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Full-time
professional certificate
Sign-on Bonus
Posted 22d ago
Apply by Jul 17
~36 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Provides specialized care to patients with respiratory insufficiency and related complications as part of a direct patient care team. Responsibilities include managing mechanical ventilation, performing blood gas analysis, and collaborating with physicians to ensure quality patient outcomes.
Requirements
Must hold a valid RRT credential from the NBRC and be licensed as a Registered Respiratory Therapist by the State of Tennessee with ABG endorsement. Current BLS certification is required, and new graduates must obtain RRT credentials within 90 days of hire.
Full job description
Overview
Registered Respiratory Therapist
$15,000 Sign-on Bonus for Experienced Candidates
Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift
Parkwest Overview:
Parkwest Medical Center, Covenant Health’s flagship facility in West Knoxville, combines world-class cardiac expertise with the warmth of home in serving a vibrant East Tennessee community. Since 1973, Parkwest has grown into the region’s largest hospital in the area, offering advanced services like an all-digital catheterization lab, comprehensive breast health, emergency, and critical care. It’s consistently ranked among Tennessee's top 10 hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and earns national recognition as a Top 100 Heart Hospital, as well as an “A” safety grade from Leapfrog. As part of Covenant Health, the region’s largest employer, Parkwest Medical Center, marries cutting-edge technology with compassionate, community-centered care, earning accolades for cardiology, stroke, surgical excellence, and patient safety.
To learn more about Parkwest Medical Center and our units, visit Covenant Health Parkwest Medical Center Opportunities.
Position Summary:
Provides care to patients with respiratory insufficiency and related complications. Functions as part of the direct patient team to provide overall quality care and serves as a resource and specialist to patients, all patient care givers and physicians. May be required to exercise clinical judgment under the order of a licensed physician.
Responsibilities
Demonstrates respiratory care competency of critical and clinical skills on an annual basis.
Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, handle multiple assignments, balance priorities, and make decisions quickly and function under stressful situations.
Demonstrates the ability to perform all aspects of respiratory therapy to include age specific and related patient care in a safe and competent manner.
Demonstrates skill in emergency situations based up on department standards, policies, procedures and protocols, assumes a leadership role in emergency situations.
Demonstrates the ability to assess, identify and treat patient health conditions as established by organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Demonstrates the ability to make safe, effective and competent decisions regarding individual patient care. Express sound judgment.
Demonstrates the ability to provide appropriate communication to nursing personnel and/or physicians, and other hospital staff as necessary. Must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills on all socioeconomic levels using tact, articulation and in a professional manner.
Demonstrates competency/proficiency in mechanical ventilation, CPAP, and BiPAP skills to include current modes of ventilation, indications for use and calculations of necessary data.
Demonstrates competency/proficiency in the performance of arterial blood gases and analysis per department policy and procedure. Quality control, troubleshooting, and quality assurance per department policy and procedures.
Performs assigned tasks and uses equipment with skill and accuracy.
Participates in performance improvement activities by making suggestions for unit/organizational improvements, data collection activities, and date analysis as appropriate.
Documentation and charges are complete, accurate, timely and legible. Consistently document patient assessments, reassessments, patient education, goals, response to therapy and any other requirements for the patient medical record.
Completes Quality Control procedures and documentation required by regulatory agencies, medical center and department policy.
Maintains all equipment in a clean and functioning order. Responsible for location and inventory of any RT equipment utilized on a routine basis.
Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed.
Assists with the orientation and training of newly hired respiratory employees and the precepting of respiratory students.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
Must have documented experience necessary to obtain state license.
Licensure Requirement:
Valid RRT Credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Licensed as a registered Respiratory Therapist by the State of Tennessee Health Related Boards with ABG endorsement. Current work-permit acceptable per state regulations. New Registry Eligible graduates may be hired in as an RRT and will have 90 days in which to pass the NBRC RRT exam and become credentialed. Failure to obtain RRT credential within 90 days will result in a reclassification to CRT with an appropriate adjustment in pay. Current BLS.
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RRTRespiratory TherapyNBRCBLSMechanical VentilationCPAPBiPAPArterial Blood GasesCritical CarePatient SafetyHealthcareHospitalTennessee Health Related BoardsABG Endorsement
Our mission is to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health.
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
1997
Headquarters
Knoxville, TN
LinkedIn followers
30,889
Covenant Health is a not-for-profit, locally owned integrated healthcare enterprise with a mission to improve the quality of life in our communities through better health. Covenant Health serves a 25-county region of Tennessee and has more than 2 million patient encounters annually. Our 11,000+ employees, physicians and volunteers serve patients at our acute-care and behavioral health hospitals, outpatient facilities, homecare services, and more than 80 affiliated medical practices. We are nationally recognized for our enduring legacy of excellence, and have received multiple designations as a "best employer" from Forbes, Becker's Healthcare and Newsweek.
The hospitals of Covenant Health:
• Claiborne Medical Center
• Cumberland Medical Center
• Fort Loudoun Medical Center
• Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
• LeConte Medical Center
• Methodist Medical Center
• Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System
• Parkwest Medical Center
• Peninsula Behavioral Health (a division of Parkwest)
• Roane Medical Center
If you are interested in working at Covenant Health:
• Physicians: www.CovenantNewMD.com
• All other clinical and non-clinical opportunities: www.CovenantCareers.com
Offices: 100 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922, US
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