Baystate Health·Westfield, Massachusetts
Respiratory Therapists evaluate, diagnose, and treat breathing disorders across adult, pediatric, and neonatal populations by performing diagnostic cardiopulmonary evaluations and administering respiratory therapy treatments. Responsibilities include applying various therapeutics, managing acute and chronic diseases, and providing emergency, acute, and critical care.
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Baystate Health, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare quality and safety, and home to Baystate Noble Community Hospital is looking for a Respiratory Therapist to join our team!
Respiratory Therapist perform under the general supervision of a physician, and their responsibilities always encompass evaluating, diagnosing, and treating disorders that affect breathing. Clinical areas including Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal population
Respiratory therapists perform diagnostic cardiopulmonary evaluations and respiratory therapy treatments designed to treat patients with deficiencies and dysfunctions of the cardiopulmonary system. Cardiopulmonary evaluation involves acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting data that is obtained from diagnostic tests and specimens.
Requirements: The responsibilities of a respiratory therapist may include, but are not limited to:
a. Pulmonary function testing
b. Interventional diagnostics
c. Sleep studies
d. Noninvasive and invasive diagnostic procedures
e. Blood gas and other pertinent laboratory analysis
a. Medical gas therapy
b. Humidity therapy
c. Aerosol therapy
d. Artificial airway management, and care
e. Airway clearance
f. Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation
g. Vascular catheter insertion, management, and care
h. Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)
3. Patient assessment including physical examination and diagnostic data interpretation
4. Assessment of therapies
Make changes to patient therapy as indicated by patient response or lab results.
Make patient rounds regularly.
Observe patient, check equipment, change/make adjustments as necessary Make recommendations regarding patient's therapy to physician.
Discontinue therapy as ordered.
Remove equipment from patient rooms, dissemble, and follow infection control cleaning guidelines.
Perform oxygen rounds, and titrate as indicated
5. Disease management of acute and chronic diseases
6. Collaborative support of hemodynamics
7. Discharge planning and case management
8. Provision of emergency, acute, critical, and post-acute care, including
a. Patient and environmental assessment
b. Therapeutic interventions
c. Patient land and air transport
9. Safety and Equipment Maintenance
Respond to all Rapid Response/Code Blue, and provide applicable care.
Maintain established department policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control.
Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.
Call for maintenance and repair of equipment (in-house).
Alert supervisor to malfunction of equipment.
Document maintenance/repair.
10. Precepting new staff as directed; including Respiratory Therapy and Resident Nurse students as required.
11. Meet additional AHA certifications as determined by service location. Facilities with an Obstetrics Department require a Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
12. Meets and maintains clinical ladder requirements of a level II Respiratory Therapist
Experience: 1 year of clinical experience
Teresa.Frisino@baystatehealth.org [Teresa.Frisino@baystatehealth.org]
Education: Associates of Science (Required), Bachelor of Science
Basic Life Support - American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association, Registered Respiratory Therapist - State of MassachusettsState of MassachusettsState of Massachusetts, Registered Respiratory Therapist - The National Board for Respiratory CareThe National Board for Respiratory CareThe National Board for Respiratory Care
The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate's relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.
Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum
$39.93 - $47.71 - $58.56
Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
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