Covenant Health (Tennessee)
CSS-Respiratory Therapist
Covenant Health (Tennessee), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37955
Overview
Covenant Health
Seasonal Staffing-Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Position Summary:
Provides care to patients with respiratory insufficiency and related complications. Functions as part of the direct patient team to provide overall quality care and serves as a resource and specialist to patients, all patient care givers, and physicians. May be required to exercise clinical judgment under the order of a licensed physician.
Position Accountabilities:
Demonstrates respiratory care competency of critical and clinical skills on an annual basis.
Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, handle multiple assignments, balance priorities, make decisions quickly, and function under stressful situations.
Demonstrates the ability to perform all aspects of respiratory therapy to include age specific and related patient care in a safe and competent manner.
Demonstrates skill in emergency situations based up on department standards, policies, procedures, and protocols. Assumes a leadership role in emergency situations.
Demonstrates the ability to assess, identify, and treat patient health conditions as established by organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Demonstrates the ability to make safe, effective, and competent decisions regarding individual patient care. Expresses sound judgment.
Demonstrates the ability to provide appropriate communication to nursing personnel and/or physicians and other hospital staff as necessary. Must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills on all socioeconomic levels using tact and articulation and in a professional manner.
Demonstrates competency/proficiency in mechanical ventilation, CPAP, and BiPAP skills to include current modes of ventilation and indications for use and calculations of necessary data.
Demonstrates competency/proficiency in the performance of arterial blood gases and analysis per department policy and procedure. Demonstrates quality control, troubleshooting, and quality assurance per department policy and procedure
Recruiter: Kimberlin Woods || kwoods8@covhlth.com || 865-374-5403
Responsibilities
Performance Criteria
Performs assigned tasks and uses equipment with skill and accuracy.
Participates in performance improvement activities by making suggestions for unit/organizational improvements, data collection activities, and data analysis as appropriate.
Ensures documentation and charges are complete, accurate, timely, and legible. Consistently documents patient assessments, reassessments, education, goals, response to therapy, and any other requirements for the patient medical record.
Completes Quality Control procedures and documentation required by regulatory agencies, the medical center, and department policy.
Maintains all equipment in a clean and functioning order. Responsible for location and inventory of any RT equipment utilized on a routine basis.
Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed.
Assists with the orientation and training of newly hired respiratory employees and the precepting of respiratory students.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Position Qualifications:
Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience: Two (2) years of professional experience.
Licensure Requirement: Valid RRT Credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Licensed as a registered Respiratory Therapist by the State of Tennessee Health Related Boards with ABG endorsement. Current work-permit acceptable per state regulations. Current BLS.
Apply/Share
Job Title CSS-Respiratory Therapist
ID 2023-56559
Covenant Health
Seasonal Staffing-Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Position Summary:
Provides care to patients with respiratory insufficiency and related complications. Functions as part of the direct patient team to provide overall quality care and serves as a resource and specialist to patients, all patient care givers, and physicians. May be required to exercise clinical judgment under the order of a licensed physician.
Position Accountabilities:
Demonstrates respiratory care competency of critical and clinical skills on an annual basis.
Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, handle multiple assignments, balance priorities, make decisions quickly, and function under stressful situations.
Demonstrates the ability to perform all aspects of respiratory therapy to include age specific and related patient care in a safe and competent manner.
Demonstrates skill in emergency situations based up on department standards, policies, procedures, and protocols. Assumes a leadership role in emergency situations.
Demonstrates the ability to assess, identify, and treat patient health conditions as established by organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Demonstrates the ability to make safe, effective, and competent decisions regarding individual patient care. Expresses sound judgment.
Demonstrates the ability to provide appropriate communication to nursing personnel and/or physicians and other hospital staff as necessary. Must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills on all socioeconomic levels using tact and articulation and in a professional manner.
Demonstrates competency/proficiency in mechanical ventilation, CPAP, and BiPAP skills to include current modes of ventilation and indications for use and calculations of necessary data.
Demonstrates competency/proficiency in the performance of arterial blood gases and analysis per department policy and procedure. Demonstrates quality control, troubleshooting, and quality assurance per department policy and procedure
Recruiter: Kimberlin Woods || kwoods8@covhlth.com || 865-374-5403
Responsibilities
Performance Criteria
Performs assigned tasks and uses equipment with skill and accuracy.
Participates in performance improvement activities by making suggestions for unit/organizational improvements, data collection activities, and data analysis as appropriate.
Ensures documentation and charges are complete, accurate, timely, and legible. Consistently documents patient assessments, reassessments, education, goals, response to therapy, and any other requirements for the patient medical record.
Completes Quality Control procedures and documentation required by regulatory agencies, the medical center, and department policy.
Maintains all equipment in a clean and functioning order. Responsible for location and inventory of any RT equipment utilized on a routine basis.
Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed.
Assists with the orientation and training of newly hired respiratory employees and the precepting of respiratory students.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Position Qualifications:
Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience: Two (2) years of professional experience.
Licensure Requirement: Valid RRT Credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Licensed as a registered Respiratory Therapist by the State of Tennessee Health Related Boards with ABG endorsement. Current work-permit acceptable per state regulations. Current BLS.
Apply/Share
Job Title CSS-Respiratory Therapist
ID 2023-56559