CRT or RRT (Respiratory Therapy #)

ChristianaCare is the one of the Mid Atlantic's largest academic health care providers and consists of 3 campuses: Wilmington, Newark and Union at Cecil County. Through our values of love and excellence, ChristianaCare is consistently identified as a regional center of excellence for cardiology, cancer and women's health services and ranked by US News & World as Best Hospital
This role is reserved for a respiratory therapist who is licensed, professional, competent, and assumes responsibility and accountability for diagnostic pulmonary function testing including: hemodynamic monitoring, assisting with diagnostic procedures, administering pharmacologic agents related to respiratory care procedures. Maintains pulmonary function equipment; assures quality control, monitors performance improvement, provides community service and education; educates other healthcare providers, and conducts research.

Shift:
Dayshift, no weekends, no holidays
Four 10-hour shifts - 7am to 5:30pm per week.
During the week rotates between Monday and Friday: Regular weekend off and then a 4-day weekend off (ongoing pattern).
This position comes with a $10,000.00 sign on bonus for eligible candidates!!!

Strives to provide the highest quality in all aspects of work performance. Serves as an ambassador for our health system.
Performs pulmonary function test and procedures in compliance with American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations.
Performs pulmonary function tests including spirometry, diffusion capacity, lung volumes, maximal respiratory pressures, and body plethysmography.
Performs arterial blood gas sampling and analysis and performs capillary sampling for hemoglobin analysis.
Performs pulse oximetry with exercise tests including oxygen determination study for home oxygen therapy, six-minute walk and oxygen titration.
Performs or assists in cardiopulmonary stress test including electrocardiogram tracings, blood pressure monitoring, power output, expired gas analysis, and arterial blood gas sampling at rest and during exercise
Assists physicians during bronchoscopy, pleuroscopy and tracheostomy tube change.
Responds to emergency situations and performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management.
Reassembles and prepares equipment.
Performs quality control including equipment maintenance, calibration, and record keeping.
Verifies registration information and patient identification during appointment check-in.
Proficiently uses Powerchart and Breeze software.
Understands and follows standard precaution guidelines when administering patient care and processing equipment.
Completes Annual Mandatory Education Lessons via the Education Center including, but not limited to, Infection Prevention, Fire Safety, and Utilities Management.
Graduate of a CoArc approved School of Respiratory Therapy
Registered Respiratory Therapist with a minimum of two years of respiratory therapy experience.

Maintains Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credential
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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