Respiratory Therapist Weekend Program - Core (Emergency Dept., PICU and Floor Care)

**Offering sign on bonus**

0.75 FTE, working an average of 30 hours per week

Night shift

Competitive benefits package & pay offered based on experience level

**This position provides the opportunity to gain a wide variety of experience as you are assigned shifts in the Emergency Department, Pediatric ICU and the inpatient floors.**

Respiratory Therapists specialize in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function and health. They apply scientific principles to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system. All goals are to ensure best patient outcomes. Respiratory Therapists are authorized to access the unit medication rooms or bedside medication drawers in order to retrieve medications they are authorized to administer.

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Apply knowledge of the scientific principles underlying cardiopulmonary physiology and pathophysiology, as well as biomedical engineering and technology
• Respiratory therapists will effectively offer preventative care to, as well as assess, educate, and treat patients with cardiopulmonary deficiencies.
• Respiratory Care is practiced under medical direction across the health care continuum.
• Critical thinking, patient/environment assessment skills, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines enable respiratory therapists to develop and implement effective care plans, patient-driven protocols, disease-based clinical pathways, and disease management programs.
• Provides Respiratory Care using a Family Centered Approach
• Assesses individualized patient cardiopulmonary needs and communicates them to the care team.
• Embraces the interdisciplinary care model and stays aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant staff meetings and then reporting information and updates back to staff.

LICENSURE:

Registered Respiratory Therapist credentialed through the NBRC with licensure to practice in the State of Ohio by the Ohio Respiratory Care Board.

EDUCATION:

Associate's degree from and AMA-accredited Respiratory Care program.CERTIFICATIONS: Must possess and maintain current CPR card, and obtain and maintain PALS certification.

SKILLS:

Effective communication and interpersonal skills required in interactions with patients and parents, and hospital staff. Ability to work under general supervision.

MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to see, hear, stand, walk, speak, read and perform manual tasks with or without accommodation, and care for oneself with little or no difficulty.
• Must be able to demonstrate use of fine motor skills.
• Applies the principles of body mechanics in lifting or moving patients and/or equipment.
• Must be able to independently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with the assistance of another person(s) and/or equipment.

Note: Regular, reliable and consistent attendance is an essential job function. Employees are expected to perform work as scheduled. The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet