Staff - Respiratory Therapist

Job Title: Respiratory Therapist

Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Job Description and Requirements

• Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: Nights
• Employment Type: Staff

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive respiratory care.
• Administer respiratory care procedures and modalities in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Operate specialized ventilators in critical and non-critical care venues.
• Assist physician with bedside or other procedures as applicable to facility.
• Clean, maintain, and ensure proper functionality of equipment.
• Educate and instruct patients in purpose, technique, self-care, goal of therapy, and disease management.
• Facilitate clinical problem solving and collaborate with other departments to provide education on managing patients.
• Promote a culture of safety by recognizing and applying proper safety measures to prevent patient harm.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required

• Respiratory Therapist certification (CRT) issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS) certification issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
• Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Specialist (NPS) issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

Education Required

• Associate's Degree in Respiratory Therapy.

Experience Required

• No experience required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills.
• Effective organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Problem solving and decision making for patient care and equipment use.
• Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail, and electronic medical record systems.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members, and physicians.
• Able to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Must be able to lift 50 lb object from knee to waist.
• Must be able to lift 50 lb from floor to waist height occasionally.
• Must be able to lift 40 lb at waist height and carry it across various distances.
• Must be able to lift 20 lb from waist to overhead.
• Must be able to push/pull while utilizing 30# of force occasionally for long distances.
• Must demonstrate stand-pivot transfer from bed to chair.
• Must perform sliding transfer of 150 lbs person on a sheet across 2 feet with a second person.
• Must utilize safe body mechanics at all times.