Registered Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory Cardiopulmonary
Company: Christus Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: October 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
Responsible for the pulmonary care of critical, non-critical, and
chronically ill adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients under the
direction of a physician with minimal supervision. Performs patient
assessments and institutes respiratory care plans. Performs various
technical and diagnostic respiratory therapy procedures in all
areas of the hospital.
The CHRISTUS Children's Hospital, established in 1959, was the
first children's hospital in South-Central Texas. Located downtown,
this 190-plus-bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children
annually from San Antonio, South Texas and around the world. The
hospital (in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine) is the
only academic children's hospital in San Antonio. Our highly
specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children,
from Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children's Emergency
Services, the latest treatments for deformities of the spine
including titanium rib implants and halo traction, a Heart Center,
a specialized asthma program, a highly regarded Cancer and Blood
Disorders Center, and growing maternal services to include
consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine.
Responsibilities:
Ambulatory Duties
--- Spirometry Testing --- DLCO (diffusion capacity of carbon
monoxide) --- FENO (fraction of exhaled nitric oxide) --- Body Box
(Body Plethysmography) --- MVV (Maximum Voluntary Ventilation ---
MIP/MEP (Maximum Inspiratory and Expiratory pressures --- Six
Minute Walk test --- Incentive Spirometry --- Spacer Teaching --- 4
Puffs Albuterol --- Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Swabs - --- Methacholine
Challenge
Inpatient Duties
--- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. ---
Include, but are not limited to: --- Emergency (Code Blue and
White) response; --- Airway management including nasotracheal &
endotracheal suctioning; --- Delivery of aerosolized drugs; ---
Ventilator management (i. e. setup and operation); --- Oral
hygiene; --- Airway retaining device placement and maintenance; ---
Airway support device management including BiPAP and CPAP devices;
--- Oxygen delivery devices and therapeutic monitoring; --- Chest
film analysis; --- Bloodgas collection and analysis; --- EKG
analysis; --- Accurate and complete documentation; --- Cleaning and
stocking of equipment and supplies as necessary; --- Participate in
CAP and JC surveys. --- RRTs may function as Shift Leader or serve
in the capacity of Team Leader --- Advanced practice skills may
include: --- Therapeutic gas management and monitoring, including
INO and HeO2; --- Pulmonary Function Testing; --- Bronchoscopy
assist; --- Hemodynamic Monitoring; --- Waveform analysis; ---
Nocturnal SpO2 evaluation (Desaturation Studies); ---
Polysomnography; --- Transport duties.
Requirements:
A. Education/Skills
B. Experience
C. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Full Time
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