Registered Respiratory Therapist
Salida, Colorado
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Location

Salida, Colorado

Employment Type

Contract

Schedule

• Nights
• 36 hours per week
• 6:00 pm to 6:30 am
• Rotating schedule every other week
• Includes some call, weekends, and holidays

Contract Length

13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Colorado
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• NRP

Responsibilities

• Perform and collect diagnostic information, including pulmonary function testing, Pad Net, sleep studies, noninvasive and invasive diagnostic procedures, and blood gas and other pertinent laboratory analysis
• Assess patients using physical examination and diagnostic data interpretations
• Provide respiratory care therapeutics, including medical gas therapy, humidity therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial airway insertion, management, and care, airway clearance, and invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation
• Assess patient reactions and results of therapeutic interventions
• Participate in discharge planning and case management
• Participate in public education activities focused on cardiopulmonary wellness
• Attend mandatory safety in-services, department meetings, and manager-selected in-services