RRT- ICU/NICU/ED Job
Location: Plano, Texas
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Location: Texas Health Plano
Job ID: 53420
Department: Respiratory Therapy-Neurodiagn
Area of Interest: Allied Health
Job Type! : Full Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation Provided:
Travel Required: No
Specialty: NN
Job Function: ALL
Qualifications/Duties
EDUCATION:
Graduate of an accredited AMA Respiratory Care Program.
SHIFT/HOURS:
7a-pa; Full-Time (36 hrs/wk)
EXPERIENCE:
2 years experience in ICU/NICU/ED.
LICENSE / CERTIFICATION:
RRT credentials required. ACLS and NRP required within 90 days of hired
SKILLS:Basic Respiratory Therapy Skills:
Oxygen and Aerosol therapy, bronchodilator therapy, volume therapy, airway care, trach care, breathing exercises, patient monitoring devices and techniques, protocols, NIP and FVC monitoring
Advanced Respiratory Therapy Skills:
CPAP/BiPAP ventilation, all modes of adult or neonatal ventilation, weaning from ventilation techniques and /or protocol, transport of ventilated pa! tients. Intubations, CPR, blood gas draws and/or analysis, bed! side PFT’s, bedside monitoring devices
DUTIES:
Basic Respiratory Therapy Skills
Oxygen and Aerosol therapy, bronchodilator therapy, volume therapy, airway care, trach care, breathing exercises, patient monitoring devices and techniques, protocols, NIP and FVC monitoring
Advanced Respiratory Therapy Skills
CPAP/BiPAP ventilation, all modes of adult or neonatal ventilation, weaning from ventilation techniques and /or protocol, transport of ventilated patients. Intubations, CPR, blood gas draws and/or analysis, bedside PFT’s, bedside monitoring devices
- Verified, accurate physician’s orders for respiratory procedures.
- Safe, accurate applications and delivery of all modes, methods, devices, pharmacology procedures and service equipment required to treat patients with respiratory therapies, including universal precaution infection control techniques and correct hand washing procedures.
- Correct patient ident! ification by procedure.
- Safe, accurate, timely and effective communication regarding such with MD, RN, RT peers.
- Appropriate and timely communication with supervisors and the chain of command is completed as necessary to meet the clinical needs of all patients.
- All procedures related to tasks will be complete: including reporting adverse events, obtaining new orders and correcting deficiencies in care or orders.
- Adverse reactions to RT care will be identified and emergency measures for such initialed.
- Assessments will be complete, timely and accurate, including care plans.
- Age differences specific to each of the basic modalities are accurately applied, assessed, utilized and communicated.
Patient ! Assessment, Care Planning and Adjustments in Care
- Pat! ients will move safely and accurately through respiratory protocols/guidelines.
- Compliance to all the protocol algorithms and documentation needs.
- Communication with physicians as required by the needs of the patient and included in the protocol guidelines.
- Correct department documentation procedures completed.
- Each patient with each treatment has an assessment of responses to care, documented.
- Completed, accurate and timely initial assessments, timed re-assessments and urgent care assessments are to be done as required.
- Accurate, timely and safe care planning in all patient populations are applied with effective care decisions for the age of the patient.
- RT contribution and participation on the unit-based councils and discharge planning teams as applicable
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano is a 366-bed, Magnet-designated hospital and recognized clinical leader, providing! technologically advanced care to Plano, Frisco and surrounding communities since 1991. This full-service facility features a full range of specialties including emergency medicine, cardiology, adult and adolescent behavioral health, pediatrics, an adult intensive care unit and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Texas Health Plano has more than 1,600 employees and 1,200 physicians on its medical staff in more than 67 specialties. The hospital is a 2008 TAPE recipient, a Level III trauma center, a designated Cycle III Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, hip and knee Center of Excellence and certified Primary Stroke Center. The hospital has also been named “Best Place to Have a Baby†in Collin County and a Gold-Level Mother Friendly business. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.
Texas Health Resources is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity at all lev! els of our organization. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
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This occupation will be opened on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:57:49 GMT
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