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Job description
Respiratory Therapist
Position: Respiratory Therapist Location: Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Shift - Working 12-hour day shifts; rotating weekends; with no call rotation Duration - 13 weeks Gross Weekly - $2,345/wk. Start Date: ASAP
Job Duties:
• Monitoring patient physiological responses to therapy such as arterial blood gases, vital signs or blood chemistry, and lung function changes, and consulting with physicians if there are adverse reactions. • Working as part of a team of health care professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures. • Setting up and operating devices including therapeutic gas administration apparatus, mechanical ventilators, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators. • Following specified parameters of treatment. • Providing emergency care, such as external cardiac massage, artificial respiration, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. • Inspecting, testing, cleaning, and maintaining respiratory therapy equipment to ensure it is functioning safely and efficiently. • Maintaining charts that contain patient identification and therapy information.
Worksite address
glenwood springs, CO, 81602, US
Who can apply
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