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    Registered Respiratory Therapist - Miami, United States - Miami Children's

    Miami Children's
    Miami Children's Miami, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Full time
    Description
    Job Summary

    Performs all respiratory therapy patient modalities prescribed under a physician's order. Assigned primarily to the ICU.

    Job Specific Duties


    • Assesses patients in terms of clinical condition (heart rate, respiratory rate, etc.) and documents findings (Pre/Post therapy) in an accurate and timely manner. Provides feedback to physician(s).
    • Ensures proper communication between physicians and families. Serves as a patient advocate/educator and provides family support and community resources.
    • Provides patient information and effectively completes hand off process to peers using SBAR at shift change and patient reassignments.
    • Provides education to patients/families on the continuing plan of care to include medications and side effects; updates patients/families daily on Plan of Care (POC)
    • Participates in Lean initiative to assess and improve processes for opportunities to deliver higher quality, cost effective care, with greater customer service as measured by metrics.
    • Participates in rounds with medical team and discusses initial (new) and follow up cases with MD and documents note.
    • Serves as backup for all emergency codes (blue, rapid response, code orange).
    • Performs and tests invasive and non-invasive ventilators, initiates therapy, and monitors patient/ ventilator. Ensures ventilator is working and documents equipment settings.
    • Performs basic respiratory therapy for medical/surgical patients such as aerosol delivery, airway clearance, and chest physiotherapy.
    • Participates in root cause analysis with any unplanned extubations.
    • Performs all Quality Assurance on equipment and reports any malfunction. Removes equipment and documents if equipment failure impacted patient outcomes. Completes incident report and tags equipment.
    • Follows all Infection Control standards and ensures proper use of Personal Protective Equipment per hospital policy and procedures to ensure safe patient care.
    Minimum Job Requirements


    • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license issued by the state of Florida
    • NBRC - Ntl Board Respiratory Care
    • American Heart Association (AHA) BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
    • American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS required within 30 days of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
    • American Heart Association (AHA) PALS required within 30 days of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
    • Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP American Academy of Pediatrics required within 30 days of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities


    • Associate degree in respiratory care preferred.
    • Knowledge of Spanish or Creole preferred.
    • Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
    • Ability to interpret, adapt, and react calmly under stressful conditions typical of an ICU environment.
    • Ability to problem solve and adapt standard clinical procedures to patients needs associated with pediatric and neonatal population.
    • Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families, and peers.
    • Ability to learn appropriate software application(s) used for patient documentation and medication administration.
    • Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
    • Excellent customer service skills.
    • Ability to react quickly to new challenges, unanticipated events, and resolve issues and address requests in a timely fashion.
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