Registered Respiratory Therapist RRT

Position: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Location: Lewiston ID

Job Description

Signon Bonus Relocation Assistance & Housing Allowance Available

Salary: Salary offered is based on years of experience. 0years of experience is the minimum and 29/30years of experience is the maximum.

Nightshift (7pm 7am)

SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS (pay is based on majority of hours worked)

• Evening Shift (3pm 11:30pm) 8%
• Night Shift (11:00pm 7:30am) 11%
• No Weekend Differential

PRIMARY (ESSENTIAL) DUTIES

• Provide respiratory therapy (conventional/routine) to all patients of all age groups infants to adults as ordered. Explains purpose and procedure of treatments tests and equipment to patients.
• Receive assignment. Check patient chart and physicians orders. Set up equipment and medications and administer treatments as ordered e.g. oxygen administration humidity therapy airway management resuscitation mechanical ventilation postural drainage procedures; closed atmosphere and respiratory monitoring intermittent positive pressure breathing aerosol therapy and pharmacology respiratory therapy. Chart treatment response and progress.
• Monitor environmental control systems others. Deliver and set up equipment and monitor patients on continuous ventilation. Do nasotracheal and tracheal (endotracheal tube or tracheostomy) suctioning.
• Make patient rounds regularly. Observe patient check equipment and change/make adjustments as necessary. Solve problems. Discontinue therapy as ordered. Remove equipment from patient rooms disassemble etc.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or GED
• Permanently licensed by the Idaho State Board of Medicine as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP
• Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• 2years experience in the adult critical care setting within the last 5years
• ICU experience within the last 3years
• BLS
• PALS completed within three (3)months of hire date
• ACLS completed within three (3)months of hire date
• NRP completed within one (1)year of hire date

Scion Health considers a consistently positive cooperative selfmotivated courteous and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position. While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility everyone needs to work as a team and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with coworkers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating instructing supervising persuading or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies changes in workload rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.