Respiratory Therapist
Company: Duke Health
Location: Efland
Posted on: September 24, 2024
Job Description:
Duke Regional Hospital has served Durham, Orange, Person,
Granville and Alamance counties and the surrounding communities for
nearly 40 years. With more than 1,900 employees, its focus is on
providing outstanding medical care with compassionate, personalized
service in a comfortable community hospital setting. Duke Regional
Hospital has 369 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of
medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics,
weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular
services, and also offers care at the Duke Rehabilitation Institute
and Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center. In fiscal year 2018, Duke
Regional Hospital admitted 16,299 patients and had 165,953
outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017. - U.S. News & World Report
ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #10 in North Carolina and #4 in
the Raleigh-Durham area for 2018-19. -Advanced Respiratory Care
Practitioner - Duke Regional Hospital -Schedule: PRN -Duke Regional
Hospital seeks to hire an -Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner
-who will embrace our mission of -Advancing Health Together.Job
DescriptionPerform and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic clinical
procedures as defined in the Respiratory Care Services scope of
clinical practice, performing work in accordance with physician
orders in the adult patient population.Duties and
responsibilities
- Perform all duties and responsibilities required of a
Respiratory Care Practitioner I.
- Evaluate appropriateness of medical orders.
- Proficient in the application of mechanical ventilator
modalities.
- Proficient in the application of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure
Ventilation (NPPV); Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and
Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP)
- Perform endotracheal intubation and extubations under the
observation of a Supervisor or Advanced Practitioner.
- Serve as member of the code/emergency team.
- Administer medical gases.
- Insert nasogastric and orogastric tubes.
- Perform tracheotomy tube changes and capnography
monitoring.
- Transport patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airway
protection.
- Interpret clinical data to optimize patient clinical
objectives.
- Participate in clinical rounds with physicians, nurses and
other health care providers
- Assist with Bronchoscopy and assist with orientation and
training of Level II RT.
- Assure safe operations of devices in the MRI.
- Qualified for certification in the hyperbaric chamber, if
applicable to the institution scope of practice -Required
Qualifications at this LevelEducation -Completion of a 2 year
respiratory care program (Associates Degree or the equivalent) or
currently enrolled in an AMA approved Respiratory Care Program, and
registry eligible. -Experience -None required -Degrees, Licensure,
and/or Certification -North Carolina State Licensure or North
Carolina State Provisional License,Certification by the National
Association for Respiratory Care (NBRC) if graduate. Certification
in Basic Life Support ( BLS), and any other applicable
certifications applicable to the institution. -Knowledge, Skills,
and Abilities -Knowledge necessary to make appropriate clinical
decisions and interactions relative to the specific age of a
patient.Skills validation/certifications of competencies for the
duties and responsibilities of this level.Must maintain annual
skill requirementsMust maintain annual safety/compliance
requirementsMust maintain North Carolina annual license
requirements for CEU's Customer service and communication
expertise.Work involves contact with patients of all ages, family
members, physicians, nursing, and all other members of the health
care team.Work is performed in all areas of Duke HospitalWork may
require lifting or pushing in excess of 30 pounds.Work requires
walking, climbing and bending. - Duke is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment
opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color,
disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic
information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, or veteran status. - Duke aspires to create a
community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and
belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of
ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our
perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve
this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community
feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals
are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our
community have a responsibility to uphold these values. - Essential
Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke
University Health System may include essentialjob functions that
require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional
information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation
will be provided by each hiring department. -
Keywords: Duke Health, Burlington , Respiratory Therapist, Healthcare , Efland, North Carolina
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