Respiratory Therapist - Registry

Performs all modalities of respiratory therapy, including manipulative diagnostic, therapeutic procedures, and maintains records for patients with abnormal respiratory conditions.

Requirements

• Administers, in accordance with standardized methods and safety practices, various therapy treatments
• Performs required diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using manual techniques or mechanical ventilators
• Administers medications, as prescribed by attending physician, appropriate for respiratory therapy treatment
• Charts all medications and treatments given; notates patient’s reactions; maintains departmental patient’s records of diagnostic or therapy treatments, medications and schedules
• Attends and participates in emergency (code) situations and participates in on-going in-service programs
• Monitors patients on mechanical ventilation daily (ICU, NICU) changes, ventilation tubing per departmental protocol, consults with attending physicians regarding change in procedures, equipment, medications or therapeutic cases
• Makes frequent rounds to monitor patients on oxygen therapy, documenting at least once per shift
• Assists physicians/nurses with intubation, blood drawing, and other procedures, as needed
• Transcribes physician orders to therapy forms; consults and advises physicians concerning available therapy modes
• Checks records, supplies and stock daily; maintains clean/sterile equipment; checks working conditions or equipment to insure safe usage
• May participate in the clinical instruction of new respiratory practitioners and respiratory students, as assigned
• Participates in the Risk Management and Infection Control programs of the department and Hospital