Registered Respiratory Therapist, UofL Hospital, 7pm-7am

Primary Location :

University Hospital - UMC

Address :

• 530 South Jackson Street Louisville KY 40202

Shift :

Nights 7P - 7A (United States of America)

Job Description Summary :

The Respiratory Therapist Registered is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) that possesses working knowledge of respiratory care and has displayed age-specific competence for all age groups serviced by the facility. The RRT conducts themselves in a professional manner and is courteous to patients physicians visitors members of the department and all other healthcare personnel. The RRT supports and contributes to departmental productivity and organizational objectives by functioning as an integrated member of the respiratory care team and performs services consistent with the scope of licensure. The RRT supports and exhibits behaviors consistent with the organizations mission and values.

Job Description :

The Respiratory Therapist Registered is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) that possesses working knowledge of respiratory care and has displayed age-specific competence for all age groups serviced by the facility. The RRT conducts themselves in a professional manner and is courteous to patients physicians visitors members of the department and all other healthcare personnel. The RRT supports and contributes to departmental productivity and organizational objectives by functioning as an integrated member of the respiratory care team and performs services consistent with the scope of licensure. The RRT supports and exhibits behaviors consistent with the organizations mission and values.

Essential Functions :

Plans and administers non-medicated aerosol and humidity therapy

Plans and administers oxygen therapy (including implementation of oxygen therapy protocol where appropriate)

Plans and administers aerosolized medication and specialty gas therapy

Performs airway management

Plans and administers incentive spirometry

Cleans and reprocesses respiratory therapy equipment

Plans and administers bronchial hygiene and performs chest physiotherapy (including implementation of bronchial hygiene protocol where appropriate)

Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and manual ventilation during resuscitation attempts and aides in rapid response calls when appropriate

Provides patient family staff and physician education.

Collects arterial blood samples for blood gas analysis

Operates mechanical ventilators and manages ventilator settings and weaning per protocols and provider orders

Assists in cardiopulmonary procedures

Additional Job Description :

Education :

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Certification :

Note : New graduates have 6 months to obtain ACLS

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1