Atrium Health Charlotte is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a job in Macon, Georgia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty : Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Discipline : Allied Health Professional
- Start Date : ASAP
- Duration : Ongoing
- Employment Type : Staff
Overview
What You Will Do
Responsible for the transport of neonates and pediatric patients from referral facilities by ground. Duties include management of mechanical ventilation, arterial canalization, endotracheal intubation and all other procedures applicable to the field of respiratory care .
Performs advanced practice skills as needed and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide quality age / developmentally appropriate care.
- Adheres to general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
- Meets patient care standards to optimize patient outcomes.
- Promotes a safe and supportive environment during transport for all passengers in the transport vehicle, i.e., patient, crew and drivers.
- Provides respiratory therapies following age-appropriate standards of care and departmental guidelines. Performs and maintains competency for point-of-care testing, as assigned, ensuring compliance with policies and with applicable state and federal regulations.
- Completes documentation requirements for patient record and billing. Reports information to relief personnel to ensure continuity of care for the patient.
- Provides educational enhancement to allied health practitioners.
- Ensures age / developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.
- Attends all required in-services, staff meetings, and team conferences.
What You Will Need
- Graduate of an AMA approved two or four year program for respiratory care, or satisfies the requirements in the admissions policies of the NBRC for registry examinations
- Two years experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist and two years’ clinical experience with critical care patients (neonatal / pediatric preferred).
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), licensed to practice as an RCP in the state of Georgia,
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification,
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP),
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS),
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS),
- International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) OR Pediatric ITLS.
- CCT required
Atrium Health Charlotte Job ID #127709. Posted job title : Critical Care Respiratory Therapist Rrt (Part-Time Night Shift)
About Atrium Health Charlotte
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Atrium Health is now part of Advocate Health , the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, which was created from the combination with Advocate Aurora Health.
In the Southeast Region, Atrium Health provides care under the Atrium Health name in Charlotte, NC, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist name in the Winston-Salem, NC, region, as well as Atrium Health Navicent and Atrium Health Floyd in Georgia and Alabama.
Together, we are committed to providing equitable care for all. Annually, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in community benefits.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians;
and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.
Atrium Health Navicent
Atrium Health Navicent is the leading provider of healthcare in central and south Georgia and is committed to its mission of elevating health and well-being through compassionate care.
Atrium Health Navicent is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health.
Atrium Health Navicent provides high-quality, personalized care in 53 specialties at more than 50 facilities throughout the region.
As part of the largest, integrated, nonprofit health system in the Southeast, it is also able to tap into some of the nation's leading medical experts and specialists with Atrium Health, allowing it to provide the best care close to home - including advanced innovations in virtual medicine and care.
Throughout its 125-year history in the community, Atrium Health Navicent has remained dedicated to enhancing health and wellness for individuals throughout the region through nationally recognized quality care, community health initiatives and collaborative partnerships.
It is also one of the leading teaching hospitals in the region, helping to ensure viability for rural health care for the next generation.
Atrium Health Floyd
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center is a 304-bed, full-service hospital located in Rome, Georgia. Serving as the main campus for Atrium Health Floyd, this hospital provides a certified Chest Pain Center, a designated Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence.
Atrium Health Floyd also is home to a state-designated Level II Trauma Center and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and has specialty centers for pediatrics, and wound care and hyperbaric therapy.
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Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- Life insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Health savings account