MH Respiratory Therapist RRT

Overview

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• Performs all therapeutic treatments in a complete and timely manner.
• Draws arterial blood gas (ABG) and performs ABG, pleural pH, and venous pH analysis efficiently and safely.
• Administers pulmonary function testing and Six Minute Walk test as ordered.
• Educates patients about respiratory treatments to ensure therapeutic outcomes.
• Maintains equipment in a functional and sanitary condition for effective and safe care.
• Operates mechanical ventilators to achieve the best respiratory state for each patient.
• Responds to emergency situations immediately in a calm and professional manner and ensures adequate ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other respiratory crisis.
• Reports to the oncoming shift concisely and completely; incorporates all appropriate events and observations into the patient’s record promptly.
• Strictly obeys hospital infection control and isolation procedures.
• Triages therapy assignments to ensure critical therapy is completed and not deferred to routine care.
• Cleans, maintains, and sets up equipment to ready it for future use.
• Assesses patients’ respiratory status based on age‑related categories.
• Fills the Charge Therapist role fairly and effectively.
• Performs assigned in‑service education, performance improvement or policy revision tasks efficiently.
• Reports to nurses and physicians all notable deterioration or improvement in a patient’s condition.
• Attends department staff meetings, monitors electronic messaging, or reads minutes of hospital meetings to maintain an understanding of current projects, events, and policies.
• Performs all airway management, including placement of a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and endotracheal intubation using direct and video visualization techniques.
• Completes work assignments within an acceptable time frame; uses time and resources to the best possible advantage for successful completion of job responsibilities.
• Develops and maintains efficient working relationships; is reliable in respect to attendance, punctuality, and teamwork.
• Is part of a team effort to insure quality services; offers creative solutions or alternatives to issues or concerns; produces quality results; continually strives to improve the quality of work.
• Accepts responsibility for all work performed and takes appropriate corrective action as needed.

• Certification by the National Board of Respiratory Care;
  License in Respiratory Care by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; BLS Certification.
• Preferred:
  Registration by the National Board of Respiratory Care; BS in Respiratory Care or related field; ACLS and NPR preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of hospital policies, safety, and patient care; ability to perform analytical and decision‑making functions with minimal supervision; effective communication; professional appearance; and customer service orientation.

$37.43‑$55.11 per hour.

Morton Hospital - 88 Washington Street, Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

Variable days and nights; every third weekend and holiday.

Variable.

1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East.

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