Respiratory Therapist

Number of Job Openings Available:1Date Posted:April 26, 2024Department:
38025300 Unity Respirato
ry TherapyShift:Permanent Nights (United States of America)Shift Length:12 hour shiftHours Per Week:36Union Contract:SEIU-7-UnityTechnicalWeeken
d Rotation:Every 3rdJob Summary:Assesses, diagnoses and treats patients suffering from cardiopulmonary respiratory disorders. Under the direction of a physician, educates patients and staff regarding chronic and acute pulmonary disorders, provides consultative services to area hospitals/agencies, and provides technical and educational support to nurses regarding respiratory procedures.Key Position Details: * Benefit Eligible* .9 FTE 72-hours per 2-week pay period* 12-hour permanent nights * Every 3rd WeekendJob Description:Principle Responsibilities * Provides respiratory assessment and therapeutic intervention. * Identifies opportunities to improve outcomes by utilization/recommendation of appropriate therapies or interventions. * Applies knowledge of approved protocols and clinical indications for interventions and routinely applies protocols to progress patients appropriately. * Communicates with the care team to ensure exchange of essential information. * Demonstrates competency with operation and troubleshooting of equipment used for therapy * Provides for safe/effective management and monitoring of all forms of mechanical ventilation. * Provides mechanical ventilatory support safely and effectively to meet objectives identified by the provider and/or protocols. * Demonstrates competency in operation and troubleshooting of ventilators. * Identifies best mode of ventilation and opportunities to optimize patient-ventilator interface, makes recommendations to provider as appropriate. * Assess readiness to wean, recognizes failure to wean and documents findings. * Provides invasive and non-invasive ventilation, ventilation during transport, manual resuscitation by bag/valve device, weaning assessment, respiratory mechanics and waveform analysis, non-traditional modes and techniques. * Manages airway appropriately to include positioning, securing, humidification selection and suctioning. * Negotiates decisions within own scope of practice and in the best interest of the patient. * Collaborates with nurses and providers to assure respiratory goals are not in conflict with other aspects of patient care.*

Provides disease management education to patients and families. * Recognizes opportunity to increase patient knowledge of disease management and/or coping skills. * Reinforces positive patient behaviors and skills during treatment interactions. * Possesses and shares knowledge of asthma self-management and COPD education. * Educates patient on inhaler techniques, peak flow monitoring asthma and COPD education to achieve patient compliance for self-administration. * Educates patient on diaphragmatic and pursed lip breathing techniques to alleviate dyspnea. * Conducts diagnostic testing and analysis. * Completes necessary tests to assist in the medical management of the patient. * Demonstrates competency in technique and technology to meet standards. * Possesses clinical knowledge of interpretation of results and acts accordingly. * Complies with policy and procedure as well as processing of report. * Other duties as assigned.Job Requirements * Associate's or Vocational degree from a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) accredited Respiratory Care Program required or * Bachelor's degree from a CoARC accredited Respiratory Care Program or other health science related program preferred* 0 to 2 years in a critical care setting required and* 0 to 2 years as a Respiratory Therapist preferred * Licensed Respiratory Therapist- MN Board of Medical Practice required as required by location of employment and * Licensed Respiratory Therapist- WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required as required by location of employment and* BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support- Multisource required and* ACLS/BLS Tier 2-Advanced Cardiac Life Support- Multisource preferred within 180 Days and* PEARS - Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition & Stabilization- Multisource required required at sites providing pediatric care within 180 Days or* PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support- Multisource required required at sites providing pediatric care within 180 Days and* NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation- Multisource required required at sites providing neonatal care within 180 Days * Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care preferred andPhysical DemandsMedium Work*:Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently