About this role
Job Summary:
Performs routine and advanced respiratory and pulmonary care testing and all other forms of respiratory therapy as prescribed by a physician. Frequent contact with employees, patients, and public. Standard procedures are available, but some authority must be exercised by the individual to meet situations which demand independent action. Requires high degree of accuracy to prevent possible harm to patient.
Education:
Required:
Associate of Science in Respiratory Care
Preferred:
Experience:
Required:
Preferred:
One year experience as a practicing Respiratory Care Practitioner
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required:
Current, unrestricted licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner by the State of North Carolina, and; holding the certification for RRT issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care
; BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and maintained going forward.; ACLS required within 30 days; NRP required must take first available class. PALS Certification.
Preferred:
Department Position Summary:
Performs routine and advanced respiratory and pulmonary care testing and all other forms of respiratory therapy as prescribed by a physician. Frequent contact with employees, patients, and public. Standard procedures are available, but some authority must be exercised by the individual to meet situations which demand independent action. Requires high degree of accuracy to prevent possible harm to patient. Responsible for performing own job duties in the care of Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric age patients. Must possess a positive attitude, tact, poise, courtesy and willingness to cooperate with fellow employees and physicians.
Other facts
About Erlanger Health System
Erlanger, named among "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report, is a non-profit, academic teaching center affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga. Erlanger is also a Level-One Trauma Center for adults and the only provider of tertiary care services for the citizens of an entire four-state region, encompassing southeast Tennessee, north Georgia, north Alabama and western North Carolina. With a history that dates back more than a century, Erlanger is recognized as one of the nation's finest public hospitals and a leader in healthcare.
The Erlanger hospital system includes Children's Hospital at Erlanger (CHE), the only academic medical center in the tri-state region devoted solely to children and is a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC)— the highest designation in the state for pediatrics. CHE has a full range of pediatric subspecialists, as well as a pediatrics ER, ICU, and Level III neonatal intensive care unit, providing the highest level of care in the region for premature and sick infants.
Each year, more than one million people are treated by the team of healthcare professionals who are part of Erlanger.
What you'll do
- Performs routine and advanced respiratory and pulmonary care testing and all other forms of respiratory therapy as prescribed by a physician. Responsible for performing own job duties in the care of patients across various age groups.
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