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McLaren Thumb Region Registered Respiratory Therapist in Bad Axe, Michigan
REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - FULL TIME - 1ST SHIFT - VARIABLE HOURS - $20,000 SIGN ON BONUS!
*Position Summary:* Provides respiratory care services to patients who require emergency care, intensive care, therapeutic treatment, invasive and non-invasive monitoring, diagnostic testing, and patient education for pulmonary and cardiopulmonary disorders.
Monitors and maintains equipment and participates in quality assurance and improvement activities.
*Essential Functions and Responsibilities:*
- Interviews, examines, and assesses patients with breathing or cardiopulmonary disorders.
- Consults with physicians to develop patient treatment plans. Creates therapy programs for patients based on the instructions of physicians and assessment findings.
- Performs diagnostic tests such as measuring lung capacity, takes blood samples, and uses a blood gas analyzer to test oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.
- Treats patients using a variety of methods, including chest physiotherapy, aerosol medications and non-invasive methods such as CPAP and BIPAP therapies. May connect, monitor, and treat patients who cannot breathe on their own to ventilators.
- Monitors and records the progress of treatment.
Qualifications:
*Required:*
- Associate degree in a Respiratory Therapist Educational Program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
- Current state licensure as a respiratory therapist.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) through the NBRC.
- BLS certification.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree.
Additional Information
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 24005807
- Daily Work Times: Variable
- Hours Per Pay Period: 72
- On Call: No
- Weekends: Yes