Supervisor, Respiratory Therapy – Emergency Department
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Respiratory Therapist
WVU Medicine
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Virginia, West Virginia
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provides evaluation of and care for respiratory therapy patients and administers prescribed respiratory therapeutic services
- Performs basic and advanced therapeutic procedures for neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients by order of the physician
- Assembles, checks, and corrects malfunctions and performs quality controls on Respiratory Care equipment
- Initiates, maintains, and discontinues mechanical ventilation for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients
- Performs basic and advanced diagnostic procedures for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients by order of the Physician
- Communicates appropriately and effectively with other members of the healthcare team regarding all aspects of patient care
- Provides assistance with patient and family/caregiver education along with other members of the healthcare team
- Actively participates in departmental quality assurance and hospital-wide organizational performance improvement activities
- Maintains clinical and professional competency based upon established standards of practice and demonstrates the ability to perform all relevant departmental competencies
Requirements
- Licensed respiratory therapist by the applicable state where services will be performed: MD: Respiratory Care Practitioner through Maryland Board of Physicians; OH: Respiratory Care Professional through Ohio Board of Medicine; PA: Respiratory Therapist through Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine; WV: Licensed Respiratory Therapist Certified (LRTC) or Licensed Respiratory Therapist Registered (LRTR) through West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care
- Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date
- To be completed as established by department: ACLS, PALS, NRP, STABLE, Point of Care Technician through the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources
- Preferred: Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Preferred: Membership with American Association for Respiratory Care within one year of employment
- Preferred: Two (2) years respiratory therapist experience
- Ability to be on feet/walking extended periods of time
- Ability to lift, push, and/or pull 40 pounds
- Requires good interpersonal communication skills when in contact with public, patients, staff and physicians
- Requires multi-tasking, problem solving and decision making abilities
- Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36; Shift: Night (United States of America)
