Registered Respiratory Therapist Job at UofL Health, Louisville, KY

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  • UofL Health
  • Louisville, KY

Job Description

UofL Health is hiring for a Respiratory Therapist at Jewish Hospital and at UofL Hospital

Shift

6A - 6P or 6P - 6A

Sign on bonus offered

Job Description

The Respiratory Therapist, Registered is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) that possesses working knowledge of respiratory care and has displayed age-specific competence for all age groups serviced by the facility. The RRT conducts themselves in a professional manner and is courteous to patients, physicians, visitors, members of the department and all other healthcare personnel. The RRT supports and contributes to departmental productivity and organizational objectives by functioning as an integrated member of the respiratory care team and performs services consistent with the scope of licensure. The RRT supports and exhibits behaviors consistent with the organization’s mission and values.

Essential Functions

  • Plans and administers non-medicated aerosol and humidity therapy
  • Plans and administers oxygen therapy (including implementation of oxygen therapy protocol where appropriate)
  • Plans and administers aerosolized medication and specialty gas therapy
  • Performs airway management
  • Plans and administers incentive spirometry
  • Cleans and reprocesses respiratory therapy equipment
  • Plans and administers bronchial hygiene and performs chest physiotherapy (including implementation of bronchial hygiene protocol where appropriate)
  • Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and manual ventilation during resuscitation attempts and aides in rapid response calls when appropriate
  • Provides patient, family, staff and physician education.
  • Collects arterial blood samples for blood gas analysis
  • Operates mechanical ventilators and manages ventilator settings and weaning per protocols and provider orders
  • Assists in cardiopulmonary procedures

Education

Additional Job Description:

  • Associate degree in Cardiopulmonary Services or Respiratory Care from an accredited respiratory therapy educational program (required)
  • Bachelor’s Degree Cardiopulmonary Services or Respiratory Care from an accredited respiratory therapy educational program (preferred)

Experience

  • One year of experience in respiratory therapy critical care (preferred)
  • New graduates accepted

Licensure

  • Active license as a Respiratory Care Practitioner from the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care (KBRC) (required)

Certification

  • Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) and must be kept current, if applicable (required). Note: New graduates have 6 months to obtain the RRT credential.
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (required)
  • American Heart Association Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (required)

Job Tags

Relocation package, Shift work,

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