Nursecare of Buckhead
Respiratory Therapist
Nursecare of Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Job Summary:
Restores patient's pulmonary function; alleviates pain; supports life by planning and administering medically prescribed respiratory therapy.
Job Duties:
Meets patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by conducting pulmonary function tests; assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining respiratory therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians and by prescriptionHelps patient accomplish treatment plan and supports life by administering inhalants; operating mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generatorsAdministers respiratory therapy treatments by performing bronchopulmonary drainage; assisting with breathing exercises; monitoring physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes; directing treatments given by aides, technicians and assistantsEvaluates effects of respiratory therapy treatment plan by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending adjustments and modificationsCompletes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferencesAssures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programsDocuments patient care services by charting in patient and department recordsMaintains patient confidence and protects hospital operations by keeping information confidentialMaintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulationsProtects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocolsEnsures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairsMaintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societiesDeyelops respiratory therapy staff by providing information; developing and conducting in-service training programsComplies with federal, state. and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actionsContributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as neededSkills and Qualifications:
Bedside MannerPhysiological KnowledgeInfection ControlHealth Promotion and MaintenanceCreating a SafeEffective EnvironmentInforming OthersVerbal CommunicationMedical TeamworkJudgmentProcedural SkillsPeople Skills
Restores patient's pulmonary function; alleviates pain; supports life by planning and administering medically prescribed respiratory therapy.
Job Duties:
Meets patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by conducting pulmonary function tests; assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining respiratory therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians and by prescriptionHelps patient accomplish treatment plan and supports life by administering inhalants; operating mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generatorsAdministers respiratory therapy treatments by performing bronchopulmonary drainage; assisting with breathing exercises; monitoring physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes; directing treatments given by aides, technicians and assistantsEvaluates effects of respiratory therapy treatment plan by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending adjustments and modificationsCompletes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferencesAssures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programsDocuments patient care services by charting in patient and department recordsMaintains patient confidence and protects hospital operations by keeping information confidentialMaintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulationsProtects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocolsEnsures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairsMaintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societiesDeyelops respiratory therapy staff by providing information; developing and conducting in-service training programsComplies with federal, state. and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actionsContributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as neededSkills and Qualifications:
Bedside MannerPhysiological KnowledgeInfection ControlHealth Promotion and MaintenanceCreating a SafeEffective EnvironmentInforming OthersVerbal CommunicationMedical TeamworkJudgmentProcedural SkillsPeople Skills