Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,080 per week at Centura Health Corporation - 11600 W 2nd Pl summary:
The Travel Respiratory Therapist provides respiratory care procedures to patients across various healthcare settings, including critical and emergency areas. Responsibilities include performing therapeutic modalities, diagnostic testing, patient transportation, and education, all while adhering to departmental policies and regulatory standards. The role also involves effective communication with patients and staff, handling equipment, and contributing to professional development within the team.
Certification Details
BLSState Licensure
Job Details
Delivers respiratory care procedures to patients in general, acute, critical care and emergency areas according to departmental policies and procedures.Performs therapeutic modalities including patient monitoring, medication delivery, ventilation management, expansion therapy, and bronchial hygiene.Performs diagnostic testing including ABG's, PFT's, EKG's, cardiac, bronchoscopy, and pulse oximetry.Assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency care by providing airway maintenance and management, cardiac support and other assistance as needed to expedite patient and physician needs.Responds to patient needs in a timely, effective manner.Provides patient and family education and teaching.Transports patients within the hospital or between facilities.Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.Develops care plan from thorough assessment via protocol criteria or directed physician order.Documents all patient care activities including evaluations, progress notes and detailed treatment records per standards of practice, legal requirements and regulatory/third party payer requirements.Documents ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes to correctly capture billing charges.Coordinates and communicates effectively to all patients, families, staff, physicians, and other customers concerning respiratory therapy services by direct verbal and/or written communication respecting confidentiality at all times.Technical and interpersonal problem solving.Determines the proper function of all equipment used and make interventions as needed.Anticipates, recognizes and assists others in identifying patient complications and reactions related to respiratory care.Demonstrates effective time management and is proactive in prioritizing workload and meeting productivity requirements.Adapts to rapidly changing technologies, policies, regulations, census and staffing through priority setting and flexibility.Participates in personal, professional and program development by attending department in services, meetings and by sharing professional expertise to enhance quality of professional services and staff development.Assists in training respiratory therapy staff, students and other hospital personnel.Acts as a resource for new staff members and co-workers by sharing information and providing education.
Job Requirements
1 year of respiratory therapy experience, preferredPrior use of electronic medical records (EMR), preferredFloating may be required to any CommonSpirit location within sixty (60) miles of the original assignment location or CommonSpirit-identified “float zone”.Float assignments may include duties outside of original assignment job requirements (including skill set) in accordance with CommonSpirit policy.
Keywords:
respiratory therapy, patient care, critical care, therapeutic modalities, diagnostic testing, airway management, emergency care, bilingual education, healthcare services, medical transportation
