Posted 15 days ago
Description
Description
Job Summary
The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) administers respiratory care under a physician's direction, as assigned within scope of practice.
Responsibilities And Scope
Administers respiratory patient care under the direction of a physician.Identifiesand pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Educates patients, especially those with complex care issues, within hospital settingand forpost-discharge care. Topicsinclude but are not limited to:
Bronchodilator usage
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment usage,care,and maintenance
Ramifications of smoking / tobacco usage and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Asthma symptom management and medication usage
Administers aerosol medications, oxygentherapyand other components of standard respiratory care.Provides forall aspects of airway management includingaspirationof established airways.
Intubates critical care patients as directed by a physician.Selects specialized ventilator modes like pressure-regulated volume control (PRVC) to manage specific disease processes.Monitors intubated patients on an ongoing, round the clock basis. Weans intubated patients from ventilation through evaluative measures including spontaneous breathing trials.
Evaluates blood-gas levels through arterial punctures for all intubated patients and as ordered by a physician.Adjusts care as needed, including parameters of respiratory equipment.
Implements the use of a range of respiratory equipment for breathingassistanceand secretion management.Testsequipment, patient response and leadspatientthrough breathing exercises.
Qualifications
Required
Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) status as administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Current North Carolina Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)license asissued by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board (NCRCB).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Preferred
One year of work experience in an adult critical care setting.
Experience working in a pediatric / neonatal care setting.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
