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Respiratory Therapist II AdventHealth Connerton
Location Address: 9441 Health Center Drive Land O' Lakes, FL 34637
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Work Hours/Shift:
PRN Nights
You Will Be Responsible For:
Proactively initiates process improvement ideas. Assists with clinical instruction and new orientee staff precepting, and serves as a resource person to lower level therapists. Supports hospital and department mission, goals, and department metrics. Practices standard precautions and enforces safety regulations according to hospital policies on a continual basis. Documents and charges for procedures neatly, accurately, thoroughly, and completely to ensure quality standards set by the department and hospital.
Responds to all Code Blue emergencies immediately providing CPR according to the American Heart Association and performs other duties as directed. Performs airway maintenance including: proper use of manual resuscitators, oral and nasal pharyngeal airway insertion, airway suctioning, extubation, assist with tracheostomy insertion, perform tracheostomy tube change, assist with bronchoscopy, and procedural respiratory support.
What You Will Need:
Graduate from an AMA approved program by the National Board of Respiratory Care in Respiratory Therapy is required. Â AAS or AS is required.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required or CRT registry eligible and must obtain registry RRT credential within 12 months from hire date.
CPR/BLS and ACLS certification required.
Minimum of two years clinical experience in acute care setting.
Current Florida State License as a RRT /Registered Respiratory Therapist
Job Summary:
ABG Puncture and Analysis
Basic CPR and airway management
Oscillatory Chest Physiotherapy Applications
Application Non-Invasive Oxygen Therapies & devices
Respiratory Monitoring Pulse oximetry applications
Medicated Aerosol Therapies, Bronchial Hygiene Therapies, Lung Expansion Therapies
Basic Spirometry
Routine Oxygen Delivery, Devices, and Oximetry
Non Invasive High Flow Therapy
Non-Invasive Heliox Therapy
Basic Tracheotomy Care
Advanced Tracheostomy Care including tracheotomy change & de-cannulation
Non-Invasive Bilevel Application & Management
Non-Invasive End Tidal Co2 Capnography Application & Monitoring
Invasive End Tidal Co2 Capnography Application & Monitoring