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Registered Respiratory Therapist (Full Time, Nights)

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

#BLS #ACLS #PALS #Infection Control #Neonatal #Pediatrics #RRT #SBAR #Ventilators #NRP

Quick overview

Performs all prescribed respiratory therapy modalities for MedSurg and ICU patients, including ventilator management and blood gas analysis. Collaborates with medical teams and provides essential education and support to patients and their families.

Requirements summary

Requires a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license from Florida and NBRC certification. Must maintain BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications to ensure safe patient care.

associate degreePatient AssessmentPatient EducationEmergency ResponseInfection ControlRespiratory TherapySBAR CommunicationVentilator ManagementPediatric CareNeonatal CareBlood Gas AnalysisTrach CareAirway Clearance

Job description

Job Summary Performs all respiratory therapy patient modalities prescribed under a physician's order.
Assigned primarily to MedSurg.
If assigned to ICU, will follow the lead of a Registered Respiratory Therapist II or greater.
Job Specific Duties Assesses patients in terms of clinical condition (heart rate, respiratory rate, etc.) and documents findings (Pre/Post therapy) in an accurate and timely manner.
Provides feedback to physician(s).
Ensures proper communication between physicians and families.
Serves as a patient advocate/educator and provides family support and community resources.
Provides patient information and effectively completes hand off process to peers using SBAR at shift change and patient reassignments.
Provides education to patients/families on the continuing plan of care to include medications and side effects; updates patients/families daily on Plan of Care (POC).
Participates in Lean initiative to assess and improve processes for opportunities to deliver higher quality, cost effective care, with greater customer service as measured by metrics.
Participates in rounds with medical team and discusses initial (new) and follow up cases with MD and documents note.
Serves as backup for all emergency codes (blue, rapid response, code orange).
Performs and tests invasive and non-invasive modalities for home ventilators.
Performs basic respiratory therapy for medical/surgical patients such as aerosol delivery, airway clearance, HFNC, Trach care, oral/Nasal suctioning and chest physiotherapy.
Performs and tests invasive and non-invasive ventilators, such as Conventional, HFO, HFJ and Home ventilators.
Initiates therapy, and monitors patient/ ventilator.
Ensures ventilator is working and documents equipment settings.
Manages and documents findings of ETT.
Performs and test Special Gas equipment, such as Nitric Oxide, He-liox, Nitrogen.
Initiates therapy and monitors patient.
Ensures equipment is working properly and documents equipment settings.
Performs Blood Gases.
Performs all Quality Assurance on equipment and reports any malfunction.
Removes equipment and documents if equipment failure impacted patient outcomes.

Registered Respiratory Therapist (Full Time, Nights)

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