Respiratory Therapist, Full Time Days SAU

Kindred Hospital Louisville is a 123-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period; including 16 Special Care Unit beds and 4 negative pressure rooms. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care 7 days a week so you can start your journey to wellness anytime. To the benefit of our patients, families and visitors, we are located in the Original Highlands neighborhood, a short drive away from downtown, Cherokee Park and a number of boutique shops and restaurants.

Job Summary

Plan, implement and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to assist in the management of patient/residents with cardiopulmonary and related disorders. Provide technical support for all equipment related to the nursing center-based practice of Respiratory Therapy. Provide training and competency testing to nursing departments.

Essential Functions

• Provides/coordinates clinical respiratory services under physician orders. 
• Perform respiratory/clinical assessments. 
• Consult with physicians and health care professionals regarding patient/resident status. 
• Monitor patient/resident progress and update respiratory care plan (as a part of the patient/resident’s comprehensive plan of care). 
• Provide general respiratory therapeutic services including oxygen therapy, medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, humidification therapy, and suction therapy. 
• Document patient/resident procedures, organize, and analyze data, maintain accurate records. 
• Communicate relevant patient/resident information to appropriate physicians and caregivers while protecting confidential information to unauthorized persons. 
• Participate in interdisciplinary patient/resident rounds and conferences.
• Provide staff education related to respiratory therapy. 
• Educate patients and families with regard to relevant disease, medications, equipment, purpose of procedures, steps of procedure, benefits, risks, and alternatives. 
• Participate in discharge planning for patient/resident requiring respiratory therapies in a community setting. 
• Operate a variety of monitoring, recording, diagnostic, therapeutic, life support and associated equipment. 
• Provide technical support for all respiratory equipment. 
• Perform troubleshooting and basic maintenance, cleaning, and setup for respiratory equipment. 
• Comply with safety regulations related to equipment and medical gases. 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Ability to use initiative, take responsibility and self-organize in a team environment. 
• Ability to work under pressure & handle competing priorities. 
• Ability to work collaboratively on an interdisciplinary patient/resident care team. 
• Ability to interact positively with staff, physicians, patients & family members. 
• Good verbal and written communication skills. 
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0-10% 
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

• Associate Degree from accredited program in respiratory therapy. 

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensing as required by the state of employment. 
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Required; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred. 
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required for those in supervisory positions. 

Experience 

• One-year general Respiratory Therapy clinical experience