Respiratory Registered Nurse

Schedule

• 5 days a week 37.5 - 40 hours per week

Respiratory Therapist (RT) / Respiratory Nurse (RN)

We are searching for a highly motivated, flexible, organized, skilled respiratory therapist who has experience in a rehab center and possesses great communication skills to put the “therapy” into respiratory therapy.  If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, this opportunity can be for you.  The position is within a Skilled Nursing facility.  As a Post Acute and Long Term Care respiratory therapist, your role would involve providing specialized care and treatment to patients with cardio-pulmonary, respiratory conditions neurological disorders and physical conditions that manifest into respiratory disorders over an extended period. Your primary responsibility would be to assess, provide diagnostic testing, develop treatment plans, and provide treatment to our Skilled Nursing Facility population.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

1.        Provides patient treatments which meet patient needs and uses current treatment knowledge in accordance with facilities clinical procedures. This includes but is not limited to :

2.         Writes accurate, complete, and clear documentation in accordance with the facility’s regulatory, licensing, payor, and accrediting requirements. This includes but is not limited to :

3 .  Consistently demonstrates facility interdisciplinary approach to patient care.   This includes but is not limited to :

Integrating findings of other members of the interdisciplinary team in treatment assessment and recommendations.

Integrating input from patient and family in treatment assessment and recommendations.

Preparing for and providing meaningful contributions to the rehab team conferences, patient care conferences, utilization review meetings, family conferences, and caregiver training sessions.

Collaborating with and informing facility staff in areas of patient progress.

Educating members of the team in areas of expertise.

Working with a facility to teach documentation practices which assist the respiratory therapy team.

Communicating effectively with discharge planners.

4.  Contributes to professional development of self.

5. Aids in building and maintaining the facility’s reputation as the unparalleled respiratory therapy provider by contribution as a professional member of the staff.

o Demonstrating superior customer service through courtesy, consistent follow-up and positive communication.

6. Demonstrates safe working practices . This includes but is not limited to :

Identifying and correcting safety hazards or notifying the facility or the admin so that safety hazards will be immediately remedied.

Maintaining work areas in safe and orderly fashion.

Maintaining equipment in safe working order by facilitation annual calibration.

Using proper body mechanics during treatments of patients and during support activities.

Using universal safety precautions.

Wearing appropriate protective equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities :

o       Knowledge of medical terminology.

o       Knowledge of respiratory disease and diseases that affect the respiratory system.

o       Ability to use respiratory therapy equipment.

o       Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in devising, installing and interpreting rules, regulations, policies, or procedures.

o    Ability to express ideas and information, clearly, concisely, verbally and writing.

o    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, and officials of other departments.

o Oxygen weaning therapy

o Omni flow – Biofeedback

o Group respiratory therapy

o Standardized respiratory testing

o Aerosol therapy

o Incentive Spirometry

o Chest physiotherapy

o Deep breathing and coughing

o Bronchial hygiene therapy

o PEP therapy

o OPEP therapy

o Postal Drainage

o Positioning

o Oro / Naso-pharyngeal suctioning

o Airway clearance / management techniques

o Trachea-bronchial suctioning

o Tracheostomy care

o Spirometry Bedside Testing

o CPAP / BIPAP

o High-Flow Oxygen

o Cardiac Program

o Pulmonary Program

o 6-minute walk test

o 2-minute walk test

o Spirometry testing

o Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

10. Education and Experience :