Job Description

Sign On Bonus and Relocation Assistance may be available!

The Respiratory Therapist is responsible and accountable for providing Quality / No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the adult and/or neonatal critical care areas. He/she should have a thorough understanding of all respiratory care modalities and be capable of making judgment decisions and recommendations to physicians pertaining to respiratory care modalities. He/she should also be able to evaluate these techniques and report their findings to the responsible physician.

Primary Accountabilities :

• Thorough documentation, including patient care, interdisciplinary Plan of Care, patient education, and charges appropriately for care provided.
• Initiate and manage invasive and non-invasive ventilation per physicians' orders, including troubleshooting and discontinuation. This includes BiPAP, CPAP, and all modes of mechanical ventilation.
• Communicates effectively to educate patients, family and staff on Respiratory Care procedures.
• Be a good steward of all hospital equipment and supplies.

Qualifications:

• Current license by State of Florida, Department of Health, as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and
maintain.
• ACLS and PALS are required within 90 days of start date and maintained.
• Certification(s) as required by specific unit.
• Must have good communication and interpersonal skills
• Must have good organizational and prioritizing skills