PRN - Shifts Vary
Starting Pay- $37.14 - $55.71 (Based on Experience)
Offers for external candidates are generally made between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on experience.
Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited school of respiratory therapy
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Registered by the State of Minnesota (CRT)
- Two years of critical care experience preferred
Job Responsibilities:
- Provides care at the hospital to patients with respiratory care needs including those receiving advanced therapeutic care, which include, but are not limited to the following:
- Ventilator
- Bipap/Cpap
- Incentive spirometry
- Aerosol/MDI treatments
- NT suctioning
- High velocity nasal canula
- Nasal canula
- ET suctioning
- CPT/PEP therapy
- BiWaze
- Monitors patient’s physiological response to therapy such as vital signs, arterial, and venous blood gases. Consults with clinician if adverse reactions occur.
- Works as a team in a multidisciplinary environment to provide care and provide recommendations for appropriate therapy.
- Assists with monitoring end tidal CO2 and SPO2 of patients.
- Educates patients and families on respiratory disease management.
- Works with patients and families to set up home oxygen therapy.
- Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
- Responds to rapid response and codes called within the hospital with appropriate equipment.
- Monitors respiratory supplies and equipment as needed.
- Reviews EHR for accurate charging of respiratory related supplies, equipment, and oxygen use.
- Makes rounds within the hospital departments to assess patient respiratory care needs and communicates with charge nurses and house supervisors as needed.
- Assesses respiratory equipment and supplies .
- Assists in the development, implementation, and review of respiratory policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Monitors EHR for accurate charging of respiratory related supplies, equipment, and oxygen use.
- Other duties as assigned.
On Call Responsibilities
- Your response time will be less than one hour, sooner if possible.
- There is a two-hour minimum paid time for being called in.
- Provide coverage for three shifts per month.
- Provide at least one weekend shift every month.
- Provide coverage for one holiday shift per year.
