BMC Software·Brockton, Massachusetts
Respiratory Therapists provide critical care services across all age groups, following AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines, which includes administering ordered therapies, monitoring patients, and maintaining mechanical ventilators. Essential functions also involve performing detailed clinical patient assessments, managing airways, and providing emergency response for cardiopulmonary events.
Respiratory Therapist RRT - Per Diem
Department: Respiratory Therapist
Schedule: Part Time, Per Diem
The Respiratory Therapy Department has formally adopted the American Association For Respiratory Care Clinical Practice Guidelines (AARC CPG) for patient care. Respiratory Therapists function in a physician supervised environment following AARC CPG (where applicable) as well as established departmental standards and practices. Respiratory Therapists provide critical care service to all patient age groups.
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1.) "Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers,
and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards."
• Physicians orders for completeness, indications for therapy as well as potential
contraindications prior to administering therapies/medications in accordance with AARC CPG.
Conducts a clinical patient assessment including but not limited to, cardiac, pulmonary and neurologic status.
Further detailed assessment criteria is contained within the individual AARC CPG for the therapy ordered.
Assembles equipment in accordance with manufacturers specifications and departmental standards. Confirms that equipment is functioning per manufacturers specifications prior to use. Monitors equipment function during use and applies appropriate corrective action in the event of malfunction.
Administers ordered therapy while clinically monitoring patient for outcome, hazards, or complications arising during, or immediately following therapy. Maintains, monitors, measures, and adjusts mechanical ventilators appropriately to assure proper function and to ascertain therapeutic effectiveness.
Performs routine oxygen, aerosol, and emergent airway management, chest physiotherapy, postural drainage, and/or sputum induction to maintain patient airways (in accordance with AARC CPG).
Performs assessments of patients and deliver systems (i.e., Ventilator Systems) on a regular basis in accordance with AARC CPG and departmental standards and practice.
Documents patient assessments, therapies delivered, patient monitoring, responses to therapies, and complications within the medical record in accordance with AARC CPG.
Provides emergency response for cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory emergencies, hospital disasters and other emergencies as needed. Delivers basic life support maneuvers such as maintenance of a patent airway, external cardiac compression, manual ventilation by way of mouth-to-mouth, bag-valve-mask, and related ventilation techniques. Maintains AHA BLS certification on an annual basis.
Acts as a member of the health care delivery team assisting in the development and implementation of multdisciplinary patient care plans. Documents assessment of patient response to ongoing care and participates in the reevaluation of care delivery. Acts as and integral part of the health team that partakes in the pulmonary rehabilitation of the difficult to wean patient.
Provides routine care, cleaning, disinfecting and maintenance of departmental equipment. Documents equipment malfunction and alerts supervisor. Assists with maintaining stock levels by notifying supervisor as levels require replenishment.
Measures using appropriate available instrumentation, pulmonary function, gas exchange, respiratory rate, tidal and minute ventilation, alveolar-to-arterial PO2 gradient, intrapulmonary shunt fraction, respiratory mechanics (including static and dynamic compliance), pulse rate, blood pressure, arterial blood gases, end-tidal CO2, and pulse oximetary Calibrates and maintains pulmonary function equipment, and other departmental equipment in accordance with manufacturers recommendations, and departmental standards.
With appropriate training, the therapist assists in the performance of bronchoscopes, sleep studies, bronchial provocation, and exercise testing for evaluation of hypoxemia and/or desaturation studies.
Assists in the development, implementation, and maintenance of departmental quality assurance programs and audits as assigned.
Patient's condition, therapies, therapeutic goals and objectives, and response to therapy on a shift to shift basis.
Adverse reactions to pharmaceuticals and/or therapies.
Hospital variance report notification.
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• Maintaining the confidentiality and security of all hospital related, medical staff related, and
patient related data and information, electronic or hard copy.
Abiding by all hospital/department policies and procedures.
Accurately measuring/calculating pulmonary parameters.
Knowledge of all facets of critical care respiratory therapy and American Association for Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practice Guidelines.
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• Will consider applicants with less than one year of respiratory therapy experience.
• Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to satisfactorily explain respiratory therapy/pulmonary function test procedures to patients.
• Must obtain sufficient annual Continuing Education to maintain license.
$33.64- $49.98
This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, and licensure/certifications directly related to position requirements. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.
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Market context
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