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Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Day and Night Shifts
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St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center
Chicago, IL (In Person)
$74,643 Salary, Full-Time
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Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Day and Night Shifts 3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars Chicago, IL 60621 $24.00 - $43.68 an hour - Full-time St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center 173 reviews $24.00 - $43.68 an hour - Full-time St. Bernard Hospital is in search of a Registry- Certified Respiratory Technician. This ideal candidate will provide and promote the delivery of cardio-respiratory patient care services in accordance with the AARC (American Association of Respiratory Care) clinical practice guidelines and the medical staff guidelines. The Registry- Certified Respiratory Technician will also evaluate the effectiveness of aerosol and bronchodilation therapies, the appropriateness of therapies ordered. The Registry- Certified Respiratory Technician monitors and evaluates patients on mechanical ventilation and conducts an analysis of the procurement of arterial blood gases. Reads orders prepared by physician and administers treatments such as oxygen therapy, CPT, postural drainage, breathing exercise, aerosol therapy and pulmonary function testing, while maintaining documentation of care, treatments, and test. Qualification Associate Degree or a certificate from an accredited Respiratory Therapy school. License Respiratory Technician by the state of Illinois. Certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Minimum of one (1) year experience as a Certified Respiratory Technician. Responsibility Highlights Administer all respiratory therapeutics according to regulatory, department and hospital policies and procedures while in accordance with safety programs. Perform assessment of the patient determining needs related to the frequency and duration of the treatment regime ordered by the physician. Maintains accurate medical records. Carries out physicians' orders and directions as given. Confer with physician to develop respiratory patient care plan. Perform all respiratory and EKG studies (excluding pulmonary procedures). Properly set up and maintain ventilators, change parameters of patients on ventilators as ordered by the pulmonologist, follow ventilator weaning protocol. Perform spontaneous parameters on all ventilator patients daily. Report to all cardiac arrest calls and assist with airway management and cardiac compression. Properly understand blood gas studies in relation with pulmonary function and long term ventilation.