Respiratory Therapist

Location

Parker, CO | United States

Job description

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• This role is Sign-On Bonus Eligible!

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time 3/12 Hour Shifts; 6pm-6:30am, with no on-call requirements. All staff are required to work one summer and one winter holiday. 

Shift : Nights

Location: 9395 Crown Crest Blvd. Parker, CO 80138

Unit Highlights:

Our team works closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide an individualized care plan for each patient. Respiratory therapy aims to improve patient outcomes, reduce complications, prevent ICU admissions and prevent hospital readmissions post discharge.

We have two educators for multiple hospitals in the Rocky Mountain region. Providing quality care is our priority.

We care for ventilated and tracheostomy patients. Evaluate and provide medications, CPT, and non-invasive therapy. Attend all code blue, rapid response, traumas and deliveries for high-risk babies.

With staffing counts based on AARC guidelines, we aim to staff a minimum of 3 respiratory therapists 24/7 and will upstaff accordingly if the count increases. We provide opportunities to pick up shifts at your home hospital as well as other AdventHealth locations in the Rocky Mountains Region when additional staff help is needed.

We are a Level 2 trauma and a level 3 NICU. All RTs are trained and responsible for all units in the hospital, including the ED, ICU, and NICU.

The community you’ll be caring for:

AdventHealth Parker is a Level II Trauma Center that serves our community by providing excellent, community-focused health care. Since we opened our doors in 2004, we have grown into a regional medical center. In 2017, we received the designation of a Magnet Recognized Hospital. In 2018, we became one of the only five hospitals in the nation, and the only hospital in Colorado, to receive Joint Commission Certification for Bariatrics. We have 170 Licensed beds, 23 Emergency Department private rooms, and 13 surgical suites. 

Our promise to you: 

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that  together we are even better.  

The role you’ll contribute:

Perform respiratory procedures under physician direction in all patient areas. Responsible for patient assessments, care plans, plan implementation and evaluation and revision of therapy plan as needed. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure the most effective and efficient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Utilizes knowledge of patient’s age and cultural diversity in the provision of patient care. Supports the organization vision and mission and practices performance improvement techniques to assure the delivery of the most effective patient care.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Delivers respiratory care procedures to patients in general, acute, critical care and emergency areas according to departmental policies and procedures.
• Performs therapeutic modalities including patient monitoring, medication delivery, ventilation management, expansion therapy, and bronchial hygiene.
• Performs diagnostic testing including ABG's, PFT's, EKG's, cardiac, bronchoscopy, and pulse oximetry.
• Assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency care by providing airway maintenance an management, cardiac support and other assistance as needed to expedite patient and physician needs.
• Responds to patient needs in a timely, effective manner.
• Provides patient and family education and teaching.
• Transports patients within the hospital or between facilities.
• Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.
• Develops care plan from thorough assessment via protocol criteria or directed physician order.
• Documents all patient care activities including evaluations, progress notes and detailed treatment records per standards of practice, legal requirements and regulatory/third party payer requirements.
• Documents ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes to correctly capture billing charges.
• Coordinates and communicates effectively to all patients, families, staff, physicians, and other customers concerning respiratory therapy services by direct verbal and/or written communication, respecting confidentiality at all times.
• Technical and interpersonal problem solving.
• Determines the proper function of all equipment used and make interventions as needed.
• Anticipates, recognizes and assists others in identifying patient complications and reactions related to respiratory care.
• Demonstrates effective time management and is proactive in prioritizing workload and meeting productivity requirements.
• Adapts to rapidly changing technologies, policies, regulations, census and staffing through priority setting and flexibility.
• Participates in personal, professional and program development by attending department in-services, meetings and by sharing professional expertise to enhance quality of professional services and staff development.
• Assists in training respiratory therapy staff, students and other hospital personnel.
• Acts as a resource for new staff members and co-workers by sharing information and providing education.

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