Performs routine respiratory therapy procedures including IPPB, O2 therapy, and humidity/aerosol therapy in an assigned area on patients.
Establishes and maintains ventilation and airway care for assigned patients and provides ventilatory support to patients receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Performs advanced respiratory care techniques such as invasive pressure monitoring, ICP, pulmonary artery catheters, cardiac output determinations, administration of Nitric Oxide, and other gases.
Assists physician in insertion of catheters as needed.
Performs arterial blood gas collection through line draws or punctures.
Senior Registered Respiratory Therapist responsible for advanced respiratory care procedures, patient assessment, and coordination of respiratory care operations.
Responsibilities
Perform routine respiratory therapy procedures including IPPB, O2 therapy, humidity/aerosol therapy, pulmonary function lab, neonatal intensive care, HBO
Coordinate specialty area operations, scheduling, patient assignments, and program activities
Establish and maintain ventilation and airway care, provide ventilatory support, perform tracheal intubations, bronchoscopy, tracheostomies
Conduct inspiratory force measurements, vital capacity tests, arterial blood gas punctures and analysis
Perform bedside pulmonary function tests and lab tests
Requirements
Associates Degree Respiratory Care
Bachelor's Degree Respiratory Care
Technical Degree or Diploma Respiratory Care
Nice to have: RRT certification
Nice to have: Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification