Registered Respiratory Therapist - PRN

Job description

Description

nBecome part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

nUNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team. Governed locally, we proudly serve a diverse patient base, spanning Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of support. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of our dedication to wellness, where we constantly strive to redefine excellence in healthcare through state-of-the-art facilities and pioneering programs. Join us in this transformative journey, where your contributions will make a lasting impact on our community's health and wellbeing.

nSummary:

nThe Registered Respiratory Therapist provides professional respiratory care to newborns through geriatrics. Therapist responsibilities include critical care, general patient care assignments, and related patient care activities where assignments and duties are predominantly predictable. Incumbents are accountable to the North Carolina Board of Respiratory Care for practicing respiratory care within the scope of the North Carolina Respiratory Care Practice Act.

nResponsibilities:

nnnAdministers standard Respiratory Care including but not limited to, aerosol medication delivery, basic bedside pulmonary function testing, breathing exercises, oxygen therapy, arterial cannulation and arterial punctures. Provides for all aspects of airway management including aspiration of established airways, tracheostomy care, tracheostomy tube changes, endotracheal intubations and extubations. May perform Pulmonary Function Testing as needed.

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nnMay be required to be on-call days, nights, weekends and holidays.

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nnMay Perform all aspects of ventilator care to include, but not limited to setting up the ventilator and verifying function using specialized ventilator modes to manage the patient's disease process. Provide for an appropriate monitoring of these patients and provide appropriate weaning techniques.

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nnMaintains and improves job knowledge and skills. Serves as resource to other staff reflective of experience level. Serves as resource for physicians and other UNCHCS staff. Aids in training new staff members, students and new physicians. Provides in-services as required. May assume Charge Therapist responsibilities.

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nnRecords completely all pertinent information pertaining to patient care procedures per hospital and departmental policies. Records patient information in electronic medical record system.

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n nOther information:

nnnGraduate of a CAHEA approved training program in respiratory care.

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nnCurrent license to practice respiratory care as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in North Carolina.

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nnCertified Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or eligible to sit for exam.

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nnCurrent BCLS certification.

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nnCurrent ACLS certification.

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n nJob Details

nLegal Employer: Nash Hospitals

nEntity: Nash UNC Health Care

nOrganization Unit: NGH Pulmonary

nWork Type: Per diem

nStandard Hours Per Week: Per diem

nWork Assignment Type: Onsite

nWork Schedule: Day Job

nLocation of Job: NASH HC

nExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

nQualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Worksite address

rocky mount, NC, 27815, US

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