Respiratory Therapist Position Available In Orange, North Carolina

Job Description:

Duke Regional Hospital has served Durham, Orange, Person,Granville and Alamance counties and the surrounding communities fornearly 40 years. With more than 1,900 employees, its focus is onproviding outstanding medical care with compassionate, personalizedservice in a comfortable community hospital setting. Duke RegionalHospital has 369 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range ofmedical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics,weight-loss surgery, women’s services, and heart and vascularservices, and also offers care at the Duke Rehabilitation Instituteand Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center. In fiscal year 2018, DukeRegional Hospital admitted 16,299 patients and had 165,953outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.

• U.S. News & World Reportranked Duke Regional Hospital as #10 in North Carolina and #4 inthe Raleigh-Durham area for 2018-19.
• Advanced Respiratory CarePractitioner
• Duke Regional Hospital

• Schedule:

  PRN

• Duke RegionalHospital seeks to hire an
• Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner-who will embrace our mission of
• Advancing Health Together.

JobDescriptionPerform and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic clinicalprocedures as defined in the Respiratory Care Services scope ofclinical practice, performing work in accordance with physicianorders in the adult patient population.

Duties andresponsibilities Perform all duties and responsibilities required of aRespiratory Care Practitioner I. Evaluate appropriateness of medical orders. Proficient in the application of mechanical ventilatormodalities. Proficient in the application of Non-Invasive Positive PressureVentilation (NPPV); Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) andBi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) Perform endotracheal intubation and extubations under theobservation of a Supervisor or Advanced Practitioner. Serve as member of the code/emergency team. Administer medical gases. Insert nasogastric and orogastric tubes. Perform tracheotomy tube changes and capnographymonitoring. Transport patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airwayprotection. Interpret clinical data to optimize patient clinicalobjectives. Participate in clinical rounds with physicians, nurses andother health care providers Assist with Bronchoscopy and assist with orientation andtraining of Level II RT. Assure safe operations of devices in the MRI. Qualified for certification in the hyperbaric chamber, ifapplicable to the institution scope of practice

• RequiredQualifications at this LevelEducation
• Completion of a 2 yearrespiratory care program (Associates Degree or the equivalent) orcurrently enrolled in an AMA approved Respiratory Care Program, andregistry eligible.
• Experience
• None required
• Degrees, Licensure,and/or Certification
• North Carolina State Licensure or NorthCarolina State Provisional License,Certification by the NationalAssociation for Respiratory Care (NBRC) if graduate. Certificationin Basic Life Support ( BLS), and any other applicablecertifications applicable to the institution.
• Knowledge, Skills,and Abilities
• Knowledge necessary to make appropriate clinicaldecisions and interactions relative to the specific age of apatient.

Skills validation/certifications of competencies for theduties and responsibilities of this level.

Must maintain annualskill requirementsMust maintain annual safety/compliancerequirementsMust maintain North Carolina annual licenserequirements for CEU’s Customer service and communicationexpertise.

Work involves contact with patients of all ages, familymembers, physicians, nursing, and all other members of the healthcare team.

Work is performed in all areas of Duke HospitalWork mayrequire lifting or pushing in excess of 30 pounds.

Work requireswalking, climbing and bending.

• Duke is an AffirmativeAction/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employmentopportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color,disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, geneticinformation, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexualorientation, or veteran status.
• Duke aspires to create acommunity built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, andbelonging.

Our collective success depends on the robust exchange ofideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of ourperspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achievethis exchange, it is essential that all members of the communityfeel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individualsare respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of ourcommunity have a responsibility to uphold these values.

• EssentialPhysical Job Functions:

  Certain jobs at Duke University and DukeUniversity Health System may include essentialjob functions thatrequire specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additionalinformation and provision for requests for reasonable accommodationwill be provided by each hiring department.

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