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RRT – Full Time - AdventHealth Redmond

Location Address:  501 Redmond Road NW Rome, GA

 Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Redmond

• Faith based organization
• Employee Referral Program
• Located in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains
• Co-workers that feel like family
• Educational Reimbursement Plans

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Oxygen therapy in accordance with departmental oxygen protocol.
• Prescribed medication via inhalation in accordance with the physician’s order.
• Performs nasotracheal / endotracheal suctioning
• Performs extubation procedures
• Performs tracheotomy tube changes
• Ensures that endotracheal tubes are rotated and retaped every 48-72 hours
• Rotates to critical care area routinely to ensure proficiency in ventilator management.
• Initiates, maintains and monitors mechanical ventilation, BIPAP/CPAP and other ventilatory devices as required.
• Performs weaning parameters on request and per protocol.
• Assesses patient post extubation to ensure absence of stridor and or laryngeal spasm.
• Assesses cuff pressure and endotracheal tube placement and documents.
• Initiates ventilator protocol orders in the absence of a physician’s order.
• May be required to perform intubation.

What You Will Need:

Graduate of an accredited school in Respiratory Therapy

Experience preferred

Current BLS

Current RCP licensure in State of Georgia

Job Summary:

Assesses patient’s pulmonary status and makes recommendations to the nurse, physician, therapist, interdisciplinary team; performs routine and critical care respiratory care procedures; oversees the work of Respiratory Care staff during their assigned shift; acts as a role model for care delivery