Senior Respiratory Therapist 90% - 100%- Downtown Campus

Selected candidates with 2+ years of experience may be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on incentive if all qualifications are met including a minimum two-year commitment. ($5,000 sign-on for candidates with less than 2 years of experience).  Current UI employees are not eligible.

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown (located at 500 E. Market Street, Iowa City, IA) is a 194-bed hospital that became part of Iowa’s only comprehensive academic health system on Jan. 31, 2024.

Position Summary:

Direct, organize, review and coordinate the work of respiratory therapists and technicians within a specific area of assignment and provide respiratory care as required. Responsible for the delivery of respiratory care, including ventilation, medical gas therapy, medicated aerosol therapy, pulmonary hygiene, blood gas sampling and analysis, non-invasive oxygen and carbon dioxide monitoring, and to supervise the implementation of respiratory care in the patient care units. Provide critical care expertise, education, routine shift staffing and shift operations relief.

Position Responsibilities:

Institutes and Provides Mechanical Ventilation

• Sets up and checks out ventilators for stand-by according to department procedure
• Consults with physicians to implement appropriate initial ventilator settings with regard to patient condition and age in relation to training.
• Performs complete ventilator checks at the designated times.
• Demonstrates an understanding of all modes of ventilation used at UI Health Care.
• Demonstrates ability to troubleshoot all ventilators and circuitry used in areas of assignment.
• Provides in-line drug therapy utilizing correct filter system.
• Provides safe in-house transport of ventilated patients according to scheduled times.
• Provides safe out-of-house transport of ventilated patients
• Completes medical record charting according to department procedure.

Institutes & Provides All Forms of CPAP & BiPAP

• Sets up and processes supplies for CPAP, BiPAP, and NPCPAP and nasal pharyngeal circuit systems according to department policy.
• Demonstrates an understanding of all CPAP/BiPAP therapy and its intended use with regard to patient condition and age in relation with training.
• Consults with physicians to implement appropriate CPAP and BiPAP settings.
• Demonstrates ability to troubleshoot systems.
• Completes medical record charting according to department procedure.

Delivers Medical Gas Therapy

• Sets up, delivers, and assesses therapeutic value of oxygen therapy according to department procedure with regard to condition and age in relation to training.
• Sets up, delivers, and assesses therapeutic value of nitric oxide therapy according to department procedure with regard to condition and age in relation to training
• Sets up, delivers, and assesses therapeutic value of other medical gases therapy according to department procedure with regard to condition and age in relation to training.
• Performs medical gas checks at designated times according to department procedure
• Troubleshoots medical gas delivery systems according to department policy
• Completes medical record charting according to procedure
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