REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

• Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
• Performs direct patient care and the provision of Respiratory Care and Hyperbaric Medicine (for those special trained) procedures in all areas within the facility.
• Performs all procedures according to policy & procedure. Organizes workload to ensure therapy is completed as proscribed.
• Participates in all aspects of RC educational activities & departmental meetings.
• Documents & maintains records, charts and reports in a timely manner & documents appropriately.
• Responds to Code Blue & Rapid Response alerts in timely manner & documents appropriately.
• Exercises sound clinical judgement & assessment skills to provide appropriate provision of patient care & monitoring & communication of information to other caregivers.
• Evaluates patient care & makes recommendations when needed.
• Special trained – Performs Pulmonary Functions, Methacholine Challenges, Hyperbaric Medicine, NICU care, PICU care and Asthma Education.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING:

• Zero to less than 1 year of experience in Respiratory Care
• Participation in the National Board for Respiratory Care's (NBRC) Continuing Competency Program to maintain credential if received credential after July 1, 2002

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS/REGISTRATIONS/EDUCATION:

• Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care from an accredited school
• Registered Respiratory Therapist license
• Respiratory Care Practitioner by the SC Board of Medical Examiners
• ACLS Certification (ACLS certification must be completed within 3 months of hire and/or graduation date for adult care therapists)
• BLS certification
• PALS and NRP certification (Children’s Hospital therapist) Children's Hospital therapists must complete PALS and NRP within 6 months of hire or transfer date

$10,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE

Required Skills Required Experience