Respiratory Therapist [License Pending]

Job Details

Job Title: Respiratory Therapist [License Pending]

Department/Location: Respiratory / Chicago, IL

Shifts

Nights 7:00 pm - 7:30 am, including rotating weekends and holidays

Full-time (72 hours per pay period) + benefit eligible

FTE

0.9

Req.

Number: 1301

Compensation

Pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to job-specific requirements, individual experience, internal pay equity, and organizational needs/budget considerations, all in alignment with our RML's compensation philosophy. Additionally, you may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program based on both individual and organizational performance.

Benefits

RML offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits package. Employees can choose from a large selection of benefits that help protect their health, wealth, and well-being. Benefits include:

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

401(k) Retirement Plan (6% company match) - For every $1 an employee contributes, RML contributes $1 to their accounts. Employees are 100 percent vested in the money both they and RML contribute.

Tuition Reimbursement up to $5k per calendar year

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) For employees who may need help managing stress, RML offers an EAP at no cost. Counselors are available 24 hours a day to both employees and their family members.

Disability Insurance: Life and Accidental

Death Insurance

Free Parking

Banking Alternatives (e.g. HealthCare Associates Credit Union)

Referral Rewards (upwards of $4k)

Employee Fitness Room

General summary

Principal duties & responsibilities

• 1.
• Supports the Mission and Vision of RML Specialty Hospital by demonstrating RML’s Core Values of Services, Teamwork, Accountability, Integrity, Respect, Stewardship (STAIRS) in all actions.
• Promotes a positive patient/customer experience by exemplifying the principles of the Language of Caring in all interactions with patients, families, and coworkers.
• 2.
• Assists in administering, monitoring, and weaning mechanical ventilation; makes ventilator recommendations based on clinical assessment, technical assessment, and laboratory values; manages airways 3.
• Administers bronchial hygiene and treatment procedures including aerosol therapies, chest physical therapy, and therapeutic gas administration; analyzes gases where applicable; procures and delivers gases using central piping systems and gas cylinders 4.
• Assists in assessing patients clinically before and after the administration or application of any medication, procedure, or device; recommends appropriate therapy including initial therapy, changes in therapy, and discontinuance of therapy 5.
• Documents work timely, completely, and accurately, including documentation in the patient medical record, documentation in the department records, and patient billing 6.
• Assesses patient oxygenation, ventilation, and hemodynamic status through clinical observation, patient assessment, physiologic monitoring including oximetry, capnography, ventilator waveform analysis, and cardiac output, ECG, and laboratory values; provides interventions within the scope of the Rapid Response Team, performs CPR.
• 7.
• Provides patient/family education 8.
• Demonstrates clinical competence by consistently applying respiratory knowledge and performs within the scope of practice of a Respiratory Care Practitioner in the state of Illinois.
• Responsible for maintaining knowledge and skills appropriate to the respiratory needs of patients at RML (equipment, procedures, respiratory medications, etc.).
• Obtains necessary information and demonstrates competence prior to implementing new or unfamiliar care practices, or responsibly declines to provide assigned care and notifies supervisor until able to obtain the appropriate skill.
• 9.
• Assists in the assembly, disassembly, cleaning, and processing of respiratory therapy equipment according to department policies 10.
• Assesses patients’ progress in accordance with established goals and initiates appropriate actions.
• Documents thoroughly in Meditech regarding patient’s condition and interventions performed (e.g., medications given, treatments performed, etc.) Reports significant information to all appropriate individuals (change of shift report, change in condition to RN and/or MD, etc.).

Required job qualifications

• 1. Must be a graduate of a CoARC approved Respiratory Care program 2. BLS is required upon hire. 3. New graduates should acquire as soon as possible, but do have three months from the time of graduation or hire, whichever is later, to obtain:
• The State of Illinois Respiratory Care Practitioner license (the National Board for Respiratory Care Certified Respiratory Therapist credential is a prerequisite).
• The NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist credential

4. Must pass departmental competencies in adult trach care

Job requirements & characteristics

MINIMUM

Preferred

• Knowledge & Experience
• Clinical skills to evaluate patients
• Minimum 1-year acute patient care experience, including adult patients in rotations
• Clinical competence documented by references based on respiratory care experience and education

• License & Certifications
• Graduate of CoARC respiratory care program upon hire.

ACLS

• Working conditions
• Work is performed in a patient care environment. May be exposed to hazardous materials, including but not limited to bloodborne pathogens and medical gases under pressure

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not exhaustive lists of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions associated with it.

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