Respiratory Care Practitioner (Per Diem Night) Long Branch, NJ

at  RWJBarnabas Health

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Respiratory Therapist assesses patients’ pulmonary status, develops a plan of care in collaboration with the physician and nurses and delivers respiratory care to patients. Is responsible for reporting identified safety issues such as hazardous environments (i.e. damaged floors/walls/ceiling tiles/unsecured areas) and medical errors, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Graduate of an accepted respiratory therapy program
• NJ state licensure
• CRT or RRT Certification
• BLS through American Heart Association
• PALS and NRP Certifications must be obtained within 12 months of hire.

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Night Shift
• Per Diem Scheduling

• Adheres to documentation standard: Contributes to a comprehensive plan of care, which includes the patient and family and is interdisciplinary. Document intervention in retrievable form which is consistent with plan of care/expected outcomes. Contributes to multidisciplinary teaching record as needed assuring patient/family understanding of prescribed therapy
• Assumes responsibility for reduction in length of stay through the timely delivery of appropriate clinical intervention and delegates follow-up respiratory treatments to appropriate members of the care team
• Collaborates daily with Multidisciplinary Team in development and progress of overall plan of Respiratory care for patients as indicated
• Collaborates with Multidisciplinary Team establishing requirements for teaching and discharge planning of each patient - assures achievement of desired outcomes
• Collaborates with RN and reinforces plan of care daily with patient and family
• Evaluates treatment and orders/confirms appropriateness and initiates treatments of MDI, HFN, CPT, Aerosol treatment
• Initiates an accurate pulmonary history and assessment of patients during initial as well as subsequent therapies
• Intubates in emergency/extubates per MD orders
• Manages transport of ventilated patients
• Participates in monitoring patient care outcomes as established by targets/goals or Performance Improvement within services
• Participates in quality monitoring process to identify variances that increase length of stay
• Participates in the orientation of other associates new to service areas
• Performs techniques/procedures for processing ABG s
• Provides cardiac monitoring within scope of practice
• Responds to CAC/performs life support measures
• Serves as preceptor during orientation of Respiratory Therapists new to the unit or central department
• Uses mentoring skills with team members to advance their knowledge base and clinical skills