Respiratory Therapist (RT) - Adults

Department:

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

24

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

0.6 FTE. Two 12 hour shifts. Rotating weekends.

Location: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Adults) - 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge Illinois

 

***New Grads Welcome***

 

What we offer:

•    Sign-on Bonus available
•    Relocation Bonus up to $5,000
•    Loan Forgiveness up to $20,000
•   Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 per year
•    Respiratory Professional Development Program

About Advocate Lutheran General Hospital:

•   Proximity to the city of Chicago – Lutheran General is located 17 miles from downtown Chicago offering a bustling art and music scene, world class museums, outstanding sports and delicious dining options. 

•  Joining the Respiratory Care team at Advocate Lutheran General provides you with the ability to excel in your career with opportunities for professional growth. Our team of dedicated professionals provides the highest level of care, in a dynamic and progressive environment. We value teamwork, compassion, and clinical excellence. 

 

Adult Critical Care
Emergency Medicine and Level I Trauma Center
Hyperbaric Medicine Multi-place
Pulmonary Diagnostics
Pulmonary Rehabilitation

 

Shift: Night Shift (3rd)

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 reflecti