Respiratory Care Practitioner-NICU

*Hiring Incentive: $10,000

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.

Minimum Specifications

• Education
• Must be a graduate of a Respiratory Care Program from an accredited American Medical Association (AMA) program.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care preferred.
• Experience
• None

• Equivalent Education and/or Experience
• None

• Required Tests for Placement
• None.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates need for service delivery by incorporating established protocols, physical assessment, physician interaction, patient history, and clinical judgement into the decision process.
• Provides type and frequency of service that is consistent with patient need.
• Applies understanding of cardio-respiratory anatomy and physiology to respiratory care practices.
• Utilizes data and laboratory findings in conjunction 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 to include those which produce a secondary respiratory effect, in order to provide optimal patient care.
• Performs and documents diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in keeping with departmental standards for quality and service indicators.
• 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 as described in departmental objectives.
• Promptly responds to requests for care.
• Provides timely reports, on transferred patients, to receiving therapist which include priority status and pertinent case related data.
• Gives and receives shift reports to assigned therapist to ensure a clear picture of patient baseline status and care needs.
• Serves as a resource for students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals regarding respiratory care practices.
• May also be responsible for administering pulmonary diagnostic testing and evaluation following the Pulmonary Laboratory related policies and procedures after training and competency evaluation
• . Will be responsible to provide pulmonary rehab program education and virtual exercise classes.