Respiratory Therapist, PRN

Job Description

Job Description

Join the Etowah Landing Team today!! 

$35.00 per hour plus $5.00 Vent Hall Differential and additional Night and Weekend Differential.

12 hour shifts, days and nights available

Covering a 10 Patient Ventilator Support Unit

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

Benefits:

• Shift Differentials for Weekend shifts/Night Shifts
• 24/7 Keurig coffee / Snack bar / Filtered water for employees
• Facility appreciation meals
• Employee of the month reward
• Roll over vacation time (PTO) or pay out at 75% during the month of December.

Apply today for more information!