CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES Registered Respiratory Therapist Day Shift

Pay range for this position is $30.75 to $46.13 per hour

Position-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Competent delivery of all Respiratory Care procedures as outlined in the department policy and procedure manual.


• Maintains accurate and complete documentation of all Respiratory Care procedures per department policy and procedures.


• Verifies physician’s orders for Respiratory Care.


• Receives and accurately prepares reports. Updates and completes patient information to reflect the patient's current clinical status. Prepares and is ready to receive/give a report at the specified report times.


• Attends and participates in department in-services, meetings, patient care rounds, and mandatory hospital meetings.


• Keep the supervisor apprised of changes in workload and patient acuity.


• Data entry of all daily services and charges given to patients.


• Demonstrates excellent working knowledge of Respiratory Care instruments and equipment. Performs troubleshooting with appropriate problem resolution.


• Performs effective airway management to include bag/mask ventilation. Assists the physician with intubation. Demonstrates safe and appropriate suction techniques and uses of artificial airways.


• Assists in the department’s orientation/training of new employees, respiratory/nursing students, and precepts new employees during orientation.


• Performs arterial blood gas draws.


• Initiates, maintains, and monitors ventilator patients. Interprets flow volumes and pressure volume curves to initiate appropriate clinical changes.


• Completes required continuous training and education, including department-specific requirements.


• Complies with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances.


• Performs patient charge reconciliation


• Verifies accuracy and timely submission of time for payroll preparation.


• Working knowledge of all cardiopulmonary equipment within training and education for RRT.


• Proficiently performs all assigned modalities provided by cardiopulmonary services.


• Translates medication into neonatal and pediatric doses, uses proper equipment and procedure regarding patient size, and addresses any special needs regarding type and severity of disease.


• Assesses adult and geriatric patients for special needs by utilizing proper equipment and procedures regarding patient age and needs regarding type and severity of disease.


• Assesses adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients’ ventilator needs; can functionally provide mechanical ventilation of the above patients under the direction of a qualified physician.


• Ability to fully assess patient respiratory status, make recommendations for appropriate therapeutic interventions, and use assessment charting techniques to document status, progress, and effect of therapeutics.


• Performs other duties as assigned.