Respiratory Therapist | Cardio Rehab | Part-time | Days - Miami
Miami
Overview:
This is a part-time 20 hours per week, benefits eligible, working in our Cardio Rehab department .
Tuesday and Thursday 7:30AM TO 6PM
The Respiratory Therapist II provides routine, emergent and critical cardiopulmonary care under the direction of a physician to neonatal (if applicable) pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. Adheres to hospital policies and the rules and regulations of all local, state and federal agencies and to the standards of all accrediting bodies.Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. This role may also function as a lead staff member in monitoring productivity and staff assignment in the absence of a charge therapist.
Responsibilities:
- Supervises the delivery of cardiopulmonary care in accordance with applicable policy and procedure. Delivers timely
reassessment and monitoring patient progress. Recommends change in respiratory plan of care according to medical
necessity. Completes clinical documentation including skin assessments and worklist tasks in a timely manner with
special attention to detail and document and report any unusual findings.
- Monitors, instructs, and coaches patient before, during and after treatment delivery. Prevents and/or resolves untoward
changes based on pulse oximetry, peak flow measurement, chest x-ray, lab work and other data relevant to optimal
patient progress.
- Initiates and maintains mechanical ventilation. Determines or guides the determination of ventilator mode and settings.
needed. Establishes weaning readiness and facilitates weaning process and documents including VAE prevention
requirements each shift. Attends interdisciplinary rounding and communicates findings with intensivist team.
- Performs advanced diagnostic and invasive procedures such as insertion and monitoring of arterial lines, assisting with
testing. Completes clinical documentation of procedures paying close attention to detail.
- Draws and analyzes arterial blood gases; performs other point of care testing to include lactic acid, chemistry, and
documented. Makes or recommends changes in respiratory management according to blood gas results.
- Responds to all hospital emergencies including Fire Alarms, Code Yellow, Code STEMI, Rapid Response, and Code
- Stays up to date on all equipment functions and associated precautions and hazards of all equipment used. Takes
- Demonstrates the proper procedure for obtaining, charging for, and returning medications and supplies. Helps to
Participates in daily huddles, rounding, and hospital education activities by attending in-services, and training necessary
to maintain clinical competency. Completes computer based learning and Net competencies as scheduled. Makes gooduse of any clinical downtime in performing duties needed within the department.
- Able to work independently and may be required to assume charge responsibilities including performing shift count and
productivity, flexes staffing up or down during census changes. Assists staff to prioritize patient care during extreme
workloads. Will provides resources and guidance to staff to support patient centered care. Responsible for precepting
students and new hires and teaches time management skills.
- Performs all other duties as assigned by management within job scope
Qualifications:
Education / Training- Associates Degree Accredited Respiratory Care Program
- 1-year Respiratory experience.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist Florida License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) (not required for Cardiac Rehab)
Additional Information: Basic Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 60 days of employment.Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
Miami
Position Summary:
Orlando Health is hiring Registered Respiratory Therapists across the system! The RRT will assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records...
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Technology
• -OR- Radiologic Technology
• -OR- Respiratory Therapist
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in Respiratory Therapy or
• AS degree in Radiologic Technology or certificate of graduation from radiology technology program
Licensure/Certification
• Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification. PALS may be required depending on unit specific needs...