What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU position at Piedmont?
Overview
Respiratory Therapy at Piedmont Walton Where Your Skills Make a Daily Impact
At Piedmont Walton, a 77-bed community hospital with a 15-bed Emergency Department and 8-bed ICU, our Respiratory Therapists are essential members of a high-performing, interdisciplinary care team. Serving a diverse patient populationfrom infants to older adultsour RTs provide expert care across a wide spectrum of acute and chronic respiratory conditions.
Our therapists work in fast-paced, high-acuity areas including the ER, ICU, and Med-Surg units, supporting everything from mechanical ventilation, intubation, and ABGs to oxygen therapy, EKGs, and EEGs. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where clinical skill, critical thinking, and teamwork are valued every day.
If youre passionate about delivering life-saving care, collaborating across disciplines, and growing in a supportive environment, Piedmont Walton offers the challenge and community youre looking for.
Responsibilities
Performs patient assessments, general and critical care respiratory care procedures, respiratory care for newborns in Labor and Delivery, blood gas analysis and interpretation, maintenance and management of equipment and patient and family education in both adult and neonatal areas.
Qualifications
Education
Piedmont Walton Hospital
Respiratory Therapy at Piedmont Walton Where Your Skills Make a Daily Impact
At Piedmont Walton, a 77-bed community hospital with a 15-bed Emergency Department and 8-bed ICU, our Respiratory Therapists are essential members of a high-performing, interdisciplinary care team. Serving a diverse patient populationfrom infants to older adultsour RTs provide expert care across a wide spectrum of acute and chronic respiratory conditions.
Our therapists work in fast-paced, high-acuity areas including the ER, ICU, and Med-Surg units, supporting everything from mechanical ventilation, intubation, and ABGs to oxygen therapy, EKGs, and EEGs. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where clinical skill, critical thinking, and teamwork are valued every day.
If youre passionate about delivering life-saving care, collaborating across disciplines, and growing in a supportive environment, Piedmont Walton offers the challenge and community youre looking for.
Responsibilities
Performs patient assessments, general and critical care respiratory care procedures, respiratory care for newborns in Labor and Delivery, blood gas analysis and interpretation, maintenance and management of equipment and patient and family education in both adult and neonatal areas.
Qualifications
Education
- Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences Required
- Previous Working Experience in Neonatal Respiratory care, or successful completion of department specific orientation including skills validation of competencies for the duties and responsibilities of this level Required
- RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care and licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners Upon Hire Required and
- BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required and
- ACLS Upon Hire Required and
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Upon Hire Required
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Required
Piedmont Walton Hospital