About this opportunity
Mary Greeley Medical Center lists this Respiratory Therapist opportunity in ames, Iowa. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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nnEnsures all actions taken in carrying out responsibilities support patient centered care. Under general supervision, performs routine and intensive respiratory care treatment, diagnostic testing, manages routine and critical care equipment, provides patient education and care planning, and assists with discharge planning for patient neonatal through geriatric. Key member of critical care response teams, include Code Blue, Rapid Response Team (ACT team), Trauma Alert, and Cardiac Alert.
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nnPosition Responsibilities
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nnUnit Specific Position Responsibilities
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nnConducts training for new personnel and assists in developing and implementing continuing education programs. Advises respiratory care technicians and assistants.
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nnStocks patient care areas utilizing LEAN concepts.
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nnPerforms routine preventive maintenance on various pieces of equipment.
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nnAssists with on-call responsibilities, as assigned.
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nnCleans, disinfects and sterilizes various pieces of equipment according to procedures. Assembles and checks equipment function prior to patient use.
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nnAssessment: Observes and monitors signs, symptoms and reactions to respiratory care treatment and diagnostic testing, determines whether these exhibit normal or abnormal characteristics and consults with medical staff and other members of the health care team by making recommendations and suggesting changes as necessary.
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nnCare Plan: Develop, implement, and monitor respiratory care plan.
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nnRoutine Therapy: Delivers aerosol therapy, medical gas therapy, chest physical therapy and postural drainage, and incentive breathing exercises. Initiates oxygen therapy per physician order or protocol and advises physician on options available. Periodically checks oxygen therapy delivery system and patient response.
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nnCritical Care: Sets up, operates and troubleshoots mechanical ventilators, CPAP systems and headboxes in ICCU and NICU; checks such functions as flow, volumes, pressures, gas mixture and humidification system. Performs and interprets weaning parameters, determines patient's pulmonary compliance and advises physician of patient's ability to be weaned from mechanical ventilatory support during daily ICU Rounds.
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nnDiagnostics: Performs bedside pulmonary function testing, exhaled gas analysis, ECG testing, and utilizes pulse oximetry to assess, adjust and wean oxygen therapy. Performs arterial blood gas collection, analysis, reporting, and
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nnAirway Maintenance: Suctions patients, assits with tracheostomy care, conscious sedation support, and responds to emergency calls to provide airway maintenance.
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nnExternal Transports: Coordinates and participates in the transport of certain types of patients by monitoring equipment and cardiopulmonary status of these patients.
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nnProcedure Assist: Assists with special procedures such as bedside bronchoscopy.
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nnDocumentation: Maintains medical records and departmental records.
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nnEmergency Response/Support: Key member of critical care response teams, include Code Blue, Rapid Response Team (ACT team), Trauma Alert, and Cardiac Alert.
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nnAge Specific Care: Take into consideration the age, growth and development of the patient when planning and providing care and diagnostic procedures.
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nnAdvanced Training: With applicable training and competency assessment, assists with diagnostic bronchoscopies, complete pulmonary function studies including DLCO and TGV, Pulmonary Rehabilitiation, Sleep Studies and as a home medical equipment therapist. (See “Special Procedure Therapist”)
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nnAssists with discharge planning and contributes to daily patient care conferences.
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nnParticipates in community educational programs, smoking cessation and pulmonary function testing to promote health awareness.
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nnQualifications, Knowledge & Experience
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nnRequired Qualifications (Including any licensure, certification, education):
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nnComplete Respiratory Therapy Program
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nnAssociate of Applied Science (AAS) degree and,
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nnSuccessfully complete registry level credentialing examinations offered by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
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nnMust be licensed as Respiratory Care Practitioner by the Iowa Department of Public Health.
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nnMandatory Reporter training within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
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nnAdvanced Cardiac Life Support certification within six months of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
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nnOrganizational Requirements:
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nnMaintain stroke education per regulatory requirements.
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nnPreferred Qualifications:
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nnRegistry-Level (RRT) credential through NBRC, licensed as RCP in state of Iowa DPH
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nnRequired Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
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nnAbility to demonstrate and maintain considerable cardiopulmonary care knowledge, patient routine and critical care, equipment, diagnostics, patient education, and care planning for the neonatal through geriatric patient.
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nnPreferred Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
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nnDiverse training and experience in Cardiopulmonary Care in various setting, procedures, diagnostics, and critical care.
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nnTwo years experience in acute care.
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Worksite address
ames, IA, 50011, US
Who can apply
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