Experience: Minimum of 5 years in a relevant role.
Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS).
Responsibilities:
Primary Function: Provide respiratory care and assist with the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of various cardiopulmonary diseases and disorders.
Possess a current RI license, either CRT or RRT certification, and current BLS certification.
Perform respiratory therapy treatments according to physician orders, including aerosol medication delivery, lung expansion, airway clearance modalities, maintenance of natural and artificial airways, care planning, and patient education.
Obtain arterial blood samples from the radial artery for blood gas analysis; interpret the results and recommend appropriate treatment to the physician.
Manage ventilator therapy—including initiation, maintenance, monitoring, assessment, participation in rounds, and weaning—while also performing nasal, oral, and pharyngeal suctioning.
Provide rapid response assessment and emergency care, including airway management, CPR, trauma care, manual and mechanical ventilatory support, and oxygenation support.
Support and monitor patient transport within the hospital and to other facilities using portable ventilators, manual resuscitators, oxygen delivery systems, and monitors.
Set up and administer oxygen using a variety of devices.
Perform charge collection, maintain accurate records, and manage equipment changes and reprocessing as required.
Document all pertinent information in the patient's medical record regarding therapy provided, medications administered, and patient response.
Communicate essential information to oncoming staff to ensure safe patient handoffs.
Provide education to patients and families to facilitate self-care and smooth transitions in care.
Train employees and students in daily procedures, and, when necessary, oversee and prioritize care in the absence of a supervisor.
Perform any other related duties as assigned.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Warwick, RI
Salary
$70–$75.34 Per Hour
Skills
Aerosolsunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
CPR Certificationunmatched
Change Managementunmatched
Diseaseunmatched
Emergency Careunmatched
Emergency Responseunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Medical Recordsunmatched
Medical Treatmentunmatched
Medicationsunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Patient Educationunmatched
Record Keepingunmatched
Records Managementunmatched
Respiratory Therapyunmatched
Staff Trainingunmatched
Ventilatorunmatched
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