Kaweah Health

Respiratory Therapist-Reg

Visalia, California · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$37k-$56kDetected 2 days ago

Patient CareLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics.
Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care.
It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health.

Performs ventilator checks, assuring proper function of machine to ensure adequate ventilator support to patients.
Performs more advanced therapy practices in the Intensive Care areas.
Performs bedside spirometry as pre- and post-bronchodilator test to chart patient progress.
Maintains monthly calibration logs.
Performs monthly bio-study to validate quality assurance.
Performs diffusion capacity tests entering hemoglobin correction when appropriate.
Performs body plethysmography to obtain airway resistance and thoracic gas volume.
If patient is unable to get in body box, performs nitrogen washout to obtain lung volumes.
Performs spirometry before and after bronchodilator to document change.
Under general supervision the RCP will perform all respiratory care related duties.

License /Certification
Required:
Current CA Respiratory Care Practitioner license
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from The National Board for Respiratory Care
Department Specific Requirements
If assigned education duties, requires three years experience in an acute care facility, preferably with supervisory or educational/training responsibilities.
Essential
Performs ventilator checks, assuring proper function of machine to ensure adequate ventilator support to patients. Performs more advanced therapy practices in the Intensive Care areas.
Administers IPPB and Aerosol treatments as prescribed by attending physician.
Performs and instructs patients on the use of postural drainage and percussion as prescribed by physician, assuring maximum secretion elimination.

Full-Time Benefit Eligible
Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California.
Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do - in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.
Assists with in-service education to hospital personnel and the community.

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