Job description

Respiratory Therapist (RRT) – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Respiratory Therapist provides critical care to premature and sick newborns, as well as providing much needed support to the parents and families. NICU RRTs work as a part of a healthcare team providing care.

NICU RRT Responsibilities:

• NICU Respiratory Therapist assess newborns and provides direct and individualized care
• Coordinates with healthcare team to implement and evaluate patient care plans
• Restores patient’s pulmonary function, alleviates pain, and supports life by planning and administering medically prescribed respiratory therapy.
• Meets patient’s goals and needs and provides quality care by conducting pulmonary function tests, assessing, and interpreting evaluations and test results, and determining respiratory therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians and by prescription.
• Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and supports life by administering inhalants, operating mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
• Administers respiratory therapy treatments by performing bronchopulmonary drainage, assisting with breathing exercises, and monitoring physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
• Directs treatments given by aides, technicians, and assistants.
• Evaluates effects of respiratory therapy treatment plan by observing, noting, and evaluating patient’s progress and recommending adjustments and modifications.
• Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers, contributing to patient care conferences.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs.
• Recommends and/or provides assistive equipment and outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

Job Requirements – Respiratory Therapist RRT:

• Licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist in good standing with state affiliated Board specialty setting within last three (3) years
• Current ACLS, BLS, PALS/NRP/TNCC preferred based on patient population.
• Minimum 1-year NICU experience

OurCare Staff Benefits:

• Weekly Housing and Meal Stipends
• Competitive Pay
• Weekly Direct Payroll Deposit
• Referral Bonuses

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $2,716.00 per week

Benefits:

• Referral program

Schedule:

• 3x12
• Day shift
• Night shift

Application Question(s):

• PLEASE PROVIDE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS:

Experience:

• Acute Care: 1 year (Preferred)
• NICU: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• ARRT Certification (Preferred)
• ACLS Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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