Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
Grand Forks, ND
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

 NICU Respiratory Therapist in Grand Forks, ND 

Job Description

• Provides diagnostic and therapeutic treatment and physician assistance.
• Provides appropriate patient education, family teaching and support which correlate to the patient and family needs.
• Documents appropriately.
• Identifies significant changes in patient's condition and takes appropriate action, as evidenced in reporting, staffing and documentation. Communicates pertinent information to appropriate caregivers. Documents appropriately.
• Performs pain assessment and takes appropriate action according to standard operating procedure.
• Completes all documentation, including order entry, verification, electronic medical record (EMR), medication charting, patient safety/incident variance reports, equipment repair tags, etc. according to standard operating procedure.
• Processes patient charges. Runs and verifies reports as needed.
• Disassembles, cleans, assembles respiratory equipment and performs preventative maintenance according to standard operating procedure. Properly tags equipment in need of preventative maintenance, safety check or repair and notified appropriate department and/or delivers equipment to them.
• Responsible for the transport of infants to/from referral health systems. Provides high quality critical care in accordance with the patient care guidelines established by the organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certification:

• Respiratory Therapist | North Dakota State Board of Respiratory Care
• Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA)
• ACLS Certified | American Heart Association (AHA)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) | American Heart Association (AHA) |
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)