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Job Summary
As a Respiratory Therapist, you will provide critical care services to patients on medical floors, adult critical care units, and emergency departments. Your duties will include administering breathing treatments, mobilizing respiratory secretions, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Key Responsibilities
- Breathing Treatments: Administer oxygen therapy, aerosolized medications, and other respiratory interventions as prescribed by physicians.
- Secretion Mobilization: Use various techniques to clear mucus and debris from patient airways.
- Non-Invasive and Invasive Ventilation: Assist with the setup and management of ventilators, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP).
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Respond to code blue situations and perform CPR according to hospital protocols.
- Intubation Assistance: Collaborate with anesthesia teams to secure airways in critically ill patients.
- Blood Gas Analysis: Collect and analyze arterial blood samples to assess patient oxygenation and ventilation status.
- EKG Obtaining: Perform electrocardiograms to monitor patient cardiac rhythm and function.
Equipment Utilized
The Respiratory Department utilizes a range of advanced equipment to deliver high-quality patient care. Some of the key devices used include:
- Ventilators: Avea, Puritan Bennett 840, 3100 B HFOV, and VentiPac transport ventilator.
- Non-Invasive Ventilators: V60 and Vision.
- IPV: Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation device for delivering high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.
- Capnostream 20 ETCO2: Device for measuring end-tidal carbon dioxide levels.
- OmniCell Medication Dispenser: Automated system for dispensing medications in a controlled environment.
- EPIC EMR: Electronic Medical Record system for documenting patient information and tracking treatment outcomes.
