Job Duties

This position is responsible for:

Providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas. The respiratory therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees. The therapists provide consultation and education to other healthcare professionals. The therapist is in routine contact with patients during the provision of hands-on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families. The respiratory therapist will have contact with other hospital staff, such as nurses and physicians.

• Provide all functions of mechanical ventilation to include high frequency, critical care and home care equipment.
• Provide advanced medical gas delivery with appropriate equipment. To include, but not be limited to: Nitric Oxide, Helium oxygen; carbon dioxide; nitrogen and diagnostic gases (5% carbon dioxide).
• Perform intra-hospital transport of critically ill patients; to include patients with artificial airways.
• Perform point-of-care blood testing, including arterial blood gas testing and clotting time.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary care rounding with critical care team.
• Assist with flexible bronchoscopy.
• Assist with external transports of respiratory-compromised patients.
• Perform portable spirometry and/or pulmonary function testing.
• Perform sleep studies; polysomnogram, pneumogram.
• Conduct discharge training and management of technology-dependent patients.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in respiratory science, health/physical sciences, or equivalent with coursework in chemistry, anatomy, physiology, physics, algebra, and microbiology is required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Graduate of educational program for Respiratory Care accredited by an A.A.R.C.-recognized agency.
• Minimum of one (1) year Respiratory Therapist experience required; six (6) months experience in a critical care setting preferred.
• Successful completion of the C.R.T. examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care and/or active certification by the N.B.R.C. is required
• RRT required 
• Active Florida license is required.
• Active registry by the N.B.R.C. and/or successful completion of the R.R.T. Examination administered by the N.B.R.C. is required.
• Valid American Heart Association BLS Certification required
• Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is preferred. . PALS certification must be obtained in the first 6 months of employment