and all forms of low and high flow oxygen therapies.
• Assist in the education of all respiratory rehab residents and their families regarding respiratory and pulmonary disease management.
• Provide daily maintenance, cleaning and monitoring of ventilators and adjunctive equipment to ensure that equipment is operable and in safe working condition.

Job Types: Part-time, Full-time, per diem Shifts: Split Shifts needed

Salary Range- $35.00-$40.00 per hour (based on experience)

Qualifications

Experience

Must be a graduate of an accredited AMA program for Respiratory Therapist

Licenses & Certifications

Respiratory Therapist

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