About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Respiratory Therapist, you will join an established team of RTs who share your passion for delivering highly specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients experiencing breathing issues. You'll be instrumental in providing a range of treatments from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support.Every day you will apply your keen assessment skills and critical thinking to manage diverse patient needs, develop and execute effective care plans, and ensure calm, focused intervention in both routine and emergent situations.To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, unwavering calm under pressure, and the ability to anticipate outcomes. Your dedication to patient well-being and exceptional problem-solving abilities will drive success in this vital role.
- Assess patients of all ages with respiratory and cardiopulmonary conditions, evaluating symptoms and determining appropriate respiratory care needs.
- Perform diagnostic testing and administer respiratory treatments in accordance with physician orders and established treatment plans.
- Monitor, document, and communicate patient responses to therapy, including treatment effectiveness, tolerance, and compliance.
- Educate patients on respiratory treatments and techniques to support continued care and therapy at home.
- Collaborate with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team to coordinate patient care and assist with onboarding, training, and competency development of respiratory care staff when qualified.
Job Requirements
Required
- Associates in Respiratory Therapy, upon hire or
- Bachelors in Respiratory Therapy and
- Respiratory Care Practitioner: ND (RESP-LIC:ND), upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR), upon hire and
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), upon hire and
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) upon hire.
Where You’ll Work
CHI Williston Health, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, have a variety of skills from clinical to project management. In our Critical Access Hospital, you will be exposed to the emergency department, acute care (Med/Surg), swing bed, surgery, outpatient treatment, and so much more!
CHI Williston Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our team members' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.