What are the responsibilities and job description for the Weekend Respiratory Therapist (RT) / Respiratory Nurse (RN) position at Hope Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Schedule
Weekends – Saturday and Sunday
8 hours daily
Respiratory Therapist (RT) / Respiratory Nurse (RN)
We are searching for a highly motivated, flexible, organized, skilled respiratory therapist who has experience in a rehab center and possesses great communication skills to put the “therapy” into respiratory therapy. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, this opportunity can be for you. The position is within a Skilled Nursing facility. As a Post Acute and Long-Term Care respiratory therapist, your role would involve providing specialized care and treatment to patients with cardio-pulmonary, respiratory conditions neurological disorders and physical conditions that manifest into respiratory disorders over an extended period. Your primary responsibility would be to assess, provide diagnostic testing, develop treatment plans, and provide treatment to our Skilled Nursing Facility population.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :
1. Provides patient treatments which meet patient needs and uses current treatment knowledge in accordance with facilities clinical procedures. This includes but is not limited to :
- Performing accurate , comprehensive patient evaluations.
- Developing an effective plan of treatment and obtaining appropriate approvals from a referringphysician.
- Communicating with supervisor and interdisciplinary team members regarding patientprogress, problems, and treatment plans.
- Instructing patient’s families and / or nursing staff in specified follow through programs.
- Interviewing patients and families regarding previous level of functioning, lifestyle andcurrent and future expectations for recovery.
- Demonstrating knowledge of appropriate resources for problem-solving and clinical bestpractice.
- Evaluating patients within the required timeframe as per facility policies.
- Provides patient care as appropriate and necessary, following the position description for the applicable clinical discipline in which licensure or certification is held.
2. Writes accurate , complete, and clear documentation in accordance with the facility’s regulatory, licensing, payor, and accrediting requirements. This includes but is not limited to :
3 . Consistently demonstrates facility interdisciplinary approach to patient care . This includes but is not limited to :
4 .Contributes to professional development of self.
5. Aids in building and maintaining the facility’s reputation as the unparalleled respiratory therapy provider by contribution as a professional member of the staff.
