Respiratory Therapist

Description: Renown

Health Position TemplateFacility Name: Renown

RegionalJob Code: 1035466Location Address: 1155 Mill St Reno, NV 89502Position Information:UPDATEd

MUST HAVE LIC

IN HAND BEFORE SUBMITTING Role: Respiratory Therapist (Adults)

Facility Department/Cost Center: 200241

Respiratory Care Services Shift: 3x12's, rotating days of the week, varied shifts

Weekly : To be discussed during interview Licenses: RRT, Nevada State License, Must apply for State of Nevada Point of Care Analyst license, Director of Point of Care, or General supervisor of Point of Care required prior to start.

Required Certifications: AHA BLS, ACLS , and PALS required prior to start.

Experience Required: Must have 2+ years of acute care RT experience. Must have recent Critical care exp. Prior travel experience of one 13 week assignment required.Additional Comments:Travelers may be required to float to the needs of the organization up to their competency level. May be required to work major holidays and pick up one additional shift during schedule period. Renown has the right to call off, without penalty, 48 hours, for low census per 13-week contract. This may be full or partial shifts. Schedule varies based upon department needs. Schedule can include weekends, holidays, and some call shifts.Hospital Information:Extremely busy and fast paced environment serving a 500-mile radius. Level 2 trauma center, Stroke accreditation, 800 inpatient bed hospital, 80 ER beds. The volume and pace required to work here are that of level 1 trauma centerHiring Profile:Position PurposeThis position performs respiratory therapy procedures per protocol and those ordered by physicians to improve the cardiopulmonary conditions of patients from newborn to geriatric ages. Clinical Respiratory Therapist s primarily work with those patients in the critical care units, adult general care, and pediatric general care, and may provide respiratory care at a secondary care site consistent with the mission and obligations of Renown Health.Nature and ScopeThe Clinical Respiratory Therapist is accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation of care, and evaluation of Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric patients and families. A thorough patient assessment by respiratory therapists is the cornerstone for the effective implementation of protocols. Respiratory therapists can initiate or modify a patient's plan of care following a predetermined and structured set of orders under the protocol placed by a provider. Protocols include instructions or interventions in which the respiratory therapist is empowered to initiate, refine, transition, discontinue, and restart therapy as the patient s medical condition dictates. The Respiratory Therapist is accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation of care, and evaluation of Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric patients and families.Clinical Respiratory Therapists are responsible for the proper documentation of all patient records and department logs. In addition, they are responsible for keeping abreast of technological advances in applicable areas and are well versed in appropriate clinical applications. Continuous comprehensive mental effort is required to provide optimal safe patient care, and the same mental effort is required when interacting with internal and external contacts, exercising judgments, and making decisions. The Clinical Respiratory Therapist is responsible for ensuring a positive patient experience is achieved. This is accomplished through initially making a connection, introducing yourself, explaining the duration of the work being performed, explaining the procedure / task, and thanking the patient when complete (CIDET). Additionally, the Clinical Respiratory Therapist is responsible for service recovery when the patient experience does not go well. This is accomplished by listening with empathy to the concern, apologizing for the experience, solving the problem if able and escalating to leadership if not able, and thanking the patient for providing us with an opportunity to improve their experience (LAST).The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.This position does provide direct patient care.hello General Commentswww.renown.orgThe Region s Only Level II Trauma Center in Reno, NVAt Renown Regional Medical Center, you ll find the most advanced care in the region. Our specialists treat complextumors, stop heart attacks before they do serious damage and preform life-saving surgeries with patients back on theirfeet in no time.Trauma Center, 2 ER sRenown Regional Medical Center is the only trauma center between Sacramento and Salt Lake City, treating over80,000 ER and trauma patients a year. We are also home to the region s only children s hospital, a leading roboticsurgery institute, groundbreaking brain and nerve care, and comprehensive heart and cancer services.At the Renown Regional Medical Center, you can reap the benefits of a full range of leading-edge services and proceduresperformed by expert medical professionals. Our facilities and technologies are state-of-the-art. Here s a quick rundown ofprocedures and technologies -put to use to improve the health and well-being in our community. We instituted the first and only accredited heart failure center in northern Nevada We founded northern Nevada s first and only Institute for Neurosciences We brought the first low-dose CT imaging to the region We brought the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System to northern Nevada We implemented the first dedicated PET/CT scanner, Biplane Angiography and the newest 3T MRI technologies to the region Position creation reason:Vacant

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