What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Therapist PT Nights position at Kindred Healthcare Inc.?
ScionHealthis committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees' adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.
As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the samecritical carepatients receive in a traditionalhospitalorintensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Ourcliniciansplay a vital role in the recovery process forchronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.
As aRespiratory Therapistyou will:
- Responsible for administering safe and competent respiratory care as ordered per physician, monitoring mechanical ventilation, administering medications, patient assessment, understanding ramifications of hemodynamic monitoring, understanding blood work results, monitoring, teaching, and training.
- As required for Registry by National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
- Certified / Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Appropriate licensure from state licensure agency.
- BCLS and ACLS certifications and maintain them for the duration of employment.
