Description
$15,000 Sign-on Bonus
Full-Time Nights for our Short-term acute rehab unit
Kindred Hospital Louisville is a 123-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period; including 16 Special Care Unit beds and 4 negative pressure rooms. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care 7 days a week so you can start your journey to wellness anytime. To the benefit of our patients, families and visitors, we are located in the Original Highlands neighborhood, a short drive away from downtown, Cherokee Park and a number of boutique shops and restaurants.
Job Summary
Plan, implement and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to assist in the management of patient/residents with cardiopulmonary and related disorders. Provide technical support for all equipment related to the nursing center-based practice of Respiratory Therapy. Provide training and competency testing to nursing departments.
Essential Functions
- Provides/coordinates clinical respiratory services under physician orders.
- Perform respiratory/clinical assessments.
- Consult with physicians and health care professionals regarding patient/resident status.
- Monitor patient/resident progress and update respiratory care plan (as a part of the patient/resident's comprehensive plan of care).
- Provide general respiratory therapeutic services including oxygen therapy, medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, humidification therapy, and suction therapy.
- Document patient/resident procedures, organize, and analyze data, maintain accurate records.
- Communicate relevant patient/resident information to appropriate physicians and caregivers while protecting confidential information to unauthorized persons.
- Participate in interdisciplinary patient/resident rounds and conferences.
- Provide staff education related to respiratory therapy.
- Educate patients and families with regard to relevant disease, medications, equipment, purpose of procedures, steps of procedure, benefits, risks, and alternatives.
- Participate in discharge planning for patient/resident requiring respiratory therapies in a community setting.
- Operate a variety of monitoring, recording, diagnostic, therapeutic, life support and associated equipment.
- Provide technical support for all respiratory equipment.
- Perform troubleshooting and basic maintenance, cleaning, and setup for respiratory equipment.
- Comply with safety regulations related to equipment and medical gases.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations
- Ability to use initiative, take responsibility and self-organize in a team environment.
- Ability to work under pressure & handle competing priorities.
- Ability to work collaboratively on an interdisciplinary patient/resident care team.
- Ability to interact positively with staff, physicians, patients & family members.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0-10%
- Must read, write and speak fluent English.
- Must have good and regular attendance.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
- Associate Degree from accredited program in respiratory therapy.
Licenses/Certifications
- Licensing as required by the state of employment.
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Required; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required for those in supervisory positions.
Experience
- One-year general Respiratory Therapy clinical experience