RESPIRATORY THERAPIST WEEKEND PROGRAM

## Description

# Job Summary

Coordinates respiratory care to identified patients in designated areas of practice. Utilizes delegation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

# Job Responsibilities

• Participates in the communication network with appropriate members of the health care team.
• Routinely demonstrates leadership capabilities through performance via team leading, prioritizing, delegating and the use of critical thinking.
• Assumes professional responsibility and accountability for outcomes of respiratory care.
• Demonstrates the ability to integrate respiratory therapy theory into practice.
• Demonstrates clinical competency in providing age specific (neonatal – geriatric) respiratory care to patients in designated areas of practice.
• Displays competency for the Registered Respiratory Therapist role as evidenced in the annual performance appraisal following the FHN PRIDE Standards.
• Delivers respiratory care to identified patients in designated areas of practice to achieve optimal patient outcomes with minimal supervision.
• Other duties may be assigned.

## Qualifications

Requirements

• *This is an every weekend position working Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.*
• **Education:** Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care from an accredited school of Respiratory Care
• **Required Experience**: 2 – 5 years of experience preferred. Experience with Bronchoscopy, PFT Lab and Therapist Driven Protocols a plus.
• **Special Skills and Abilities:**
• **Licensure/Certification/Registration:**

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC)
• BLS
• ACLS within one year of hire

# Populations Served
**While performing this job, the employee may care for patients in the following age groups.**

• Neonate (< 30 days)
• Infant (< 1 year old)
• Early Childhood (1 year and < 5 years old)
• Late Childhood (5 years and < 13 years old)
• Adolescent (13 and < 17 years old)
• Young Adult (17 to < 30 years old)
• Middle Adult (30 years to < 60 years old)
• Older Adult (> 60 years old)
• Serves patients in areas other than direct patient care

**While performing this job, the employee does not care for patients in the following age groups.**

• No direct responsibility to treat or care for patients