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Certified Respiratory Therapist (Night shift) $12,000 sign on for full-time new hire
full-time•Tuscaloosa

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Tuscaloosa

Type

full-time

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Overview

The Certified Respiratory Therapist provides services to adult through neonatal patients.  They provide general respiratory therapy, critical care, and limited diagnostics.  Therapists are expected to work and respond to all areas of the hospital.

Responsibilities

  • Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy.
  • Gives rationale for actions, decisions, and clinical care, based on scientific principles, clinical practice guidelines, or successful experience.
  • Patient care procedures include:
    • Oxygen/Aerosol Therapy
    • Bronchial Hygiene
    • Postural Drainage and Percussion
    • Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing, VPEP, PEP, PAP
    • Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation
    • Cough Assist
    • Aerosolized Medications
    • Hand Held Nebulizer
    • Metered Dose Inhaler
    • Dry Powder Inhaler
    • Adult/Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care
    • CPAP/BiPAP
    • Mechanical ventilation including transport
    • Blood collection and analysis
    • Emergency tracheostomy tube replacement
    • Bedside Pulmonary Function Testing
  • Demonstrate leadership skills
  • Requires decision making that will affect others
  • Responsible to achieve outcomes
  • Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
  • Ability to delegate to team members and students
  • Must be able to receive delegation
  • Address conflict and stressful situation
  • Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
  • Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
  • Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
  • Must be able to work in groups
  • Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
  • Participates on call rotation as needed for patient care
  • Must be meet time pressure and time lines
  • Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
  • Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
  • Advocate for and participant in patient safety
  • Perform Low/High Level Disinfection as per manufacturer’s recommendation (IFU)
  • Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy
  • Accountability related to meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, DCH Mission and Vision

    • DCH Standards:

    • Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
    • Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
    • Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
    • Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
    • Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
    • All other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications

  • Current Alabama licensure. 
  • Holds active credential of Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) within one year of graduation
  • Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy, Bachelor’s degree preferred or holds a certificate in Respiratory Therapy 4. Membership in appropriate professional organization (i.e. American Association for Respiratory Care, Alabama Society for Respiratory Care) is strongly encouraged
  • BCLS provider
  • PALS preferred for staff working in the Emergency Department.
  • Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English
  • ACLS within one year of employment and NRP if NICU trained
  • Responsible for obtaining needed continuing education for licensure

    • Working Conditions:

     

    WORK CONTEXT

    • Environmental Conditions: Includes exposure to human fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazard materials and/or cleaning solutions. Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment.
    • Psychological Conditions: Includes demonstrating leadership skills. Delegating to team members, addressing conflict, communicating with all types of personalities, and being responsible for outcomes/results.

    PHYSICAL FACTORS

    • Ability to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking.
    • Ability to lift and carry up to a maximum of 50 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
    • Able to reach reasonable distances in any direction.
    • Ability to run in emergency situations.
    • Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner.
    • Must have ability to feel and perceive temperatures, texture, shape and size with fingertips.
    • Physical presence onsite is essential.
    • Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
    • Able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

     

     

    Other facts

    Tech stack
    Respiratory Therapy,Critical Care,Patient Care,Oxygen Therapy,Mechanical Ventilation,Communication,Leadership,Teamwork,Conflict Resolution,Emergency Response,Technical Procedures,Patient Safety,Disinfection,Time Management,Delegation,Clinical Guidelines

    About DCH Health System

    Based in Tuscaloosa, AL, DCH Health System has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to the residents of West Alabama. Comprised of DCH Regional Medical Center, Northport Medical Center and Fayette Medical Center, the DCH Health System provides comprehensive services in:

    • Cancer treatment
    • Critical Care
    • Cardiac Services
    • Bloodless medicine
    • Home health care
    • Sleep medicine
    • Occupational medicine
    • Sports medicine
    • Spine/pain care
    • Therapy services
    • Women’s services
    • and much more

    DCH Regional Medical Center has 583 beds and offers a variety of specialty units and advanced services, including cancer, cardiology, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, and the region's most advanced trauma center.

    Northport Medical Center is a 204-bed community hospital that offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services. The facility also operates the DCH (inpatient) Rehabilitation Pavilion and North Harbor Pavilion for mental health.

    Fayette Medical Center, through a lease agreement with the DCH Health System, is a 61-bed rural hospital that offers the residents of Fayette County inpatient care, along with sophisticated diagnostic equipment, surgical techniques and specialty clinics. A 122-bed nursing home on site is fully accredited and licensed for intermediate and skilled nursing care.

    Our goal is to provide the best health system possible for patients to receive proper care, employees to work efficiently, and physicians to practice medicine for the benefit of everyone.

    Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
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    Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
    Founding Year: 1923

    What you'll do

    • The Certified Respiratory Therapist provides respiratory therapy services to patients of all ages, including critical care and diagnostics. They are responsible for performing technical procedures safely and effectively while ensuring patient safety and satisfaction.

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