Advanced Respiratory Therapist – Pediatric – Duke Life Flight (Only 24h Left) Position Available In Durham, North Carolina

Job Description:

Job Description At Duke Health, we’re driven by a commitment tocompassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their lovedones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie,join us and discover how we can advance health together. About DukeLife Flight Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Life Flight,which is Duke Health’s critical care and emergency air and groundtransport team, accredited by the Commission on Accreditation ofMedical Transport Systems. The team includes paramedics, nurses,respiratory therapists, emergency medical technicians, andcommunications specialists who work quickly to providecompassionate care and transport services to critically illpatients of all ages. Duke Life Flight also maintains a Code BlueResponse Team and helps support event medicine needs. AdvancedRespiratory Care Practitioner

• Duke Life Flight
• $15,000Commitment Bonus if eligibleUp to $8,000 Relocation allowance ifeligible
• Duke Life Flight seeks to hire an Advanced RespiratoryCare Practitioner who will embrace our mission of Advancing HealthTogether.

Duke Life Flight is a CAMTS accredited critical care andEmergency Air and Ground transport agency in Durham, NC, providingservices to North Carolina and its surrounding states. We operatetwo state-of-the-art rotor wing aircraft and a fleet of criticalcare, and advanced life support ambulances. We are one of fewrotor-wing aeromedical Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) capable flightprograms in North Carolina. Our respiratory care practitioners withour Life Flight team transport pediatric, and neonatal patients 24hours a day, 7 days a week. We provide rapid access to health carefor patients when time, specialized skills, and/or specializedresources are critical for survival. General Description of the JobClass Perform and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic clinicalprocedures as defined in the Respiratory Care Services scope ofclinical practice, performing work in accordance with physicianorders in the neonatal, pediatric and adult patient populations.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Perform all duties andresponsibilities required of a Respiratory Care Practitioner I.
• Evaluate appropriateness of medical orders.
• Proficient in theapplication of mechanical ventilator modalities.
• Proficient inthe application of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation(NPPV); Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bi-LevelPositive Airway Pressure (BiPAP)
• Perform endotracheal intubationunder the observation of a Supervisor or Advanced Practitioner.

Perform extubations.

• Serve as member of the code/ emergency team.

Administer medical gases.

• Insert nasogastric and orogastrictubes.
• Perform tracheotomy tube changes. Perform capnographymonitoring.
• Transport patients requiring mechanical ventilationor airway protection.
• Interpret clinical data to optimize patientclinical objectives.
• Participate in clinical rounds withphysicians, nurses and other health care providers
• Assist withBronchoscopy. Assist with orientation and training of Level II RT
• Assure safe operations of devices in the MRI.
• Qualified forcertification in the hyperbaric chamber if applicable to theinstitution scope of practice Required Qualifications at this LevelEducation
• Completion of a two year AMA approved Respiratory CareProgram
• (Associates Degree or the equivalent).
• Must maintainannual skill maintenance and annual safety/compliance requirements
• Must maintain North Carolina annual license requirements for CEUsExperience
• A minimum of three years (preference of four years)experience in clinical respiratory therapy, including a minimum ofone year in intensive care respiratory therapy within a neonatal orpediatric ICU.
• Advanced certification required (C-NPT) within twoyears of hire. If hired with critical care transport experience,C-NPT or NPS certification highly preferred. Degrees, Licensure,and/or Certification
• North Carolina State Licensure
• Registry(RRT) by the National Association for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Certification inAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Certification in PediatricAdvanced Life Support (PALS)
• Certification in NeonatalResuscitation (NRP) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Knowledgenecessary to make appropriate clinical decisions and interactionrelative to the specific age of a patient.
• Skillsvalidation/certification of competencies for the duties andresponsibilities required for a Level I RT.
• Skills validation /certifications of competencies for the duties and responsibilitiesof this level. Work involves contact with patients of all ages,family members, physicians, nursing, and all other members of thehealth care team.
• Work is performed in all areas of the hospital
• Work may require lifting or pushing in excess of 30 pounds.
• Required to carry emergency airway bag weighing approximately 20pounds.
• Work requires walking, running, climbing and bending.

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