Respiratory Care Practitioner

Job Title: Respiratory Care Practitioner

Location: Monmouth Medical Center

Department Name: Respiratory Therapy

Req #: 0000213932

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $50.00 – $53.00 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Respiratory Therapist assesses patients’ pulmonary status, develops a plan of care in collaboration with the physician and nurses and delivers respiratory care to patients. Is responsible for reporting identified safety issues such as hazardous environments (i.e. damaged floors/walls/ceiling tiles/unsecured areas) and medical errors, etc.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduate of an accepted respiratory therapy program
• NJ state licensure
• CRT or RRT Certification
• BLS through American Heart Association
• PALS and NRP Certifications must be obtained within 12 months of hire.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Day Shift
• Per Diem Scheduling

Essential Functions:

• Adheres to documentation standard: Contributes to a comprehensive plan of care, which includes the patient and family and is interdisciplinary. Document intervention in retrievable form which is consistent with plan of care/expected outcomes. Contributes to multidisciplinary teaching record as needed assuring patient/family understanding of prescribed therapy
• Assumes responsibility for reduction in length of stay through the timely delivery of appropriate clinical intervention and delegates follow-up respiratory treatments to appropriate members of the care team
• Collaborates daily with Multidisciplinary Team in development and progress of overall plan of Respiratory care for patients as indicated
• Collaborates with Multidisciplinary Team establishing requirements for teaching and discharge planning of each patient – assures achievement of desired outcomes
• Collaborates with RN and reinforces plan of care daily with patient and family
• Evaluates treatment and orders/confirms appropriateness and initiates treatments of MDI, HFN, CPT, Aerosol treatment
• Initiates an accurate pulmonary history and assessment of patients during initial as well as subsequent therapies
• Intubates in emergency/extubates per MD orders
• Manages transport of ventilated patients
• Participates in monitoring patient care outcomes as established by targets/goals or Performance Improvement within services
• Participates in quality monitoring process to identify variances that increase length of stay
• Participates in the orientation of other associates new to service areas
• Performs techniques/procedures for processing ABG’s
• Provides cardiac monitoring within scope of practice
• Responds to CAC/performs life support measures
• Serves as preceptor during orientation of Respiratory Therapists new to the unit or central department
• Uses mentoring skills with team members to advance their knowledge base and clinical skills