Duties : Job Summary :
Job Summary :
- Provides professional respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation.
- Performs, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic testing procedures according to protocol.
- Obtains arterial gases.
- Oversees and troubleshoots the operation of equipment for optimal patient care.
- Initiates Respiratory Protocol according to department criteria.
- Initiates interventions based on the interpretation of assessments.
- Administers medications in a timely and safe manner.
- Evaluates effect and re-evaluates appropriately and according to protocol.
- Ensures that progress of patient is communicated to staff, physicians and other departments.
- Maintains awareness of assigned patients overall condition.
- Communicates and shares patient information with the physicians and nurses.
- Makes appropriate recommendations for patient care.
- Recognizes the educational needs of patients and families in relation to health promotion and wellness.
- Teaches patients and families self-care techniques and modalities.
- Completes documentation according to departmental standards.
- Accurately documents productivity information.
- Monitors supplies and equipment and notifies appropriate person when supplies are low, out on loan or broken.
- Utilizes time effectively to achieve productivity standard, including utilizing low census time when patient load does not support full productivity.
- Participates in quality and patient safety initiatives.
- Identifies potential areas for improvement including processes that could be streamlined or revised to improve patient satisfaction.
- Identifies potential safety hazards that may create problems for patients and / or staff, and takes appropriate actions.
- Participates in departmental meetings, contributing ideas or feedback.
- Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- May be required to float to other departments (within Product of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
- May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
- Provides professional respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation
Skills :
Required Skills & Experience :
N / A
Preferred Skills & Experience :
One (1) year of acute or critical care experience is preferred.
Shift : Nights 12h
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