Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU, WEO, Nights

Piedmont Healthcare • Fayetteville, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

JOB PURPOSE: Performs patient assessments, general and critical care respiratory care procedures, respiratory care for newborns in Labor and Delivery, blood gas analysis and interpretation, maintenance and management of equipment and patient and family education in both adult and neonatal areas.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy.
• Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy.
• Previous Working Experience in Neonatal Respiratory care, or successful completion of department specific orientation including skills validation of competencies for the duties and responsibilities of this level.
• Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
• Licensed by the State of Georgia under the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners.
• Current certifications in BCLS, ACLS (ALS can be used in place of ACLS), and NRP.
• Must be actively practicing and maintaining all required competencies in both adult and neonatal areas.

Nice To Haves

• Neonatal Pediatric Specialist credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessments
• Performs general and critical care respiratory care procedures
• Performs respiratory care for newborns in Labor and Delivery
• Performs blood gas analysis and interpretation
• Maintenance and management of equipment
• Patient and family education in both adult and neonatal areas

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree