Respiratory Therapist

Company: Duke Health
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: November 11, 2024

Job Description:

Duke Regional Hospital has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties and the surrounding communities for nearly 40 years. With more than 1,900 employees, its focus is on providing outstanding medical care with compassionate, personalized service in a comfortable community hospital setting. Duke Regional Hospital has 369 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services, and also offers care at the Duke Rehabilitation Institute and Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center. In fiscal year 2018, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,299 patients and had 165,953 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017. - U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #10 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for 2018-19. -Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner - Duke Regional Hospital -Schedule: PRN -Duke Regional Hospital seeks to hire an -Advanced Respiratory Care Practitioner -who will embrace our mission of -Advancing Health Together.Job DescriptionPerform and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures as defined in the Respiratory Care Services scope of clinical practice, performing work in accordance with physician orders in the adult patient population.Duties and responsibilities

• Perform all duties and responsibilities required of a Respiratory Care Practitioner I.
• Evaluate appropriateness of medical orders.
• Proficient in the application of mechanical ventilator modalities.
• Proficient in the application of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV); Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP)
• Perform endotracheal intubation and extubations under the observation of a Supervisor or Advanced Practitioner.
• Serve as member of the code/emergency team.
• Administer medical gases.
• Insert nasogastric and orogastric tubes.
• Perform tracheotomy tube changes and capnography monitoring.
• Transport patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airway protection.
• Interpret clinical data to optimize patient clinical objectives.
• Participate in clinical rounds with physicians, nurses and other health care providers
• Assist with Bronchoscopy and assist with orientation and training of Level II RT.
• Assure safe operations of devices in the MRI.
• Qualified for certification in the hyperbaric chamber, if applicable to the institution scope of practice -Required Qualifications at this LevelEducation -Completion of a 2 year respiratory care program (Associates Degree or the equivalent) or currently enrolled in an AMA approved Respiratory Care Program, and registry eligible. -Experience -None required -Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification -North Carolina State Licensure or North Carolina State Provisional License,Certification by the National Association for Respiratory Care (NBRC) if graduate. Certification in Basic Life Support ( BLS), and any other applicable certifications applicable to the institution. -Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities -Knowledge necessary to make appropriate clinical decisions and interactions relative to the specific age of a patient.Skills validation/certifications of competencies for the duties and responsibilities of this level.Must maintain annual skill requirementsMust maintain annual safety/compliance requirementsMust maintain North Carolina annual license requirements for CEU's Customer service and communication expertise.Work involves contact with patients of all ages, family members, physicians, nursing, and all other members of the health care team.Work is performed in all areas of Duke HospitalWork may require lifting or pushing in excess of 30 pounds.Work requires walking, climbing and bending. - Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. - Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. - Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department. -

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