What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Tech/RRT position at Williamson Health?
About Williamson Health
Williamson Health is a regional healthcare system based in Williamson County, Tennessee. With more than 2,300 employees across 30 locations and over 860 physicians and advanced care practitioners, we offer exceptional healthcare services across 60-plus specialties and subspecialties close to home.
The flagship facility, Williamson Medical Center, features extensive women's services, state-of-the-art cardiology services, advanced surgical technologies, an award-winning obstetrics and NICU, leading-edge orthopaedics, outpatient imaging services, and comprehensive emergency and inpatient services for both adult and pediatric patients.
We are proud to have multiple service providers under our umbrella, including the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, The Turner-Dugas Breast Health Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center, and various joint venture Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinics throughout Williamson County.
Our Commitment to Excellence
At Williamson Health, we value and support diversity and cultural differences among our team members. We strive to create an inclusive environment that appreciates the uniqueness of all individuals.
Our core values include respect for every individual, the health and well-being of all people, human compassion, and integrity. These values guide everything we do, from providing world-class, compassionate care to serving our community with pride.
Benefits and Opportunities
We are committed to supporting the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of our employees through our comprehensive benefits program.
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Retirement Matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
- Legal Aid
Job Summary
This position involves performing cardiopulmonary and neurological diagnostic studies, as well as providing pulmonary therapeutic modalities for assigned inpatients and outpatients at Williamson Health.
Requirements
To be considered for this role, you must:
- Hold a Cardio Respiratory Care diploma or degree from a college or university, or have equivalent experience.
- Be registered or certified by the NBRC, or have 1 year of Respiratory Care experience.
- Have completed equipment and skills training on Network Computer System, Adult, Pediatric, & Infant Ventilators, Office and all areas pertinent to Respiratory Therapy.
- Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Able to lift with assistance up to 250 lbs.
Performance Standards
This position requires:
- Data collection from patient, family, and other healthcare team members.
- Safe administration and documentation of medications and patient response, with no errors or patterns.
- Reporting abnormal findings or critical values according to established policy.
- Reassessing patient condition, evaluating response, communicating with the care team, recommending alternate interventions, documenting accurately and timely, and modifying the plan of care accordingly.
- Functioning independently with treatments, procedures, and equipment, adhering to policy, procedure, and competency-based assessment with no pattern or trend of problems.
- Maintaining equipment and supplies, verifying proper function and adequate stock.
- Initiating and maintaining adjunct airways, documented with correct changes.
- Facilitating staff development, including assisting with orientation and training of respiratory personnel, accepting charge responsibilities, and assigning staff with consideration of patient condition and care requirements.
