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Registered Respiratory Therapist

Cleveland Clinic

Multiple Locations,

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Cleveland Clinic

Multiple Locations,
 
Location: Multiple locations
Professional Area: Allied Health
Department: Respiratory Therapy
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Multiple
Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will provide world-class healthcare alongside passionate caregivers.

As a Registered Respiratory Therapist, you will work alongside our team of world class caregivers to provide assessment, treatment, care, and evaluation for neonatal patients with respiratory insufficiencies.

Your primary duties will include:

– Planning, establishing, and evaluating patients for correct type of treatment and care based on their diagnosis.

– Monitoring and putting in place patient care plans with advanced monitoring techniques.

– Performing advanced respiratory care modalities.

– Evaluating respiratory practice, administration of medications, and treatment based on patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate is someone who:

– Has strong critical thinking skills and can work under minimum supervision.

– Can demonstrate decisive judgement in stressful situations.

– Shows strong communication skills.

– Shows empathy and compassion in a patient-centered environment.

– Has a current Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board licensure, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care, and Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.

Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand in hand.

Responsibilities:

  • Assesses patient for appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develops a plan of care based on diagnosis.
  • Directs respiratory staff for delivery of care. Implements and monitors patient care plan.
  • Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
  • Performs advanced respiratory care modalities.
  • Evaluates respiratory practice, administration of medications, and treatment based on patient outcomes.
  • Educates the patient and family about the illness and provides information about community support groups and other available programs.
  • At sites where applicable, the employee will perform blood gas puncture and analysis.
  • If the employee is designated as a Technical Consultant by the blood gas Laboratory Director, the employee must meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education:

  • Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  • Diploma and/or transcripts must be provided for validation.

Certifications:

  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care.

  • Ohio/Florida Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board licensure.

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) and/or Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certification when appropriate for site.

Complexity of Work:

  • Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

  • Prior experience in critical care preferred.
  • Neonatal/pediatric experience preferred when appropriate for site.
  • Prior experience performing invasive procedures preferred when appropriate for site.

Physical Requirements:

  • Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
  • Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.
  • May require sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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About Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic was at the forefront of modern medicine when its founders opened it as a multi-specialty group practice in 1921. In its first century, Cleveland Clinic has introduced many medical firsts, opened facilities around the world and is proud to be ranked among the top hospitals in the country. Now, 100 years later, the vision of the founders remains Cleveland Clinic’s mission: caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve.