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C0038 Franciscan Health Rensselaer
Respiratory Therapist (PRN/Alternating Shifts)
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What they do
A Respiratory Therapist assists patients who have trouble breathing because of a chronic respiratory illness, trauma, or other conditions. Administers tests to diagnose breathing problems, performs treatments to help patients breathe easier, or sets up breathing equipment such as ventilators. Works closely with physicians and other healthcare workers, and may also assist in providing emergency care to patients suffering from heart attacks, drowning, or shock. Works in hospitals; may also provide care and counseling to patients in their homes.
$70,961 / year median in Indiana
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Franciscan Health Rensselaer 1104 E Grace St Rensselaer, Indiana 47978 The Registered Respiratory Therapist oversees the diagnosis, treatment, and care management of patients with pulmonary disorders. This position uses a variety of testing techniques to assist doctors in diagnosing disorders, and determines requirements for treatment, such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, or medication and dosages, compatible with physicians' orders.
WHO WE ARE
With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Machine Maintenance Maintains cleanliness of patient room and equipment, and prepares and calibrates equipment needed for testing. Inhaled Medications Administers inhaled medications to patients such as SABA, LABA, LAMA, ICS, and antibiotics, and other prescribed inhaled medications. Emergency Response Attends code blue and rapid response team activation to perform or assist with airway management. Special Procedures Conducts special procedures including electrocardiograms (EKGs), arterial blood gas tests (ABG), pulmonary function tests and surfactant delivery; assists physicians during caesarean section births, high-risk deliveries, and patient transports. Patient Education Educates patients and their caregivers about their conditions and teaches appropriate disease management techniques, such as breathing exercises or the use of medications or respiratory equipment. Incentive Spirometry Performs incentive spirometry on patients to facilitate airway clearance and lung expansion. Patient Assessment Performs thorough patient assessments, obtains a history and elicits an accurate description of sleep problems to diagnose and treat patients with science-based medicine. Oxygenation Performs ventilation therapies for proper selection of the delivery device to ensure adequate patient oxygenation. Ventilation Sets up and operates mechanical ventilators using invasive or non-invasive procedures on patients ranging from neonatal to adult; administers high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), and conventional methods to deliver nitric oxide to patients.QUALIFICATIONS
Required Associate's Degree Required High School Diploma/GED Required Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)- The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Required Basic Life Support Program (BLS)
- American Heart Association Required Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- American Heart Association