Respiratory Therapist II (RRT)

Completes 2 Respiratory Care competencies/year.

Additional skills/Requirements preferred

N/A

Competencies

• Collaboration: Participates in the teaching and counseling of patients and their support system.
• Possesses the ability to prioritize job duties according to patients' needs and changing acuity levels.
• Administers and evaluates medication therapies, performs patient transfers, and transports patients via wheelchair, hospital bed, or stretcher to other departments.
• Communication and
• Documentation: Communicates individualized plan of care and patient's progress toward goals to all members of the care team, including the patient and his/her chosen support system.
• Utilizes appropriate communication tools when communicating within the interdisciplinary team and when handing off patient care.
• Documents appropriate information within a timely manner.
• Professional
• Accountability/Evidence
• Based
• Practice: Maintain clinical and professional competencies according to department policies.
• Practices according to the state requirements and standards.
• Engages in self-reflection and develops personal goals to enhance knowledge, obtain professional certification, or pursue academic degree.
• Integrates gained knowledge into practice.
• Quality
• Improvement: Intervenes when standards of care are not met.
• Makes suggestions and helps with implementation of improvement processes.
• Monitors and implements procedures relevant to job safety.
• Teamwork: Develops and maintains positive relationships with team members/internal customers.
• Demonstrates a willingness to adjust activities to accommodate the needs of team members/internal customers.
• Resolves conflicts independently, as appropriate.
• Accepts responsibility for actions and acts positively upon feedback from others.

The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned.

Physical demands

Physical demand code

Medium to Heavy Physical Demand

The job requires constant standing, frequently walking, and bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills. Attention to detail and ability to write legibly. Ability to lift/push/pull 100 lbs. For any weight over 35 lbs., use Safe Handling Equipment. This job description may not include all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. It may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of UVA Community Health.

• OTHER
• May require the use of safety equipment, such as HEPA mask, for infection prevention:
• On call responsibilities as directed:
• Ability to travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed:
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes