Respiratory Care Practitioner, ECMO Specialist - Duke University Hospital - Day Shift

Duke University Hospital Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area. Inaddition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Duke University Health System Job Description:
RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER, ECMO SPEC (4251)

Job Title: RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER, ECMO SPEC 

Job Code: 4251 FLSA: N Pay Target: F2 Date: 10/11/2020 Supervisory Responsibility:  No 

Neonatal/Pediatric ECMO Specialist, Day shift (7A-7P)

 

Occ Summary

Perform, evaluate, and coordinate diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures as defined in the Respiratory Care Services scope of clinical practice. Work performed in accordance with physician orders. Defined duties are performed in neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient populations in intermediate, intensive and emergency care areas.

 

Work Performed

Perform all the duties and responsibilities of the Respiratory Care Practitioner Advanced. Insertion of radial arterial catheters. Administer Nitric Oxide Gasth erapy. Administer Heliox gas therapy. Certified in adult and pediatric or oscillating ventilation. Administer Carbon Dioxide gas therapy. Certified in Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) (Specific to pediatric and neonatal team). Facilitate emergency airway procedures. Implement clinical care protocols. Develop patient care plans for physician intensive care rounds. Provide orientation, education, and training for Duke residents in assigned units. Provide orientation, education and training for Level I and Level II respiratory therapists. Provide patient and therapeutic assessment to assure optimal medical decisions. Review and revise policy, procedures, and practice guidelines. Assist in the evaluation of products/equipment. Maintain environment and supply inventory of assigned unit. Function as alternate supervisor.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge necessary to make appropriate clinical decisions and interaction relative to the specific age of a patient. Skills validation/ certification of competencies for the duties and responsibilities require/ certifications of competencies for the duties and responsibilities ofre d for a Level I and Level II respiratory therapist. Skills validation this level. Must maintain annual skill maintenance requirements. Must maintain annual safety/compliance requirements. Must maintain North Carolina annual license requirements for CEUs. Attendance at Just -in-Time supervisory training. Work involves contact with patients of all ages, family members, physicians, nursing, and all other members of the health care team. Work is performed in all areas of Duke Hospital. Work may require lifting or pushing in excess of 30 pounds. Required to carry emergency airway bag weighing approximately20 pounds Work requires walking, running, climbing and bending. Customer service and communication expertise

 

Level Characteristics

N/A

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

Education

Completion of a two-year CoARC approved respiratory care program (associate degree or equivalent) required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

 

Experience

Two years' experience in clinical respiratory therapy, including one- year experience in intensive care respiratory required. ECMO experience preferred. Experience working in a team environment and excellent communication skills. Computer skills required, prior experience with electronic medical record systems preferred. Demonstrated leadership, effective communicator, and excellent critical thinking skills.

 

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

North Carolina State Licensure with ECMO verification, required. Registry (RRT) by the National Association for Respiratory Care (NBRC), required. AHA Basic Life Support (BLS), required. AH