Provides Respiratory Care services in accordance with department policies. Administers, monitors, controls and evaluates complex life support systems that ventilate acute or chronically ill patients. Participates in hospital initiatives and projects.
Requirements
- Conducts Respiratory Care services according to department policy and procedure
- Reviews the patient chart and accurately interprets the physician’s orders
- Administers all tests, treatments and therapy as ordered
- Documents every patient treatment administered in patient charts, noting response to therapy
- Delivers, sets up, and safely operates mechanical ventilators and monitors patients receiving mechanical ventilation
- Makes patient rounds according to assigned department schedules
- Removes equipment from patient rooms and disassembles equipment following department policies
- Recognizes medical problems (i.e., adverse reactions to therapy), discontinues treatment if indicated, and notifies physician immediately
- Performs advanced Respiratory Therapy assignments
- Attends and participates, as directed, in activities of collaborative clinical committees
- Assists in development and implementation of protocols, clinical pathways, policies and procedures
- Provides in-service education to members of Respiratory Therapy Department at least annually
- Assists in development of quality improvement indicators, collecting data, analyzing results, and suggests corrective action
- Performs advanced clinical and technical assignments with critical care patients
- Attends, as directed, and completes Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Assists with bronchoscopy following department policy and procedure
- Performs pulmonary function testing as directed
- Performs tracheotomy tube changes
- Performs Arterial Blood Gases punctures and/or arterial line samples
- Analyzes blood gas samples according to policy
- Performs endotracheal intubation following department policy and procedure
- Maintains clinical competency in areas of Respiratory Care
- Maintains current Massachusetts License as a Respiratory Therapist and registration by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Respiratory Therapist
- Attends all mandatory continuous education classes as assigned during the year
- Assumes Charge Therapist responsibilities when and as directed by supervisor
- Participates in non-assigned service related continuing education classes to ensure professional development and license requirements
- Attends all scheduled staff meetings or, if unable, accepts responsibility for reading staff meeting minutes
- Accepts membership in all assigned department or hospital committees or task forces
- Demonstrates knowledge of patient’s clinical needs and contacts appropriate personnel to meet identified needs
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, dental, vision, pharmacy benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 403(b) savings matches
- Earned time cash out
- Career advancement opportunities
- Resources to support employee and family wellbeing
