Respiratory Therapist 32-48 per hour

ScionHealth Kindred Cornerstone and Solara Hospitals
US - Kentucky - Louisville
June 28, 2024

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a job in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
Discipline: Allied Health Professional
Duration: Ongoing
40 hours per week
Employment Type: Staff

Description

Night shift

Full-time

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees' adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

As a Respiratory Therapist-SAU, you will:

Plan, implement and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to assist in the management of patient/residents with cardiopulmonary and related disorders. Provide technical support for all equipment related to the nursing center based practice of Respiratory Therapy.
Provide training and competency testing to nursing department.
Provides/coordinates clinical respiratory services under physician orders.
Perform respiratory/clinical assessments.
Consult with physicians and health care professionals regarding patient/resident status.
Monitor patient/resident progress and update respiratory care plan (as a part of the patient/resident's comprehensive plan of care).
Provide general respiratory therapeutic services including oxygen therapy, medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, humidification therapy, and suction therapy.
Educate patient/residents/families with regard to relevant disease, medications, equipment, purpose of procedures, steps of procedure, benefits, risks, and alternatives.

Qualifications

Minimum of Associate Degree from accredited program in respiratory therapy.
Licensing as required by the state of employment.
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Preferred: Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required for those in supervisory positions.
One-year general Respiratory Therapy clinical experience

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals Job ID #512082. Posted job title: Respiratory Therapist - SAU

About ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals

Defined by its team of approximately 22,000 talented, heroic caregivers, ScionHealth strives to provide quality-driven, patient-centered acute and post-acute hospital solutions in communities across the country.The health system is focused on driving innovation and investing in people and technology to deliver compassionate patient care and excellent health outcomes in ways that lift a community and improve health equity. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, ScionHealth operates 79 hospital campuses in 25 states - 61 long-term acute care hospitals, and 18 community hospital campuses and associated health systems.ScionHealth launched in December 2021 following a transaction between leading healthcare companies LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare, with talent and resources from both companies combining to form an organization devoted to providing great care to tens of thousands of patients annually.For years, the hospitals now operated by ScionHealth have been vital to the communities they serve - as medical providers, as supportive employers, and as inclusive partners in giving back. ScionHealth is proud to inherit this role and find innovative ways to grow and evolve for years to come.

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