Respiratory Therapist RRT - 15K Sign-On Bonus!
Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston, MA, United States
Position Function
The Respiratory Therapy Department has formally adopted the American Association For Respiratory Care Clinical Practice Guidelines (AARC CPG) for patient care. Respiratory Therapists function in a physician-supervised environment following AARC CPG (where applicable) as well as established departmental standards and practices. Respiratory Therapists provide critical care service to all patient age groups.
Job Relationships
Reports to the Technical Manager of Respiratory Therapy (or his/her designee).
Interacts with other health care professionals to plan, provide, monitor, and evaluate respiratory care services for out patients.
Authority
Has the authority to provide all facets of critical care respiratory therapy based upon patient assessment and within hospital/department policies, procedures, and the AARC CPG.
In the event of an untoward response to therapy, the therapist will institute appropriate emergency procedures/protocols and notify the physician and nurse responsible for the patient while remaining in constant attendance at the patient's bedside until relieved.
Responsibilities / Essential Functions
Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards.
Reviews the medical record: physicians' orders for completeness, indications for therapy, and potential contraindications prior to administering therapies/medications in accordance with AARC CPG.
Conducts a clinical patient assessment including but not limited to cardiac, pulmonary and neurologic status.
Assembles equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and departmental standards, confirms functionality before use, monitors during use and applies corrective action if malfunction.
Administers ordered therapy while clinically monitoring patient for outcome, hazards, or complications arising during or immediately following therapy.
Maintains, monitors, measures, and adjusts mechanical ventilators appropriately to assure proper function and ascertain therapeutic effectiveness.
Performs routine oxygen, aerosol, and emergent airway management, chest physiotherapy, postural drainage, and/or sputum induction in accordance with AARC CPG.
Performs assessments of patients and delivers systems (e.g., ventilator systems) on a regular basis in accordance with AARC CPG and departmental standards.
Documents patient assessments, therapies delivered, monitoring, responses, and complications within the medical record in accordance with AARC CPG.
Provides emergency response for cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory emergencies, hospital disasters, and other emergencies as needed (BLS, etc.).
Participates in multidisciplinary patient care plans and pulmonary rehabilitation of difficult to wean patients.
Provides routine care, cleaning, disinfecting and maintenance of departmental equipment; documents issues, alerts supervisor, and assists with inventory.
Measures respiratory parameters and maintains pulmonary function equipment per manufacturer recommendations.
Assists with bronchoscopes, sleep studies, bronchial provocation, and exercise testing for evaluation of hypoxemia and/or desaturation studies when appropriately trained.
Maintains Departmental Documentation
Patient Charting
Departmental Therapy Records
Quality Assurance
Patient Charges
Responsibilities / Non-Essential Functions
Enhances professional growth and development through in-service meetings, educational programs, current literature, workshops, etc.
Encouraged to partake in local and national respiratory therapy societies.
Reporting Requirements
Patient's condition, therapies, therapeutic goals and objectives, and response to therapy on a shift-to-shift basis.
Adverse reactions to pharmaceuticals and/or therapies.
Hospital variance report notification.
Accountability
Maintaining confidentiality and security of all hospital related, medical staff related, and patient related data and information, electronic or hard copy.
Abiding by all hospital/department policies and procedures.
Accurately measuring/calculating pulmonary parameters.
Knowledge of all facets of critical care respiratory therapy and AARC CPG.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience: Will consider applicants with less than one year of respiratory therapy experience.
Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to satisfactorily explain respiratory therapy/pulmonary function test procedures to patients.
Certification / Licensure
RRT License in respiratory therapy by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Certified in Basic Life Support by the AHA or Red Cross required, Advanced Life Support Certification preferred.
Training
Must obtain sufficient annual Continuing Education to maintain license.
Compensation Range
$39.04 - $58.00 per hour. The range is based on the minimum job qualifications; base pay considers education, experience, licensure/certifications. Additional total compensation includes medical, dental, vision, pharmacy benefits; contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
We are an equal opportunity employer. According to the FTC, there has been a rise in employment offer scams. Our current job openings are listed on our website and applications are received only through our website. We do not ask or require downloads of any applications, or for any “app” job offers over text messages or social media platforms. We do not ask individuals to purchase equipment for or prior to employment.
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The Respiratory Therapy Department has formally adopted the American Association For Respiratory Care Clinical Practice Guidelines (AARC CPG) for patient care. Respiratory Therapists function in a physician-supervised environment following AARC CPG (where applicable) as well as established departmental standards and practices. Respiratory Therapists provide critical care service to all patient age groups.
Job Relationships
Reports to the Technical Manager of Respiratory Therapy (or his/her designee).
Interacts with other health care professionals to plan, provide, monitor, and evaluate respiratory care services for out patients.
Authority
Has the authority to provide all facets of critical care respiratory therapy based upon patient assessment and within hospital/department policies, procedures, and the AARC CPG.
In the event of an untoward response to therapy, the therapist will institute appropriate emergency procedures/protocols and notify the physician and nurse responsible for the patient while remaining in constant attendance at the patient's bedside until relieved.
Responsibilities / Essential Functions
Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards.
Reviews the medical record: physicians' orders for completeness, indications for therapy, and potential contraindications prior to administering therapies/medications in accordance with AARC CPG.
Conducts a clinical patient assessment including but not limited to cardiac, pulmonary and neurologic status.
Assembles equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and departmental standards, confirms functionality before use, monitors during use and applies corrective action if malfunction.
Administers ordered therapy while clinically monitoring patient for outcome, hazards, or complications arising during or immediately following therapy.
Maintains, monitors, measures, and adjusts mechanical ventilators appropriately to assure proper function and ascertain therapeutic effectiveness.
Performs routine oxygen, aerosol, and emergent airway management, chest physiotherapy, postural drainage, and/or sputum induction in accordance with AARC CPG.
Performs assessments of patients and delivers systems (e.g., ventilator systems) on a regular basis in accordance with AARC CPG and departmental standards.
Documents patient assessments, therapies delivered, monitoring, responses, and complications within the medical record in accordance with AARC CPG.
Provides emergency response for cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory emergencies, hospital disasters, and other emergencies as needed (BLS, etc.).
Participates in multidisciplinary patient care plans and pulmonary rehabilitation of difficult to wean patients.
Provides routine care, cleaning, disinfecting and maintenance of departmental equipment; documents issues, alerts supervisor, and assists with inventory.
Measures respiratory parameters and maintains pulmonary function equipment per manufacturer recommendations.
Assists with bronchoscopes, sleep studies, bronchial provocation, and exercise testing for evaluation of hypoxemia and/or desaturation studies when appropriately trained.
Maintains Departmental Documentation
Patient Charting
Departmental Therapy Records
Quality Assurance
Patient Charges
Responsibilities / Non-Essential Functions
Enhances professional growth and development through in-service meetings, educational programs, current literature, workshops, etc.
Encouraged to partake in local and national respiratory therapy societies.
Reporting Requirements
Patient's condition, therapies, therapeutic goals and objectives, and response to therapy on a shift-to-shift basis.
Adverse reactions to pharmaceuticals and/or therapies.
Hospital variance report notification.
Accountability
Maintaining confidentiality and security of all hospital related, medical staff related, and patient related data and information, electronic or hard copy.
Abiding by all hospital/department policies and procedures.
Accurately measuring/calculating pulmonary parameters.
Knowledge of all facets of critical care respiratory therapy and AARC CPG.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience: Will consider applicants with less than one year of respiratory therapy experience.
Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to satisfactorily explain respiratory therapy/pulmonary function test procedures to patients.
Certification / Licensure
RRT License in respiratory therapy by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Certified in Basic Life Support by the AHA or Red Cross required, Advanced Life Support Certification preferred.
Training
Must obtain sufficient annual Continuing Education to maintain license.
Compensation Range
$39.04 - $58.00 per hour. The range is based on the minimum job qualifications; base pay considers education, experience, licensure/certifications. Additional total compensation includes medical, dental, vision, pharmacy benefits; contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
We are an equal opportunity employer. According to the FTC, there has been a rise in employment offer scams. Our current job openings are listed on our website and applications are received only through our website. We do not ask or require downloads of any applications, or for any “app” job offers over text messages or social media platforms. We do not ask individuals to purchase equipment for or prior to employment.
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