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- Must be able to work under stress and to adapt to changing conditions.
- Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality requirements.
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- Establishes priorities and plan of care based on assessment.
- Provides care according to respiratory standards of practice.
- Documents tolerance to treatments and patient variances; revises plan of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
- Completes all annual educational requirements; demonstrates competency in respiratory areas, including assessment, 02 administration, patient ventilators, treatment, medications, etc.
- Documents care; completes CQI projects.
- Participates in continuing education and development of department staff by providing inservices and acting as a resource to staff in a specific specialty area of respiratory care (i.e. ventilator management)
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Registered Respiratory Therapist - Decatur, United States - Taylorville Memorial Hospital
Description
OverviewProvides basic respiratory therapy, diagnostics and monitoring to patients of all ages.
Qualifications
Education and/or Other Requirements:
Successful completion of an AMA accredited respiratory therapy program. Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a Respiratory Care Practitioner. RRT credential awarded by the NBRC. Current CPR card.
Environmental Factors:
Job duties involve the potential for frequent exposure to blood and body fluids.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Essential Functions and Job Duties
