Registered Respiratory Therapist - Cardiopulmonary
Company: Christus Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: October 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
Responsible for the pulmonary care of critical, non-critical, and
chronically ill adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients under the
direction of a physician with minimal supervision. Performs patient
assessments and institutes respiratory care plans. Performs various
technical and diagnostic respiratory therapy procedures in all
areas of the hospital.
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline overlooking Corpus
Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility
in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical
specialty services in cardiac, cancer and stroke care. It is the
leading emergency facility in the area and the only Level II Trauma
Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses
specially trained in emergency services.
The Shoreline campus is a premiere facility housing many of the
region's most vital and renowned programs such as a Primary Stroke
Center, nationally accredited Cancer Center and a nationally
recognized Chest Pain Center. The Pavilion at CHRISTUS Spohn
Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline houses the CHRISTUS Spohn Heart
Network, which was recently recognized as one of the top 100
cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. The Heart Institute
offers the most advanced diagnostic, surgical and rehabilitative
cardiac services in one convenient location.
Responsibilities:
--- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. ---
Include, but are not limited to: --- Emergency (Code Blue and
White) response; --- Airway management including nasotracheal &
endotracheal suctioning; --- Delivery of aerosolized drugs; ---
Ventilator management (i. e. setup and operation); --- Oral
hygiene; --- Airway retaining device placement and maintenance; ---
Airway support device management including BiPAP and CPAP devices;
--- Oxygen delivery devices and therapeutic monitoring; --- Chest
film analysis; --- Bloodgas collection and analysis; --- EKG
analysis; --- Accurate and complete documentation; --- Cleaning and
stocking of equipment and supplies as necessary; --- Participate in
CAP and JC surveys. --- RRTs may function as Shift Leader or serve
in the capacity of Team Leader--- Advanced practice skills may
include: --- Therapeutic gas management and monitoring, including
INO and HeO2; --- Pulmonary Function Testing; --- Bronchoscopy
assist; --- Hemodynamic Monitoring; --- Waveform analysis; ---
Nocturnal SpO2 evaluation (Desaturation Studies); ---
Polysomnography; --- Transport duties.
Requirements:
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Full Time
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