Respiratory Therapist – $28-41 per hour Position Available In Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Job Description:

Atrium Health Charlotte is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for ajob in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements Specialty:

Respiratory Therapist Discipline:

Allied Health Professional Start Date:

ASAP Duration:

Ongoing Employment Type:

Staff Overview Successful candidates will hold an RN or RCP license from anaccredited school, have three years of acute care experience intheir specialty. Preference given to candidates with Neonatal,Pediatric, or Adult Critical Care experience. Candidates will berequired to earn and/or maintain ACLS, PALS, and NRPcertifications. Schedule requires rotating weeknights, weekends,and call shifts. Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital

• (LCH)
• has taken thecommunity to another level of service to provide care for thegrowing population of children in our region.
• At 247 beds, LCH isthe largest children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington DC
• It serves high acuity patients as the flagship children’shospital within the innovative Atrium Health and offers a fullcomplement of over 125 pediatric subspecialists in over 30different pediatric specialties.
• We have 4 pediatric hospitalistteams, a 10 bed PICU, a 10 bed Cardiac ICU (expanding to 24 bedPICU and 20 bed CVICU by the end of 2024), an 85-bed Level IV NICU
• and an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation floor.
• LevineChildren’s Hospital is also Charlotte’s only Level 1 PediatricTrauma Center.
• LCH has been named a Best Children’s Hospital byU.S. News & World Report for 17 consecutive years and is nationallyranked in 10 pediatric specialties. Currently, LCH is ranked as the#1 children’s hospital in North Carolina and tied for #1 in thesoutheastern United States. Additionally,
• Atrium Health CarolinasMedical Center and Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital haveearned Magnet re-designation from
• The American NursesCredentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program
• . Magnetdesignated health care organizations showcase excellence in nursingpractice and patient outcomes.
• Job Summary Operates extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) equipment andperforms ECMO therapy according to physician orders, provides carethrough skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification,planning, implementation and evaluation in accordance with facilityand department policies, procedures, and/or protocols under thesupervision of the ECMO team manager.

Essential Functions Monitors pump functioning throughout patient therapy andmaintains pump integrity; monitors circuit volume and administersproducts, medications and/or volumes as ordered; monitorsanticoagulation, electrolyte acid-base balance and blood gascomposition volumes and adjusts ECMO circuit to maintain physicianorders. Recommends appropriate changes to current patient managementbased on new information or changing patient status. Generates and compiles appropriate documentation and chargesrelated to ECMO. Operates point of care laboratory equipment; interprets andacts on results based upon physician orders. Sets up and primes ECMO circuits; initiates and maintainsextracorporeal life support according to protocols. Assists withlogistics of cannulation, decannulation, and in-house transport ofpatients on ECMO. Manages planned and emergent disruption of ECMO. Replacescircuit components under normal and emergent conditions. Facilitates a multidisciplinary approach in the care of ECMOpatients. Assures to maintain competency with

ECLS/ECMO

procedures atleast 24 hours quarterly and 96 hours annually of pump time. Ifthese can not be met with patient care, specialist will participatein drills to meet requirements. Provides CRRT in neonatal and pediatric populations. Willassist with provision of CRRT in adult cardiac patients on ECMO asrequested. Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide servicesthat are safe, effective and financially responsible. Participates in committees, shared governance or other facilitydecision making activities. Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide servicesthat are safe, effective and financially responsible.

• Physical Requirements Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching,stooping, bending, pushing and pulling.

Must be able to lift andsupport 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment andsupplies. Must speak English in good, understandable terms. Intactsense of sight, hearing, smell and touch. Finger dexterity.

Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able torespond quickly to changes in patient and/or conditions. Additionaldepartment specific physical requirements may be identified forunique responsibilities within the department by the nurse leader

• Education, Experience and Certifications Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapyprogram is required with current licensure and certification asappropriate.
• Required to maintain active and unencumberedlicensure from their respective State Board. Must maintain current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider,Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Life Support andNeonatal Resuscitation Program certifications.
• 2 years of direct patient care experience in neonatal, pediatric oradult ICU setting is required.

For ECMO Specialist that are RTs, teammates must obtain State BoardEndorsement for ECMO within 90 days of completion of ECMOorientation.

BSN/BSRT

preferred but not required.

Atrium Health Charlotte Job ID#156466.

Posted job title:

ECMO Specialist (RN or RT)

• AtriumHealth Levine Children’s Hospital
• FT NightsAbout Atrium HealthCharlotteHeadquartered in Charlotte, NC, Atrium Health is now partof Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated healthsystem in the United States, which was created from the combinationwith Advocate Aurora Health. In the Southeast Region, Atrium Healthprovides care under the Atrium Health name in Charlotte, NC, AtriumHealth Wake Forest Baptist
• name in the Winston-Salem, NC, region,as well as Atrium Health Navicent
• and Atrium Health Floyd
• inGeorgia and Alabama.

Together, we are committed to providingequitable care for all. Annually, Advocate Health provides nearly$5 billion in community benefits. Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptistis a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem,North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part ofAdvocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, NorthCarolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in theUnited States, created from the combination of Atrium Health andAdvocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s twomain components are an integrated clinical system

• anchored byAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bedtertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem
• that includes BrennerChildren’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic coreof Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experientialmedical education and groundbreaking research that includes WakeForest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused onadvancing health care through new medical technologies andbiomedical discovery.

Atrium Health NavicentAtrium Health Navicent is the leadingprovider of healthcare in central and south Georgia and iscommitted to its mission of elevating health and well-being throughcompassionate care. Atrium Health Navicent is part of AdvocateHealth, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and isthe third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States,created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate AuroraHealth. Atrium Health Navicent provides high-quality, personalizedcare in 53 specialties at more than 50 facilities throughout theregion. As part of the largest, integrated, nonprofit health systemin the Southeast, it is also able to tap into some of the nation’sleading medical experts and specialists with Atrium Health,allowing it to provide the best care close to home

• includingadvanced innovations in virtual medicine and care.

Throughout its125-year history in the community, Atrium Health Navicent hasremained dedicated to enhancing health and wellness for individualsthroughout the region through nationally recognized quality care,community health initiatives and collaborative partnerships. It isalso one of the leading teaching hospitals in the region, helpingto ensure viability for rural health care for the next generation

• Atrium Health FloydAtrium Health Floyd Medical Center is a 304-bed,full-service hospital located in Rome, Georgia.

Serving as the maincampus for Atrium Health Floyd, this hospital provides a certifiedChest Pain Center, a designated Bariatric Surgery Center ofExcellence and a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Atrium HealthFloyd also is home to a state-designated Level II Trauma Center anda Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and has specialty centersfor pediatrics, and wound care and hyperbaric therapy.

Benefits Medical benefits Vision benefits Dental benefits Life insurance 401k retirement plan Health savings account