BJC HealthCare·Belleville, Illinois
Provide direct respiratory care including assessment, diagnosis, and implementation of therapeutic treatments for inpatients and outpatients. Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure patient safety and provide education to patients, families, and students.
Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care.
It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care.
Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center.
Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.
The Respiratory Care Department provides inpatients and outpatients with high-quality therapeutic and testing services.
Role Purpose Provides direct patient care activities related to respiratory care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation within the guidelines of the hospital and department. Can independently apply advanced clinical respiratory expertise and scientific knowledge including best practices serving as a resource to others as part of the patient care team. Ensures patient safety by providing care in an effective, developmentally and age appropriate manner while complying with all quality and regulatory requirements as well as quality improvement initiatives.
Benefits: and Legal Statement
Requires an Associate degree or CoARC accredited program in Respiratory Therapy and certification as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). Basic Cardiovascular Life Support (BCLS) certification is required, while a Bachelor's degree is preferred.
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