RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RT) - PER DIEM
Company: Advocate Health
Location: Park Ridge
Posted on: September 27, 2024
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Job Description:
Location:Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Adults) - 1775
Dempster St, Park Ridge Pay Range: $31.10 - $46.60 Summary:
Responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive
respiratory care. The Respiratory therapist administers respiratory
care procedures and modalities in accordance with established
standards, policies, and procedures. Using evidence-based
practices, clinical decision making, and skilled communication, the
therapist compassionately leads efforts to create the safest
patient environment and the best patient experience across the
continuum.
Major Responsibilities: * Uses Respiratory therapy processes to
support assessment of patient utilizing a variety of skills such as
pulmonary diagnostics, chest radiograph, hemodynamic values,
laboratory values, and correlates blood gases and electrolytes. Can
identify and address the special needs of patient population
specific to department services.
* Operates specialized ventilators in critical and non-critical
care venues. Assists physician with bedside or other procedures as
applicable to facility.
* Provides medication treatments and therapies per physician order
and/or patient driven respiratory protocols as prescribed.
* Cleans, maintains, and ensures proper functionality of equipment.
Troubleshoots equipment as necessary and identifies the need for
service and/or repair.
* Educates and instructs patients in purpose, technique, self-care,
goal of therapy, and disease management.
* Facilitates clinical problem solving and collaborates with other
departments to provide education on managing patients.
* Under physician direction, the respiratory therapist must be able
to adapt and comply to policies and procedures for a variety of
different service areas, perform tasks and/or special duties as
required by assignment and maintain performance standards and
organizational behaviors.
* Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict
resolution skills. Provides clear, concise, timely, and accurate
patient handoff.
* Promotes a culture of safety by recognizing and applying proper
safety measures to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety
events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify
potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of
corrective actions.
* Teaches, educates, and precepts new teammates, orientees, and
students.
* Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to
provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must
demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development
over the life span and possess the ability to assess data
reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate
information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative
to his/her age-specific needs.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: *
Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license issued by the state in
which the team member practices.
* Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential issued
by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) within 12 months
OR active Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential issued
by the NBRC if credential received prior to January 1, 2019.
* Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification
issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
* See Education/Certification Addendum for any additional
site-specific requirements.
Education Required: * Graduate from an accredited respiratory care
program, with a minimum of an associate degree.
Experience Required: * No experience required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: * Effective organizational,
interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
* Problem solving and decision making for patient care and
equipment use.
* Proficient computer skills, use of e-mail and electronic medical
record systems.
* Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and
interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop
rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a
variety of patients, team members, and physicians. Ability to take
initiative and work collaboratively with others.
* Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task
and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: * Operates all
equipment necessary to perform the job.
* Must be able to lift 50 lb object from knee to waist.
* Must be able to lift 50 lb from floor to waist height
occasionally.
* Must be able to lift 40 lb at waist height and carry it across
various distances.
* Must be able to lift 20 lb from waist to overhead.
* Must be able to push/pull while utilizing 30# of force
occasionally for long distances.
* Must demonstrate stand-pivot transfer from bed to chair.
* Must perform sliding transfer of 150 lbs person on a sheet across
2 feet with a second person.
* Must utilize safe body mechanics at all times. This job
description indicates the general nature and level of work expected
of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities
required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform
other related duties.
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