Respiratory Therapist, PRN, Nights
$40.00 per hour
We have day and night PRN shifts available
Join the team today and work at our Premiere Center, Etowah Landing Care & Rehabilitation Center which houses a 10 bed ventilator unit.
Responsibilities of our Respiratory Therapist include :
- Administration of respiratory care modalities / procedures upon the order of the physician in our Vent Unit.
- Carrying out respiratory care procedures as outlined within acceptable standards and practices.
- Walk-thru shift start / end clinical reports with on-coming respiratory personnel.
- Sharing / receiving relevant and vital information for the effective resident plan of care.
- Complying with Policy-Procedure regarding medical record documentation.
- Demonstrates the required clinical skills to ensure safe and effective respiratory care therapy.
- Ensuring timeliness of all treatments and ventilator clinical rounds surveillance.
- Provides timely, accurate and effective resident respiratory evaluations in response to care needs.
- Always maintains infection control practices inclusive of disposable supply changes.
- Timely transport of respiratory residents within Facility & OOB assistance as needed.
- Responding to continuous ventilator alarming within 15 second time interval.
- Present friendly and caring bedside manner to all residents.
Eligibility / Qualifications :
Graduate of an approved school for respiratory care and nursing with respiratory care trainingCredential as either CRT or RRT by the National Board for Respiratory CareMinimum of two (2) years in acute / chronic respiratory care experienceApply today for more information!