Respiratory Therapist (RRT Certified)

Location

Biloxi, MS | United States

Job description

Location: On-site at Keesler AFB, MS
Hours: 12 hour shifts, 6:00PM-6:00AM, Panama schedule

• Degree/Education: Associates Degree and Completion of a respiratory therapist course accredited through the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
• Certification: BLS, Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Experience: Minimum of 24-36 months of experience providing respiratory

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Performs pulmonary functions such as exercise stress testing
• Assists physician with transesophageal and stress echocardiography, and radionuclide and thallium studies
• Operates and maintains specialized equipment to evaluate respiratory functions, and respiratory physiology
• Performs spirometry, flow volume loops, lung volumes, diffusion capacities, and closing volumes
• Draws and analyzes arterial blood gas samples. Maintains quality control of arterial blood gas machines and CO oximeters, including proficiency testing
• Performs broncho-provovation and exercise testing
• Assists physician with fiberoptic bronchoscopy for diagnosis and therapy
• Under orders of a physician, administers respiratory care such as oxygen and aerosol therapy, mechanical ventilator management, and preparation and administration of respiratory medications
• Assists physician with intubation and extubation procedures. Performs endotracheal tube care. Maintains patient airway. Ensures bronchial hygiene through incentive spirometry and specialized breathing instructions.
• Prepares and instructs patient to use equipment or perform procedure
• Checks patient and equipment, and changes equipment
• Monitors data display on physiological equipment and obtains and records vital signs
• Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Assesses and documents patient status. Performs user maintenance on equipment
• Adheres to infection control and universal precautions procedures, including disposition of contaminated materials
• Practices safety and security measures
• Performs pulmonary laboratory administrative, maintenance, and support functions
• Ensures equipment is calibrated to manufacturer's specifications
• Cleans, disinfects, and sterilizes (or prepares for sterilization) pulmonary equipment
• Operationally checks and inspects equipment
• Determines inventory level of disposable supplies; stocks; accordingly, and returns excess stock
• Prepares equipment requisitions
• Maintains CPR cart. Ensures emergency equipment is available and functional
• Schedules patients for evaluations, procedures, and treatments
• Obtains medical records
• Greets patients and answers telephone
• Assists with transportation of patients to and from hospitals, and those in the air evacuation system requiring mechanical ventilation
• Maintains general correspondence, files, records, and reports
• Provides biometric data
• Experienced contractor personal may be asked by the medical director of the clinic to serve in an advisory/second opinion role to less experienced health care workers (HCW)
• This will only be for limited amounts of time and agreed upon the contractor personnel and medical director prior to assuming this role. To accommodate the extra time required to fulfill this role, the patient load will be decreased to levels equitable to active duty

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• PTO
• Sick time

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Salary

$55.12k - $63.9k