Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,254 per week Job Listing at Carle Health - 602 West University Avenue , Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL (Job ID 5719806-2024-10-18)

Description

Job Details
• -Perform routine and critical respiratory care procedures under the supervision of a Respiratory Care Supervisor and Medical Director.
• -Is responsible for performance and competency of care for Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric populations.

Job Requirements
• Required Skills & Experience:
• -Solid understanding of all aspects of Respiratory care.

Unit Specific Information
• -Disassembles, washes, rinses, dries and packages respiratory equipment.
• -Effectively evaluate the results of patient respiratory care delivered per care plans.
• -Functions as a role model in Respiratory Care demonstrating competency in clinical judgment, select technical skills and appropriate knowledge base.
• -Prepares and tests respiratory therapy equipment for proper and safe operation and checks equipment in use and on units for proper operations and routine service.
• -Reports malfunctioning equipment to manager.
• -Processes and maintains respiratory equipment.
• -Will accurately chart on the respiratory flow sheets in the EMR and on the care plans.
• -Will also charge accurately in the EMR.
• -Completes assessments on ventilator patients and all other patients on respiratory care services.
• -Recommends timely interventions and the need for further treatment or referral in the participant's respiratory care regimen.
• -Records procedures, patient response and compliance with sleep therapy documentation requirements and consults with Respiratory Care Practitioner any adverse effects and compliance with equipment.
• -Relays same information in writing to physician.
• -Evaluates patients for routine respiratory care therapy on the inpatient units.
• -Evaluates patients for routine respiratory care therapy for patient in the Emergency room.
• -Obtains and analyses blood gases - Arterial, Venous and Capillary.
• -Assist cleaning respiratory care related equipment.
• -Assist with stocking respiratory care related supplies on the inpatient care units.