Registered Respiratory Therapist RRT

Lancaster General Health
US - Pennsylvania - 555 N Duke St
March 7, 2024

*Please note, this position is located in Lancaster, PASummary Job Title: Registered Respiratory TherapistThis position is in Lancaster, PA.Sign on Bonus: $13,500 for external candidates only with a 2 year commitment.This is a 0.9 FTE. 3 X 12 hour shifts per week. 72 hours per pay period. Hours are 1800-0630, every other weekend, every other holiday, with occasional on call required.POSITION SUMMARY:

Administers respiratory care services in accordance with department policies and procedures, providing input to the clinical evaluation and technical aspects of administered care. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: neonatal (birth to 30 days), pediatric (30 days through 12 years), adolescent (13 through 18 years), adult (19 through 64 years), and geriatric (65 years and above).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

Administers physician-prescribed treatment/testing to patients in all clinical areas according to physician order and/or department policy and procedure. Administered services include, but are not limited to, therapeutic gases, aerosol and humidity therapy, positive pressure breathing treatment (IPPB/CPAP), deep breathing exercises, airway care, including tracheobronchial aspiration and other procedures, and postural drainage and percussion/vibration to aid in secretion removal.
Performs physician-ordered arterial blood sample collection and performs subsequent analysis on an arterial blood gas analyzer for oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, and oxygen saturation levels.
Establishes, monitors, and adjusts ventilator management of the critically ill patient requiring mechanical ventilation, under the direction of a physician and/or established physician protocol.
Provide complete and accurate documentation according to department policies for performed services.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

Confers with physicians, Manager, Clinical Services, and shift supervisor in regard to patient respiratory care plans, providing information pertaining to effectiveness of therapy and recommendation for changes in therapy.
Can receive, perform and document oral orders from physicians pertaining to respiratory care.
Provides technical assistance and guidance to respiratory technicians and respiratory care assistants.
Confers directly with patients in their provision of therapy and patient assessment providing the patient with explanations and information as required.
Provides the administration of topic anesthesia to patients have bronchoscopies performed. Assists physician with study as required.
Performs other related duties as required, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, acting as charge therapist when required, supervising and providing clinical instruction to respiratory therapy students, and assisting in the orientation of new employees.
Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

CPR certification.
Certification as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (or hold a temporary permit) by the PA State Board of Medicine.
Graduate AMA approved Respiratory Therapy Program. Individual must be registered or registry eligible.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

One (1) year of neonatal intensive care experience.
One (1) year of arterial gas punctures.
One (1) year of ventilator management.
Registry through NBRC - one (1) year.

COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTSATTENTION/CONCENTRATION - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others:

The position requires the ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. It is highly likely that multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at the same time.

NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material:

The position requires that an individual be able to learn new tasks quickly and effectively. Job requirements change frequently. The ability to understand and carry out detailed, involved instructions in mandatory.

PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING - The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think (in order to solve a problem) by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought:

The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

APTITUDES: The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act:

Repetitive work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace.

Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.

Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.

Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.

Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.

EQUIPMENT USAGE REQUIREMENTS Equipment/Tools: ventilator, compressor, ABG machine, IPPB machine, Pox machines, SPAG, USN, co-ox machine, No/K machine, telephone, pager, ambubag, flow meter, Wright resp., oxygen tanks, stethoscope, syringe, uracil nebulizer, oxygen masks, suction catheters, Voldynes, Jones PFT, peak flow meter, percussors, trache, screwdriver.

Software: Microsoft Office Product, clinical information system, e-mail.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSRarely 0-10%; Occasionally 11-35%; Frequently 36-70%; Con.

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