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Respiratory Therapist

Administration of Respiratory Care to Inpatient and Outpatient populations Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

Performs arterial blood gas (ABG) drawing and ABG, Pleural pH and Venous pH analysis efficiently, safely within an appropriate time.

Performs Pulmonary Function testing and Six Minute Walk test efficiently, safely, and as ordered.

Educates patients about the method and necessity of performing respiratory treatments to insure therapeutic outcomes.

Identifies the appropriate patient and administers the correct therapy or diagnostic care on a routine basis.

Maintains equipment in a functional and sanitary condition to provide effective and safe care.

Maintains technical competency in quality control of the blood gas analyzers.

Operates and maintains mechanical ventilators to achieve the best respiratory state for each patient.

Suggests appropriate changes in respiratory care to nurses and physicians as patient's respiratory status changes.

Responds to emergency situations immediately in a calm and professional manner and ensures the adequate maintenance of ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other respiratory crisis.

Reports to the oncoming shift concisely and completely.

Strictly obeys hospital infection control and isolation procedures.

Assimilates all new orders for respiratory procedures into the assigned daily work within the shift ordered.

Appropriately triage therapy assignments to ensure critical therapy is completed and not deferred to routine care.

Cleans, maintains, and sets up equipment to ready it for future use. Cleans and maintains respiratory work and storage areas to allow efficient uncluttered use of these spaces.

Maintains the technical capability to assess patients' respiratory status based on age-related categories.

Fills the Charge Therapist role fairly and effectively.

Performs assigned in-service education, performance improvement or policy revision tasks efficiently.

Reports to nurses and physicians all notable deterioration or improvement in a patient's condition.

Maintains an understanding of current projects, events, and policies by attending department staff meetings, monitoring electronic messaging, or reading minutes of hospital meetings.

Performs all airway management, including placement of a laryngeal mask airway (LMA), endotracheal intubation using direct and video visualization techniques.

Quality: Is part of a team effort to insure quality services. Offers creative solutions or alternatives to issues or concerns. Produces quality results. Continually strives to improve the quality of work. Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: in-services, formal educational programs, other work groups and on-the-job training).

Performs analytical and decision-making functions with minimal supervision.

Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.

Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues. Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.

Is cooperative in interactions, treating customers with courtesy, respect and compassion.

Strives to prevent/resolve customer concerns to the customer's satisfaction.

Certification by the National Board of Respiratory Care

License in Respiratory Care by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Registration by the National Board of Respiratory Care

BS in Respiratory Care or related field.

Location: Morton Hospital - 88 Washington Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

Work Type: Per-Diem

Work Shift: Variable

Union: 1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East

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