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Respiratory Therapist ON-CALL
Exceptional Healthcare Inc.United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Feb 2025
About the role
This RT position is for ON CALL.
On-call hours are from 0300-1500 daily.
Must be willing to cover at least 1 on-call shift per week.
Must be available by phone during the on-call hours and able to report to the facility within 30 minutes if necessary.
In person shifts from 1500-0300 may be available intermittently as well.
The Respiratory therapist provides direct and indirect patient care in all departments of the facility. The RT provides care that reflects initiative, flexibility, and responsibility indicative of professional expectations with minimal supervision. The RT is able to assess respiratory compromised patients both adult, geriatric, pediatric, and neonatal that may enter the facility and provide appropriate treatment/ advocate for appropriate care. The RT corresponds with other members of the interdisciplinary team to promote safe, effective patient care in different care settings. Must be a team player and flexible in duties.
Qualified Candidates Must:
Education & Experience:
Basic Skills
Computer Skills
Certifications/ Licensing:
On-call hours are from 0300-1500 daily.
Must be willing to cover at least 1 on-call shift per week.
Must be available by phone during the on-call hours and able to report to the facility within 30 minutes if necessary.
In person shifts from 1500-0300 may be available intermittently as well.
The Respiratory therapist provides direct and indirect patient care in all departments of the facility. The RT provides care that reflects initiative, flexibility, and responsibility indicative of professional expectations with minimal supervision. The RT is able to assess respiratory compromised patients both adult, geriatric, pediatric, and neonatal that may enter the facility and provide appropriate treatment/ advocate for appropriate care. The RT corresponds with other members of the interdisciplinary team to promote safe, effective patient care in different care settings. Must be a team player and flexible in duties.
Qualified Candidates Must:
- Meet patient’s goals and needs/ provide quality care.
- Assess and interpret evaluations and test results pertinent to their scope of practice.
- Draw ABG’s as ordered and interpret results/ advocate for care based on results.
- Determine respiratory treatment plans in consultation with the medical staff.
- Administer inhalants, operating mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
- Evaluate effects of the respiratory therapy treatment plan.
- Maintain up to date knowledge on care relating to respiratory treatment.
- Perform other duties as assigned. Including but not limited to: assisting with transfers, cleaning rooms between patients, answering phones, answering call lights, etc.
- Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment.
- Follows Exceptional Healthcare’s policies and protocols.
- Respect cultural/ religious practices of patients.
- Uphold HIPAA, OSHA, and EMTALA regulations.
- Remains punctual and dependent for assigned shifts.
- Communicate with members of the care team to provide safe care (must wear radio on every shift).
Education & Experience:
- Graduated from an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy
- At least 2 years of ER/ ICU experience as an RT.
- At least 2 years of experience with pediatric patients.
Basic Skills
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
- Ability to effectively present information to patients/ families/ team members
- Ability to perform med math calculations/ height and weight calculations
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to problem solve with multiple variables in situations.
Computer Skills
- Basic computer skills/ charting system knowledge.
Certifications/ Licensing:
- Current unencumbered RT license in the state of practice.
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