Registered Respiratory Therapist

Now offering sign-on bonuses up to $15,000 based on experience.

Summary: Provide routine and advanced respiratory care responsibilities, manage ventilators, implement cardiorespiratory protocols, and perform advanced airway care.

Other information: Two to three years college level courses/Associates Degree/Diploma in Respiratory Care. New Mexico Respiratory Care Practitioner License, Registered Respiratory Therapist credential from the NBRC, ACLS and/or PALS , BLS required. Six months to one year critical care experience preferred

Education Essential:

• Associate Degree

Specialization Essential:

• Respiratory Therapy

Credentials Essential:

• Reg Resp Therapist (NBRC)
• Respiratory Care Practcnr-NM License

Competencies and skills Essential:

• BLS

Responsibilities:

• All Certified Respiratory Therapist responsibilities.
• Assists physicians with Bronchoscopy Procedures under departmental policy including monitoring and assessment of the level of consciousness, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems; as well as delivery of IV conscious sedation agents to include drugs in the classifications of opiods, benzodiazepines and sedative hypnotics and their reversal agents
• Initiates ventilator protocols; implements and coordinates ventilator management.
• Performs advanced airway care to include tracheotomy changes, extubation and intubation.
• Initiates and monitors high frequency ventilators.
• In NICU Therapists will also perform: Surfactant delivery, intubation and attend high risk deliveries.
• Optional procedures: transport team, intubation, and Back-up charge therapist.
• Initiates and monitors Nitric Oxide delivery
• Performs department specific functions as detailed within the summary of the department specific duties