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RHA Health Services Respiratory Therapist / RT / Part Time in New Bern, North Carolina
We are hiring for:
Respiratory Therapist / RT / Part Time
Type:
Regular
If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health
Services!
To provide professional respiratory care to service users, aimed at preventing disease and maintaining good health care.
We are Looking for a Respiratory Therapist in New Bern , NC!!!!
Payrate: $32.00 an hour
Are you a positive and personable Respiratory Therapist looking for a unique and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and watch them thrive?
Then join our clinical team at RHA Health Services!
We are seeking a friendly and patient Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) to provide professional respiratory care to the people we support and serve, aimed at preventing disease and maintaining good health care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for providing approved respiratory services to all service users under his/her care.
- Keeps medical staff informed of any changes in service users status.
- Provides leadership and guidance.
- Keeps Director of Respiratory informed of changes in service users condition.
- Observes, assesses and evaluates service users respiratory needs.
- Discusses acute and chronic respiratory needs with personnel; observes service users condition and reaction, making good judgment decisions.
- Maintains work area as a neat, orderly, efficient, and safe working area.
- Participates as a member of interdisciplinary team as consultant as needed, ensuring quality-respiratory services.
- Participates in parent conference and communicating with families as needed.
- Maintains/Changes respiratory equipment and supplies.
- Instructs parents, students, service users and employees on Respiratory Care.
- Charts accordingly for service users with respiratory needs.
- Assists in providing prompt management of Workers Compensation within policy guidelines.
- Administers any respiratory medications as prescribed by physician.
- Carries out prescribed respiratory treatment for the purpose of guidance and demonstration for staff.
- Has working knowledge of the latest respiratory techniques.
- Assists in the monitoring of service users behavioral problems and be prepared to discuss problems with team members.
- Records all pertinent respiratory information on service users on a daily and/or as needed basis in the respective medical chart.
- Participates in the Quality Assurance Assessment system; Mealtime Assessment, Environmental Assessment; Interaction Assessment and Third Shift Assessment.
- Assists in providing satisfactory working conditions.
- May access and/or make appropriate copies of protected health information from a service users chart as needed for off campus scheduled or non-scheduled appointment.
Requirements
Our ideal Registered Respiratory Therapist has excellent listening and communication skills, can pick up on nonverbal communication and is a proactive person.
Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program
Currently licensed in North Carolina.
Two years of experience, preferred
Valid drivers license and auto insurance
Ability to lift between 20 and 50 pounds and prov