Job Overview:

The Respiratory Therapist assesses patients' pulmonary status, develops a plan of care in collaboration with the physician and nurses and delivers respiratory care to patients. Is responsible for reporting identified safety issues such as hazardous environments (i.e. damaged floors/walls/ceiling tiles/unsecured areas) and medical errors, etc.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduate of an accepted respiratory therapy program
• NJ state licensure
• CRT or RRT Certification
• BLS through American Heart Association
• PALS and NRP Certifications must be obtained within 12 months of hire.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Night Shift
• Part-Time
• 24 hours/week

Essential Functions:

• Adheres to documentation standard: Contributes to a comprehensive plan of care, which includes the patient and family and is interdisciplinary. Document intervention in retrievable form which is consistent with plan of care/expected outcomes. Contributes to multidisciplinary teaching record as needed assuring patient/family understanding of prescribed therapy
• Assumes responsibility for reduction in length of stay through the timely delivery of appropriate clinical intervention and delegates follow-up respiratory treatments to appropriate members of the care team
• Collaborates daily with Multidisciplinary Team in development and progress of overall plan of Respiratory care for patients as indicated
• Collaborates with Multidisciplinary Team establishing requirements for teaching and discharge planning of each patient - assures achievement of desired outcomes
• Collaborates with RN and reinforces plan of care daily with patient and family
• Evaluates treatment and orders/confirms appropriateness and initiates treatments of MDI, HFN, CPT, Aerosol treatment
• Initiates an accurate pulmonary history and assessment of patients during initial as well as subsequent therapies
• Intubates in emergency/extubates per MD orders
• Manages transport of ventilated patients
• Participates in monitoring patient care outcomes as established by targets/goals or Performance Improvement within services
• Participates in quality monitoring process to identify variances that increase length of stay
• Participates in the orientation of other associates new to service areas
• Performs techniques/procedures for processing ABG’s
• Provides cardiac monitoring within scope of practice
• Responds to CAC/performs life support measures
• Serves as preceptor during orientation of Respiratory Therapists new to the unit or central department
• Uses mentoring skills with team members to advance their knowledge base and clinical skills

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts through our partners, such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!