Respiratory Care Practitioner

Primary Purpose: Responsible for providing full respiratory care to patients within neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations, as prescribed by physician, and within established standards and practices.

Responsibilities

Evaluates need for service delivery by incorporating established protocols, physical assessment, physician interaction, patient history, and clinical judgement; Provides type and frequency of service consistent with patient need; Applies understanding of cardio-respiratory anatomy and physiology to respiratory care practices; Utilizes data and laboratory findings with knowledge of specific disease/injury/process data to optimize care delivery; Maintains and applies knowledge of indications, actions, interactions, and adverse reactions of respiratory active drugs; Performs and documents diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in keeping with departmental standards; Matches equipment needs with associated diagnostic/therapeutic intervention; Demonstrates patient centered/patient valued behaviors; Troubleshoots respiratory equipment to ensure appropriate function; Removes and labels contaminated or malfunctioning equipment for processing; Promptly responds to requests for care; Provides timely reports on transferred patients to receiving therapist, including priority status and pertinent case data; Gives and receives shift reports to assigned therapist; Serves as a resource for students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals regarding respiratory care practices; May be responsible for administering pulmonary diagnostic testing and evaluation after training and competency evaluation; Will be responsible for providing pulmonary rehab program education and virtual exercise classes

Requirements

Graduate of a Respiratory Care Program from an accredited American Medical Association (AMA) program; Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license from the Texas Medical Board; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) through the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. (NBRC); Current Healthcare Provider CPR course completion card prior to hire and/or placement from American Heart Association, American Red Cross Rescuer, or Military Training Network; Successfully complete General Care orientation; Successfully complete adult ICU orientation to work in adult ICU areas; Successfully complete NICU orientation to work in NICU area; Demonstrate assessment skills for prioritization of care, application of patient driven protocols, and delivery of respiratory care in neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations; Proficient in the use of all equipment required for respiratory care bedside therapeutic and diagnostic services; Serve as a preceptor to new orientees, students, and interns; Document activities accurately in the electronic medical record; Demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behaviors; Maintain required departmental competencies; May be asked to assume Charge responsibilities

Nice to have

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care; Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Benefits

$10,000 Hiring Incentive