Respiratory Therapist - Registered
Company: SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM
Location: Mishawaka
Posted on: May 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Employment Type:Full timeShift:Evening ShiftDescription:Saint
Joseph is proud to offer Daily Pay! Work today! Get paid
today!$10,000 Sign on bonus Shift is 10a-10p and every 3rd
weekend.JOB SUMMARYProvides respiratory therapy designed to
stabilize, prevent or remedy patient respiratory problems. Arranges
andoperates a variety of oxygen and other therapeutic gas and
aerosolized, meter dosed, or powdered medications topatients.
Operates various mechanical devices that aide in the recovery of
patients. Cleans and checks equipmentregularly for proper
functioning and records data obtained during therapy in patient
records.JOB DUTIES1. Actively demonstrates the organization's
mission and core values, and conducts oneself at all times in a
mannerconsistent with these values.2. Knows and adheres to all laws
and regulations pertaining to patient health, safety and medical
information.3. Reads and interprets physicians' orders to determine
treatment requirements including type and duration oftherapy,
medication, dosages, and ventilator settings.4. Confers with
patients and/or family members to obtain pertinent patient
information during assessment includinghistory of respiratory
problems, current medication, patient pulse rate and the like.
Reviews patients' chart toobtain blood-gas report and other
pertinent information.5. Explains treatment procedures to patient
and/ or family members to alleviate fears and elicit cooperation.6.
Checks equipment for proper set-up, functioning and settings, and
verifies physicians' orders before initiatingprocedures and
treatments.7. Prepares medications according to prescription/order
and adds to device.8. Observes patients during therapy, instructs
patient in breathing pattern and reports any abnormalities to
physician.Documents treatment activities and results in patient
record (i.e. treatment type, medication, HR, PR, BS, cough,and so
on).9. Monitors patients on continuous ventilation including
maintenance of airway patency, suctioning and documents insuch
during schedules vent checks. When indicated, wean patients from
mechanical ventilation according toestablished protocols.10.
Performs other duties consistent with purpose of job as
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4-15 .docJOB SPECIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIESEducation:
Graduate of an AMA accredited program.Licensure: Currently holding
a License in Respiratory Therapy from the State of Indiana. Must
hold minimum CRTcredential from the National Board of Respiratory
Care.Experience: Experience desired in Critical Care, NICU, Open
Heart Recovery, and Bronchoscopy.Other Job Requirements:Work
requires the analytical ability to resolve complex problems
requiring the use of basic scientific, mathematical, ortechnical
principles and in-depth, experience-based knowledge.Work requires
the ability to communicate effectively orally, written, and
electronically. This may include explaining clinical,technical and
diagnostic procedures to patients and their families, comforting
patients and their families, enforcing policiesand regulations in
difficult situations, or performing other duties requiring a
comparable level of communication.Work requires providing direct
patient care to neonate, pediatric, adolescent, young adult, adult
and geriatric patients.Work requires working with equipment or
performing procedures where carelessness could result in loss of
patient's lifeand could probably result in minor cuts, bruises, or
muscle pulls.Assigned hours within your shift, starting time, or
days of work are subject to change based on departmental
and/ororganizational needs.Our Commitment to Diversity and
InclusionTrinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and
nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because
we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to
recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language
preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve
and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We
also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and
perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to
innovative solutions.Our dedication to diversity includes a unified
workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention,
and development), commitment and accountability, communication,
community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
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