Registered Respiratory Therapist
- UNC Health
- Hendersonville, NC, USA
Job Description
Job Description
Description
Job Summary
The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) administers respiratory care under a physician's direction, as assigned within scope of practice.
Responsibilities And Scope
Administers respiratory patient care under the direction of a physician. Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Educates patients, especially those with complex care issues, within hospital setting and for post-discharge care. Topics include but are not limited to:
Bronchodilator usage
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment usage, care, and maintenance
Ramifications of smoking / tobacco usage and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Asthma symptom management and medication usage
Administers aerosol medications, oxygen therapy and other components of standard respiratory care. Provides for all aspects of airway management including aspiration of established airways.
Intubates critical care patients as directed by a physician. Selects specialized ventilator modes like pressure-regulated volume control (PRVC) to manage specific disease processes. Monitors intubated patients on an ongoing, round the clock basis. Weans intubated patients from ventilation through evaluative measures including spontaneous breathing trials.
Evaluates blood-gas levels through arterial punctures for all intubated patients and as ordered by a physician. Adjusts care as needed, including parameters of respiratory equipment.
Implements the use of a range of respiratory equipment for breathing assistance and secretion management. Tests equipment, patient response and leads patient through breathing exercises.
Qualifications
Required
Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) status as administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Current North Carolina Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license as issued by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board (NCRCB).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Preferred
One year of work experience in an adult critical care setting.
Experience working in a pediatric / neonatal care setting.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Who We Are
UNC Health is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. With 15 hospitals across the state, UNC Health is committed to empowering health, not just health care. From Magnet recognition to being named Forbes’ top-ranked healthcare system employer for women in the entire Southeast, we're proud to say that our hard work is consistently recognized, awarded, and celebrated.
UNC Health and our 40,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world-class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation into life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.
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