• Responds to emergencies including code blue, rapid response, and high-risk deliveries while providing care to compromised newborns

• Manages airways, ventilators, oxygen therapy, and respiratory support equipment

• Performs orassistswith advanced procedures including intubation, arterial lines, and bronchoscopy

• Administers prescribed respiratory medications and therapeutic treatments using safe practices

• Assesses patients,monitorsrespiratory status, and provides recommendations to providers

• Performs pulmonary, cardiac, neurodiagnostic, blood gas, and oximetry testing

• Educates patients, families, peers, and students on respiratory care and therapies

• Documents patient care and communicates information to support continuity of care

• Participates in quality improvement, safety initiatives, debriefs, meetings, and departmental communications

• Cleans,maintains, and troubleshoots respiratory equipment while managing supply and equipment needs

Requirements:

• Associate degree in Respiratory Carerequired;Bachelor’sdegree preferred

• Preferred experience includes healthcare, customer service, or student respiratory license experience

• Requires state respiratory therapy license/certificationappropriate tofacility location

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification through the National Board for Respiratory Carerequired

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certificationrequiredwithin 6 months fortherapists working with neonatal patients

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Associationrequiredwithin90 days

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