Registered Respiratory Therapist – Enterprise Flexible Staffing Pool

                    

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Job Title

Registered Respiratory Therapist – Enterprise Flexible Staffing Pool

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Respiratory Therapy-Integrated Hospital Care Institute

                      

Job Code

D99748

                     

Shift

Evening/Night Rotation

                       

Schedule

2:00pm-7:30am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Registered Respiratory Therapists provide evidence-based clinical care to some of the most critically ill patients in the United States. Caring for adult, pediatric and/or neonatal patient populations, Registered Respiratory Therapists evaluate, treat and care for patients with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD and lung cancer. Registered Respiratory Therapists also perform other duties such as IV insertion, ECGs, peripheral phlebotomy and more.  This role provides an invaluable opportunity to gain hands-on experience and work with a multidisciplinary team collaborating with Registered Nurses and other caregivers to deliver efficient, high-quality patient care.

A caregiver in this position works rotating evening/night shifts, with weekend and holiday rotation requirements. Must be able to float multiple CCF locations.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Float to multiple CCHS locations to perform respiratory care services for the geriatric, adult and pediatric patient population in a variety of inpatient settings like critical care, obstetrics, emergency department, and behavioral health.
• Maintain site specific competencies/certifications for each CCHS location.
• Develop and maintain relationships with multidisciplinary care teams at each location and local/enterprise respiratory clinical leadership.
• Provide assessment, treatment, care and evaluation to patients with respiratory insufficiencies.  

• Direct respiratory caregivers for delivery of care.  

• Implement and monitor patient care plans.  

• Assess patients for the appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develop, implement and monitor patient care plans.  

• Monitor, record and communicate patients’ conditions. 

• Perform advanced respiratory care modalities, evaluate respiratory practice, administer medications and treatments, and perform blood gas puncture and analysis.  

• Educate patients and families about the illness and provide information about community support groups and other programs. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program 

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care 

• Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board Licensure 

• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) OR American Red Cross, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) and/or Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certification when appropriate for site.
• Diploma and/or transcripts must be provided

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Prior experience in critical care 

• Bachelor’s degree 
• Neonatal/pediatric experience preferred when appropriate for site.
• Prior experience performing invasive procedures preferred when appropriate for site.

Physical Requirements:

• Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.
• May require sitting,