Respiratory Therapist RRT
Taylorville Memorial Hospital
Taylorville, IL
Position Summary
Full-Time
Day Shift
$27.52 - $42.65
Initiate, maintain and continue basic and intensive respiratory therapy equipment and techniques in the administration of prescribed procedures to patients of all ages with cardiopulmonary disorders.
Schedule
Full Time, Day Shift
6:00am-6:30pm
Rotating Weekends
$20,000 Sign-on Bonus!
Highlights & Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Memorial Childcare
- Mental Health Services
- Growth Opportunities
- Continuing Education
- Local and National Discounts
- Pet Insurance
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401(k)
- Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
- Adoption Assistance
Required Skills
- Measures and administers prescribed medications to patients of all ages (oxygen and aerosolized medications, etc). In addition to the following therapy: humidity and aerosol, chest physical therapy, incentive spirometry, pulse oximetry, and metered dose inhalers, etc.
- Records procedures and patient responses on appropriate departmental paperwork and requisitions. Completes verbal report on patients to ensure continuity of care.
- Assists physician in performing bronchoscopy. Maintains all supplies, monitors patients, and sterilizes the equipment, resetting up for the next procedure.
- Performs all duties in the Cardiology department.
- Performs and educates the patients of the Pulmonary Rehab program in all aspects of their disease and management of their symptoms.
- Maintains the ability to perform Pulmonary Function studies on all types of patients.
- Performs cleaning and sterilization of equipment, reporting malfunctioning equipment to manager.
- Utilize proper infection control practices in accordance with hospital and departmental policy.
- Initiate hospital policy regarding employee/patient incident reports.
- Perform patient rounds in accordance with departmental policy and documents such to ensure appropriate settings for the patient and to ensure emergency supplies are available when needed.
- Evaluates patients’ condition and response to therapy reporting any adverse reactions to the nurse and/or physician. Provide additional information to the physician regarding effectiveness of the therapy and contacting the physician if necessary to request order changes to aid in the patient’s recovery.
- Maintain ability to provide continuous ventilatory support for patients.
- Perform procedures under extreme stress in the event of a trauma patient of any age.
- Participate in continuing education, meeting requirements for all mandatory inservices.
- Promotes health and safety in the work environment.
- Actively participates in competency assessment process.
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
Required Experience
Education:
- Graduate of approved AMA School of Respiratory Therapy required.
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
- Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Therapy required.
- Licensed by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations as a Respiratory Care Practitioner required within 90 days of hire.
- Current BLS and ACLS required.
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service skills required.
Taylorville, IL