AARC Career Center

General Purpose of Job:

Provide a wide variety of routine and advanced forms of respiratory therapy procedures for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with respiratory dysfunction.

Essential Duties:

• Assess patients’ condition and initiate appropriate emergency and non-emergency procedures in accordance with established guidelines. Work with neonatal patients, pediatric patients, adult patients and geriatric patients.
• Administer aerosol medications, support therapy (oxygen, humidification, ventilator), and perform a variety of respiratory treatments and/or diagnostic procedures. Administer care within physician approved therapist driven protocols.
• Initiate, operate, maintain, monitor, and ensure safe patient care practices and operation of various life support devices in all critical care areas. Consult with and make recommendations to medical staff.  Member of Code Blue team (CPR).
• Report/document pertinent patient care and status data in accordance with established guidelines. May accept and document physician telephone orders for respiratory therapy procedures.
• Establish an appropriate knowledge of electronic patient record and maintain accurate records relating to charges for services rendered.
• Perform routine RT equipment maintenance, cleaning/sterilization, and ensure environmental safety, member of Code Red team.
• Assist in the transportation of critical patients to or from Sparrow Hospital and assist the physician when performing various surgical or non-surgical respiratory/cardiology procedures.
• Instruct RT students, medical personnel, and patients and families regarding specific respiratory therapy procedures. Maintain current knowledge of RT related issues.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Graduate from a Respiratory Therapy school that is accredited by CoARC.

License / Certification:

• Registered Respiratory Therapist: Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory care.
• Licensed by the State of Michigan.
• Current BCLS Certification.
• Must obtain ACLS, PALS and/or NRP within 1 year of hire and stay current with certification

Experience:

• 1 year of critical care experience in a hospital setting

Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrates the ability to work on a team.
• Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients serviced in his/her assigned service are as related to the principal duties and responsibilities of the position. The skills and knowledge needed to provide such care may be gained through education, training or experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Preferred:

• ACC Certification or NPS Certification from NBRC

Sign-on bonus: Night shift $5,000 Full Time and $2,500 Part Time. Day shift: $1,500 Full and Part Time.

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