Job Description
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10. Communicates results of therapy to appropriate members of the healthcare team.
11. Performs blood gas sampling to include arterial punctures and sampling from arterial lines and swan ganz catheters.
12. Monitors mechanical ventilator patients to include: airway pressures, tidal volumes, respiratory rate, I/E ratio, FIO2, cuff pressure, and alarm settings.
13. Modifies mechanical ventilation to include recommendations in modifications of the respiratory care plan.
15. Instructs, initiates, and adjusts mechanical nasal mask and negative
pressure ventilation to achieve adequate spontaneous and artificial ventilation.
16. Modifies artificial airway management to include endotracheal tube
positioning, cuff pressure monitoring, tracheotomy care, and adjustments in airway humidification systems.
ADA Essential Functions
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Frequent walking, standing, bending, climbing up and down stairs. Good manual dexterity to use Respiratory Therapy equipment. Occasional lifting, positioning, pushing equipment and patients with assistance up to 200 lbs.
Job Qualification
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required Certificate of completion from an accredited respiratory therapy program, required.
- Current NYS Respiratory Therapist license, required.
- Minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience, preferred.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).