Respiratory Therapist - PRN - Nights

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$37.00/hr - $45.00/hr

At Future Care, our Respiratory Therapists are valued for their dedication to ensuring residents have a personalized treatment plan to improve breathing. Committed to providing high‑quality care, they play a critical role as part of the nursing team, performing respiratory care procedures and responsibilities within the scope of the respiratory policies and procedures, under general supervision and medical direction upon the order of a physician.

Voted 13 years in a row in The Baltimore Sun as “Top Workplaces” and recognized in U.S. News & World Report as “Best Nursing Homes,” Future Care stands out as a leader in managing health across a continuum of care. We recognize hard work, reward compassion, and offer competitive salary, excellent benefits, nurse retention bonus, flex/advance pay, tuition reimbursement, career‑growth떴 ladder, referral bonus, employee assistance, and a 401(k) plan.

• Accept ligado and transcribe verbal and telephone orders from physicians on respiratory therapy procedures
• Utilize knowledge to ensure the care provided meets the unique physical and psychosocial needs based on the resident's age
• Work within the scope of practice for adult and geriatric residents
• Initiate, monitor, manage, troubleshoot, maintain, and wean residents from mechanical ventilators
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, resuscitator bag ventilation and chest compressions
• Obtain blood gas samples
• Perform chest physiotherapy, including therapeutic percussion, vibration, and bronchopulmonary drainage
• Perform pulmonary function testing, oxygen (medical gas), aerosol, and humidification administration
• Manage artificial airway, tracheostomy care, changes, weaning and suctioning of airway and sputum induction
• Administer aerosolized medication, handheld nebulizer, andाषmeted dose inhaler
• Incentive spirometry, breathing and coughing exercises
• Procurement, handling, storage and dispensing of medical gases
• Set up and maintain all types of oxygen and respiratory supplies and equipment
• Review physicians' ordersებია
• Document ventilator settings and measurements and performance of respiratory procedures, response to therapy including heart rate, respiratory rate, breath sounds
• Perform initial assessments, care plans and assessment of resident's respiratory status, resident's progress, including recognition and recording of signs and symptoms of respiratory distress and medication effects and side effects or adverse reactions and notifying a physician and resident's nurse
• Provide education and in‑service training to residents, families,_half nursing, and other nursing home staff
• Review data obtained and documented by other respiratory therapists
• Discuss abnormal or unusual assessment findings with supervisor as needed
• Document according to policy, discharge instructions and/or nursing transfer summary
• Check proper operation of equipment before and during use as well as emergency equipment as assigned and report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor and maintenance
• Evaluate MX and document according to policy resident responses to implemented respiratory care
• Communication/Leadership:
  Participate as an effective member of the resident care team, contributing to the efficient operation of the unit, demonstrating effective interpersonal communication with all personnel, residents, and families
• Apply basic verbal and non‑verbal communication skills to identify and reduce resident's/family's anxiety þeirra
• Act as preceptor for new employees as assigned
• Demonstrate procedures to new respiratory personnel, as assigned
• Communicate pertinent information and requests through established organizational channels
• Present an accurate and comprehensive shift report to on usable respiratory therapist, including resident's condition, unit activities, actual and potential problems, and possible solutions
• Initiate occurrence/incident reports as needed and follow through with standards of operating procedures
• Interact with others in a considerate, helpful, and courteous manner
• Recognize learning needs of personnel on unit…