What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Therapist, RT position at Grand View Hospital?
Responsibilities
$20,000 sign on bonus for experienced full time night RT!
The Respiratory Therapist, RT supplies approved Respiratory Care Services to Grand View Health inpatients and outpatients of all ages and demographics.
As a Respiratory Therapist, RT at Grand View Health, you will be working in the ER for emergency treatments, STAT blood gases, initiating bi-pap and aiding in one of three Trauma Bays, staffing the Pediatric and Labor and Delivery Floors. The pediatric unit is staffed 24/7 by CHOP physicians.
Essential Functions of the Respiratory Therapist:
- Perform ventilator management
- Maintains patient Respiratory Care charting according to medical record guidelines to ensure complete record of care delivered.
- Educates patients and their families about their conditions and teaches proper disease management techniques.
- Perform Arterial Blood gas draws and analysis.
- Insert and monitor A-Lines.
- Supports compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.
- Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
- Responds to rapid responses and Codes
Grand View Health is a community non-profit Level 2 Trauma Center with 200 licensed beds in the heart of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Schedule: Full time nights, 12-hour shifts, 7:00 pm- 7:30 am, every 3rd weekend rotation
Qualifications
Education and Experience:Associate’s Degree Accredited Respiratory Therapy Program. See regs for qualifications for individuals who were licensed prior to 2002, requiredLicenses and Certifications:
- CRT (Certified Respiratory Therapist) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), Upon hire, required
- RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), Upon hire, required
- Licensed by the PA State Board of Medicine (or PA State Board of Osteopathic Medicine) as a Respiratory Therapist, Upon hire, required
- Basic Life Support (BLS), Upon hire, required
Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including:
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance available 1st of the month after start date
- Wellness and gym discounts & free cardiac rehab gym
- 403B
- On-site discounted childcare center
- Paid time off
- Sick time for full time employees
- Tuition assistance
- Free life insurance for full time employees
- Long term disability for full time employees
- Short term disability
- Employee referral bonus
- Identity theft insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee discount program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking
