Registered Respiratory Therapist – Pulmonary
Cleveland Clinic
Registered Respiratory Therapist, RRT
Cleveland Clinic
full-time
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Location: Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide assessment, treatment, care and evaluation to patients with respiratory insufficiencies.
- Direct respiratory caregivers for delivery of care.
- Implement and monitor patient care plans.
- Assess patients for the appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develop, implement and monitor patient care plans.
- Monitor, record and communicate patients’ conditions.
- Perform advanced respiratory care modalities, evaluate respiratory practice, administer medications and treatments, and perform blood gas puncture and analysis.
- Educate patients and families about the illness and provide information about community support groups and other programs.
- Work evenings from 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. with rotating weekend requirements.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care
- Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board Licensure
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Assocation (AHA)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Preferred: Experience in critical care
- Preferred: Neonatal/pediatric experience
- Preferred: Experience performing invasive procedures preferred when appropriate for site
- Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree
