What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU position at Cleveland Clinic?
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Akron General provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care to patients assigned to your unit.
Registered Respiratory Therapists provide evidence-based clinical care to some of the most critically ill patients in the United States. Caring for adult, pediatric and/or neonatal patient populations, Registered Respiratory Therapists evaluate, treat and care for patients with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer. The Registered Respiratory Therapists floats to multiple Cleveland Clinic locations to perform respiratory care services for the geriatric, adult, and pediatric population in a variety of inpatient settings like critical care, obstetrics, ED (Emergency Department), and behavioral health.
A caregiver in this part time position works nights, from 7 p.m. -- 7 a.m. Includes every other weekend/holiday.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Provide assessment, treatment, care and evaluation to patients with respiratory insufficiencies.
- Direct respiratory caregivers for delivery of care.
- Implement and monitor patient care plans.
- Assess patients for the appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develop, implement and monitor patient care plans.
- Monitor, record and communicate patients’ conditions.
- Perform advanced respiratory care modalities, evaluate respiratory practice, administer medications and treatments, and perform blood gas puncture and analysis.
- Educate patients and families about the illness and provide information about community support groups and other programs.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
- Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board Licensure.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Prior neonatal/pediatric critical care experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Care.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certification.
- Skills: active listening, collaboration, adaptability, critical thinking, accountability, independent working and receptive to feedback.
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Physical Requirements:
- Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
- Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.
- May require sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time.
- Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
