Respiratory Therapist - NIGHTS
Nemours Children's Health, Orlando, FL, United States
Overview
Nemours is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RT) to join our team in Orlando, Florida. This position is responsible for providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians and provide consultation and education to other healthcare professionals. The therapist is in routine contact with patients during hands-on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families, and will have contact with other hospital staff, such as nurses and physicians.
Responsibilities
Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by the employee’s supervisor.
Verify all physician orders for respiratory care and provide age- and developmentally appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
Provide aerosolized medication therapy, airway clearance therapies, airway management (e.g., trach changes, tube taping, suctioning), medical gas therapy, ventilator setup and management, non-invasive monitoring (pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end-tidal CO2), and assist with in-house and inter-facility transports.
Provide emergency respiratory care (airway management and CPR), perform arterial blood gas sampling, point-of-care testing and electrocardiograms, and participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
Document care provided, patient assessment, and patient care orders in the electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary; enter charges in EMR.
Participate in discharge planning and home-care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
Participate in the evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge of departmental policies and procedures.
Qualifications
Florida State License required
NBRC – RRT required
American Heart Association BLS required; PALS within 6 months of hire
Sign-On Bonus Eligibility
Must have 3 years of Pediatric ICU RT experience and will receive a $15,000 sign-on bonus
External applicants only
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Nemours is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RT) to join our team in Orlando, Florida. This position is responsible for providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians and provide consultation and education to other healthcare professionals. The therapist is in routine contact with patients during hands-on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families, and will have contact with other hospital staff, such as nurses and physicians.
Responsibilities
Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by the employee’s supervisor.
Verify all physician orders for respiratory care and provide age- and developmentally appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
Provide aerosolized medication therapy, airway clearance therapies, airway management (e.g., trach changes, tube taping, suctioning), medical gas therapy, ventilator setup and management, non-invasive monitoring (pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end-tidal CO2), and assist with in-house and inter-facility transports.
Provide emergency respiratory care (airway management and CPR), perform arterial blood gas sampling, point-of-care testing and electrocardiograms, and participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
Document care provided, patient assessment, and patient care orders in the electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary; enter charges in EMR.
Participate in discharge planning and home-care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
Participate in the evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge of departmental policies and procedures.
Qualifications
Florida State License required
NBRC – RRT required
American Heart Association BLS required; PALS within 6 months of hire
Sign-On Bonus Eligibility
Must have 3 years of Pediatric ICU RT experience and will receive a $15,000 sign-on bonus
External applicants only
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