Respiratory Therapist
Company: Bryan Health
Location: Central City
Posted on: April 16, 2025
Job Description:
Summary
GENERAL SUMMARY:The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for the
initiation of standard therapy, protocols and diagnostic pulmonary
procedures. This position isresponsible for providing care to
patients in all Merrick Medical Center care settings.
PRINCIPAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and consistently
demonstrates our core values.
- Participates in meetings, committees and lean projects as
assigned.
- Maintains professional growth and development through seminars,
workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest
trends in field of expertise.
- Performs service excellence must-haves to achieve an excellent
patient/customer experience.
- Uses quality improvement processes, programs or outcome to help
improve department operations.
- Reviews sleep study QI and data provided by contracted sleep
study vendor.
- Collaborates with Quality Coordinator to report quality
improvement/performance indicators (QI/PI) measures as appropriate
to staff and board.
- Performs electrocardiographs (EKG), overnight pulse oximetry,
Holtor monitors, pulmonary function tests (PFT), home sleep
studies, hand held nebulizers (HHN), incentive spirometry, chest
physiotherapy (CPT), oxygen therapy, pulse oximetry checks, and
sputum inductions.
- Assists with codes, traumas, and airway maintenance.
- Performs respiratory care discharge planning including
qualifying a patient for home oxygen (O2) or nebulizer use.
- Provides respiratory disease/process-specific patient/family
education.
- Assists with Pulmonary Clinic.
- Reviews patients electronic medical record (EMR) for recovery
of missed charges (QI Studies).
- Checks portable O2 level biweekly and storage weekly.
- Schedules and oversees Sleep Studies/Sleep Lab as ordered.
- Monitors and administers respiratory care modalities to
patients. Identifies contra-indications and patient response to
therapy and records therapy and outcomes in the EMR.
- Develops plans for the delivery of respiratory care as directed
by physicians or protocols.
- Cleans, disinfects and sterilizes all respiratory equipment
following current infection control guidelines; assembles equipment
as required.
- Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:Graduation from an AMA approved program of
Respiratory Care accredited by the National Board of Respiratory
Care, Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered
Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required. Current Respiratory Care
License in the State of Nebraska required. Pulmonary Rehab
experience is preferred.
OTHER CREDENTIALS / CERTIFICATIONS: Basic Life Support
Certification is required. Associated topics: aso, crt, resp,
respiratory, respiratory care, respiratory therapist, rrt,
therapist
Keywords: Bryan Health, Lincoln , Respiratory Therapist, Healthcare , Central City, Nebraska
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