Registered Respiratory Therapist - Vermont, United States - Theron Solutions

Description

Must Haves:

• Valid State of Vermont Respiratory Therapy Licensure or Willing to Apply
• Associate degree from AMA approved program for Respiratory Care
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or eligibility to take the NBRC written examination within one year of hire.
• Current BLS
• At least one year of work history as a Respiratory Therapist in hospital setting

Responsibilities:

• Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation
• Operation, maintenance, and management of related equipment including mechanical ventilators
• Patient transportation (internal, external, as staffing allows)
• Blood gas drawing, analysis and interpretation
• Sampling blood from invasive cardiovascular lines
• Artificial airway management
• Aerosolized drug administration
• Oxygen therapy
• Humidity therapy
• Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP)
• Bilevel CPAP
• Pulse oximetry
• Pulmonary function testing (bedside and in diagnostic lab)
• Incentive spirometry (IS)
• Chest Physiotherapy and airway clearance techniques
• Patient assessment, Patient education, Effective communication with other departments
• Operation of all equipment in accordance with department policy
• Equipment disinfection
• Quality control of all equipment