Respiratory Therapist - Interventional Radiology

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

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🌟 Benefits That Support You

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Enjoy:

- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.

- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules

- Retirement savings with employer match

- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs

- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Respiratory Therapist for our Interventional Radiology department.

Shift/Hours: Full-Time – 40 hours/week, First Shift

Position requires additional on call requirements to include weekly call and weekend call rotations.

Position requires Travel to our Edgewood, Florence, and Ft. Thomas locations.

Job Description:

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The Interventional Tech Respiratory Therapist is a health care professional that, through the utilization of specialized equipment and supplies while under the direction of a qualified physician, assists with trans-catheter procedures on adult patients resulting in accurate diagnosis and/or optimal treatment of congenital or acquired heart and/or peripheral vascular disease while maintaining maximum patient safety.

This position is responsible for

• Sterile procedural assistance, operation of specialty equipment, and support of departmental operations and patient care.
• The RRT, under the direction of the nurse, communicates/updates patients and families awaiting care and treatment.
• Upon physician’s orders, assesses patients’ pulmonary status, determines appropriateness of orders and administers various modes supportive or restorative of therapy, with or without medical gases or pharmacological agents to restore normal cardio-pulmonary function.

Demonstrates respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Qualifications

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

Registered Respiratory Therapist as described by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Holds current mandatory certification in the state to practice Respiratory Therapy in the state where work is being performed.

Associates degree in applied science or equivalent.

All Registered respiratory therapists must maintain their credential as described in the Continuing Competency of the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Failure to maintain the credential will result in a demotion transfer to Respiratory Technician until their credential is reinstated by the NBRC

Specialized Knowledge: 

Understanding of radiation protection and sterile technique

Ability to perform vital sign checks including assessment and reassessment of physical pain

Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring

Knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology

Kind and Length of Experience: 

Successful completion of preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area. 

Able to critically think and problem solve in routine and emergency situations.

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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