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Steady Charge Respiratory Therapist - Core (Emergency Dept., PICU, and Floor Care) ***Offering sign on bonus up to $7000***

Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Columbus, OH, US
Full-time

Overview

Offering up to $7,000 sign on bonus

0.9 FTE, working 36 hours per week

Night Shift, 7p-7a, Every other weekend

Competitve benefits package & pay offered based on experience level

This position provides the opportunity to gain a wide variety of experience as you are assigned shifts in the Emergency Department, Pediatric ICU and the inpatient floors.

Respiratory Therapists specialize in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function and health. They apply scientific principles to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system.

All goals are to ensure best patient outcomes. Respiratory Therapists are authorized to access the unit medication rooms or bedside medication drawers in order to retrieve medications they are authorized to administer.

Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?

The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it.

Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose .

Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment.

We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.

We’re 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet.

Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.

Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job . It’s a calling.

It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud .

Responsibilities

  • Apply knowledge of the scientific principles underlying cardiopulmonary physiology and pathophysiology, as well as biomedical engineering and technology
  • Respiratory therapists will effectively offer preventative care to, as well as assess, educate, and treat patients with cardiopulmonary deficiencies.
  • Respiratory Care is practiced under medical direction across the health care continuum.
  • Critical thinking, patient / environment assessment skills, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines enable respiratory therapists to develop and implement effective care plans, patient-driven protocols, disease-based clinical pathways, and disease management programs.
  • Provides Respiratory Care using a Family Centered Approach
  • Assesses individualized patient cardiopulmonary needs and communicates them to the care team.
  • Embraces the interdisciplinary care model and stays aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant staff meetings and then reporting information and updates back to staff.

Qualifications

LICENSURE :

Registered Respiratory Therapist credentialed through the NBRC with licensure to practice in the State of Ohio by the Ohio Respiratory Care Board.

EDUCATION :

Associate's degree from and AMA-accredited Respiratory Care program.CERTIFICATIONS : Must possess and maintain current CPR card, and obtain and maintain PALS certification.

SKILLS :

Effective communication and interpersonal skills required in interactions with patients and parents, and hospital staff.

Ability to work under general supervision.

MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

  • Must be able to see, hear, stand, walk, speak, read and perform manual tasks with or without accommodation, and care for oneself with little or no difficulty.
  • Must be able to demonstrate use of fine motor skills.
  • Applies the principles of body mechanics in lifting or moving patients and / or equipment.
  • Must be able to independently lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with the assistance of another person(s) and / or equipment.

Note : Regular, reliable and consistent attendance is an essential job function. Employees are expected to perform work as scheduled.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification.

It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his / her supervision.

EOE M / F / Disability / Vet

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