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    Certified Respiratory Therapist - Fayette, United States - DCH Health System

    DCH Health System
    DCH Health System Fayette, United States

    1 week ago

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    Full time
    Description
    $12,000 Sign Bonus for Full-time Time Certified Respiratory Therapist (Night Shift)
    Location: Fayette, AL
    Category: Clinical
    Position Type: Regular Full-Time (72 to 80 hours bi-weekly)

    Overview:    The Respiratory Therapist provides services to adult and pediatric patients. They provide general respiratory therapy, adult and pediatric critical care, and limited diagnostics.
    Responsibilities:
    • Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within the scope of the policy
    • Reviews, collects, and evaluates relevant clinical data, and formulates an appropriate care plan based on patient assessment.
    • Performs both basic and advanced emergency, therapeutic, and diagnostic procedures for neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
    • Provides effective education to patients and co-workers as appropriate.
    • Assembles, checks, and corrects malfunctions and performs quality controls on respiratory care equipment.
    • Actively participates in departmental quality assurance and facility-wide organizational performance improvement activities.
    • Gives rationale for actions, decisions, and clinical care, based on scientific principles, clinical practice guidelines, or successful experience
    • Patient care procedures include:
      • Oxygen/Aerosol Therapy
      • Bronchial Hygiene
      • Postural Drainage and Percussion
      • Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing
      • Acapella
      • Aerosolized Medications
      • Hand Held Nebulizer
      • Metered Dose Inhaler
      • Dry Powder Inhaler
      • Adult/Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care
      • CPAP/BiPAP
      • E-ZPAP
      • Mechanical ventilation including transport
      • Blood collection and analysis
      • Emergency tracheostomy tube replacement
      • Bedside Pulmonary Function Testing
    DCH Standards:
    • Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
    • Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
    • Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues, and self.
    • Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and intranet.
    • Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
    • All other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications:    Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required
    • Current Alabama Respiratory Therapist license.
    • Currently credentialed as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT). If not currently certified, must obtain certification within 90 days of hire date.
    • BLS required
    • PALS and ACLS preferred
    • Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
    Working Conditions:Work Context
    • Interpersonal relationships: Includes demonstrating leadership skills. Delegating to team members, addressing conflict, communication with all types of personalities, and being responsible for outcomes/results.
    • Physical work conditions: Includes exposure to human fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazard materials and/or cleaning solutions. Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment.
    • Structural job characteristics: Includes decision-making and critical thinking to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Must be able to work a regular assigned schedule with occasional long hours.
    Physical Factors:Ability
    • Ability to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking.
    • Ability to run in emergency situations.
    • Ability to feel and perceive temperatures, texture, shape, and size with fingertips.
    Activities
    • Physical activities include talking, hearing, bending, twisting, walking, running, stooping, kneeling, crawling, reaching, pushing, crouching, pulling, lifting, repetitive motion, standing.
    • Must be able to use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
    Requirements:
    • Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
    • Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
    • Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
    • Physical presence onsite is essential.
    About DCH Health System:

    For over 90 years, when the people of West Alabama needed healthcare, they've turned to DCH Health System.

    Based in Tuscaloosa, AL, DCH Health System has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to the residents of West Alabama. Comprised of DCH Regional Medical Center, Northport Medical Center and Fayette Medical Center, the DCH Health System provides comprehensive services in: cancer treatment, critical care, cardiac services, bloodless medicine, home health care, sleep medicine, occupational medicine, sports medicine, spine/pain care, therapy services, women's services and much more

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