Respiratory Therapist II
Raleigh, North Carolina
UNC Rex Healthcare

Respiratory Therapist II

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical-Allied
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Days (3 shifts per week, 12 hours each)
Hours per Week: 36

Job Summary

• Provide advanced respiratory care including airway management, mechanical ventilator management, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, and respiratory care procedures to assess, prevent, stabilize, or remedy respiratory dysfunction.
• Perform standard respiratory care such as aerosol medication delivery, bedside pulmonary function testing, breathing exercises, oxygen therapy, arterial punctures, tracheostomy care and changes, endotracheal intubations and extubations.
• May perform pulmonary function testing as needed.
• May transport pediatric and neonatal patients per protocol.
• May perform advanced procedures including UAC, UVC, IV insertion, intraosseous insertion, chest tube insertion, needle decompression, arterial blood gases (ABGs), and blood glucose monitoring as directed.
• May manage extracorporeal circulation for cardiac and respiratory support (ECMO).
• Provide ventilator care including setup, function verification, monitoring, and weaning techniques.
• Function independently with minimal supervision and serve as a resource to other staff.
• May be required to be on-call during days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Required Qualifications

Education & Licensure

• Valid Respiratory Care Practitioner license in North Carolina.
• Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner experience within the last year.
• Experience working with adult patients.

Certifications

• Current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support).
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program).
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support).
• CPFT (Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist).
• Advanced Practice Certificate to administer moderate sedation in Bronchoscopy Lab.
• All certifications must be maintained as required by the certifying body.

Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures.
• Ability to document clinical information accurately.
• Effective communication skills with patients, physicians, family members, and staff.
• Mathematical skills including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Strong reasoning ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with adult patients; no NICU experience required.
• Experience with EPIC electronic health record system preferred.
• Familiarity with SERVO U ventilators.

Additional Information

• Work schedule consists of three 12-hour day shifts per week.
• May require on-call availability including nights, weekends, and holidays.