What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Care Practitioner-NICU position at Parkland Health?
Location: Parkland: LL BLK 400
Responsible for providing full respiratory care to patients within neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations, as prescribed by physician, and within established standards and practices.
Minimum Specifications
Education
- Hiring Incentive: $10,000
Responsible for providing full respiratory care to patients within neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations, as prescribed by physician, and within established standards and practices.
Minimum Specifications
Education
- Must be a graduate of a Respiratory Care Program from an accredited American Medical Association (AMA) program.
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care preferred.
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- Must have a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license from the Texas Medical Board.
- Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) through the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. (NBRC).
- Must have a current Healthcare Provider CPR course completion card prior to hire and/or placement in job from one of the following:
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross Rescuer
- Military Training Network
- Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) preferred.
- None.
- Must successfully complete General Care orientation.
- Must successfully complete adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) orientation to work in adult ICU areas.
- Must successfully complete Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) orientation to work in NICU area.
- Must be able to demonstrate assessment skills for prioritization of care, the application of patient driven protocols, and the delivery of respiratory care in neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations.
- Must be proficient in the use of all equipment required for the delivery of Respiratory Care bedside therapeutic and diagnostic services.
- Must be able to serve as a preceptor to new orientees, students, and interns.
- Must be able to document activities accurately in the electronic medical record.
- Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behaviors.
- Must maintain required departmental competencies.
- May be asked to assume Charge responsibilities.
- Evaluates need for service delivery by incorporating established protocols, physical assessment, physician interaction, patient history, and clinical judgement into the decision process.
- Provides type and frequency of service that is consistent with patient need.
- Applies understanding of cardio-respiratory anatomy and physiology to respiratory care practices.
- Utilizes data and laboratory findings in conjunction with knowledge of specific disease/injury/process data to optimize care delivery.
- Maintains and applies knowledge of indications, actions, interactions, and adverse reactions of respiratory active drugs to include those which produce a secondary respiratory effect, in order to provide optimal patient care.
- Performs and documents diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in keeping with departmental standards for quality and service indicators.
- Matches equipment needs with associated diagnostic/therapeutic intervention.
- Demonstrates patient centered/patient valued behaviors.
- Troubleshoots respiratory equipment to ensure appropriate function.
- Removes and labels contaminated or malfunctioning equipment for processing as described in departmental objectives.
- Promptly responds to requests for care.
- Provides timely reports, on transferred patients, to receiving therapist which include priority status and pertinent case related data.
- Gives and receives shift reports to assigned therapist to ensure a clear picture of patient baseline status and care needs.
- Serves as a resource for students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals regarding respiratory care practices.
- May also be responsible for administering pulmonary diagnostic testing and evaluation following the Pulmonary Laboratory related policies and procedures after training and competency evaluation
- . Will be responsible to provide pulmonary rehab program education and virtual exercise classes.