Respiratory Therapist (Prn/Nights)

Franciscan Health Rensselaer
1104 East Grace Street Rensselaer, Indiana 47978
WHO WE ARE
With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Attend code blue and rapid response team activation to perform or assist with airway management.
• Set up and operate mechanical ventilators using invasive or non-invasive procedures on patients ranging from neonatal to adult; administer high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), and conventional methods to deliver nitric oxide to patients.
• Perform ventilation therapies, ensuring proper selection of the delivery device, to ensure adequate patient oxygenation.
• Administer inhaled medications to patients, such as SABA, LABA, LAMA, ICS, antibiotics, and other prescribed inhaled medications.
• Educate patients and their caregivers about their conditions and teach appropriate disease management techniques, such as breathing exercises or the use of medications or respiratory equipment.
• Conduct special procedures including electrocardiograms (EKGs), arterial blood gas tests (ABG), pulmonary function tests and surfactant delivery; assist physicians during caesarean section births, high-risk deliveries, and patient transport.
• Maintain cleanliness of patient room and equipment, and prepare and calibrate equipment needed for testing.
• Perform incentive spirometry on patients to facilitate airway clearance and lung expansion.
• Perform thorough patient assessments, obtain patient history, and elicit an accurate description of sleep problems in order to diagnose and treat patients with science-based medicine.

Qualifications

• Required Associate's Degree
• Required High School Diploma/GED
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - .
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
Never or Rarely
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.