Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily respiratory therapy assignments, workload, patient priorities, breaks, and coverage.
- Provide direct respiratory care and assist with mechanical ventilation, BiPAP/NIV, oxygen therapy, aerosol treatments, airway care, arterial blood gases, and emergencies.
- Participate in Code Blue, Rapid Response, trauma, and difficult-airway events.
- Perform ordered pulmonary function testing, including spirometry and other studies supported by facility equipment and credentials.
- Coach patients to obtain acceptable and reproducible testing results and complete preliminary technical quality reviews.
- Maintain accurate documentation, patient charges, PFT logs, quality records, and departmental statistics.
- Monitor respiratory and PFT equipment, calibration, cleaning, supplies, and maintenance needs.
- Assist with staff orientation, precepting, competency validation, and clinical coaching.
- Identify and escalate patient-safety, staffing, documentation, equipment, or performance concerns.
- Support hospital policies, infection prevention, HIPAA, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and survey readiness.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited respiratory care program.
- Current Respiratory Care Practitioner license in the state of employment.
- Current BLS certification required; ACLS, PALS, NRP, or other certifications may be required.
- RRT credential preferred.
- Previous respiratory therapy experience required; lead, charge, critical-care, or PFT experience preferred.
- PFT competency or ability to complete facility-approved training and validation.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, leadership, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Schedule
Full-time, primarily 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Schedule adjustments and weekend, holiday, on-call, or emergency coverage may be required based on department needs.
