Respiratory Therapist, Part-time

Overview

Respiratory Therapist, Part-time (Healthcare) at Cherrydale Post Acute. Located in Greenville with a 132-bed facility and a culture that emphasizes long-term staff retention and leadership development. We offer benefits including competitive pay, staff appreciation events, flexible scheduling, and PRN/advancement opportunities within the largest network of skilled-nursing facilities in SC.

• $38/hr.
• Staff appreciation events
• Flexible scheduling
• PRN/advancement opportunities within the largest network of skilled-nursing facilities in SC

The primary purpose of your job position is to perform respiratory/pulmonary therapy, management, rehabilitation, diagnostic evaluation, and direct care to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities that affect the pulmonary system.

• Receive and follow schedule/instructions from your supervisor and as outlined in our established policies and procedures.
• Adheres to established policies and procedures of the facility to which the respiratory care practitioner is assigned.
• Performs focused interview to identify specific patients' needs.
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient s condition.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential diagnoses.
• Plans for outcomes of care for those patients assigned.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard.
• Adheres to emergency, safety and infection control procedures of the facility to which the respiratory care practitioner is assigned.
• Promotes and participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications.
• Reports changes in the patient s respiratory status to the Director/Supervisor of Respiratory Care Services, the nurse primarily responsible for the patient, and the physician, as needed, and prior to leaving the facility.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, as well as other departments within the facility.
• Agree not to disclose resident s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of performing the assigned duties of this position.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.

Education and/or Experience

• Must possess, as a minimum, an Associate Degree from an accredited school.
• Must be a Graduate of a respiratory care program.
• Bachelor of Science degree in the health care field preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) year respiratory experience in an acute and/or subacute unit preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess a Current Respiratory Care Practitioner verification license for the state in which he/she practices (if applicable).
• Must hold a current CPR/BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Must have knowledge of office machines and equipment.