CommonSpirit Health

, has a stable suburban population with an economy anchored by many large financial, and high tech companies.. Registered Respiratory Therapist Lead performs all ranges of respiratory care including cardiac and medical critical care advanced modes of ventilator care as well as non-invasive ventilation on adults pediatrics and neonates emergency respiratory care blood gas analysis EKGs.. Specialty experience required in at least two areas such as charge therapist stress testing pulmonary function testing arterial line insertion & maintenance transcutaneous monitoring or neonatal intensive care. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). Preferred knowledge of arterial blood gas testing pulmonary function EKGs and NICU.

respiratory therapist

Overview:
<a href="https://hellohumankindness.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hello Humankindness</a> <a href="http://www.chandleraz.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chandler, Arizona</a>, has a stable suburban population with an economy anchored by many large financial, and high tech companies. Located southeast of Phoenix, Chandler is a skillfully developed community of friendly, diverse neighborhoods with expansive parks, great schools, convenient shopping, and excellent career opportunities. For more than 50 years, Dignity Health’s Chandler Regional Medical Center has focused on quality patient care and service to the community. As the longest established hospital in the southeast valley, Chandler Regional has provided care for the Chandler community since 1961. The hospital recently added a new five-story tower with 100 patient beds, increasing the acute-care bed count to 429. This expansion increased emergency and trauma services, as well as the surgical unit and intensive care offerings. The word “dignity” perfectly defines what our organization stands for: showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. At Chandler Regional, our employees are the heart and soul of our organization. They are the reason we are able to live out our healing ministry within the communities we serve. Our doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are a regular self-contained support system for each other. This unique working culture is one of the reasons why a career with us is so rewarding. Now is the perfect time to come grow your career with one of <a href="https://hospitals.dignityhealth.org/chandlerregional/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arizona's Most Admired Companies</a>. Look for us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChandlerRegionalMC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> and follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ChandlerRegiona" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>.

Responsibilities:
Registered Respiratory Therapist Lead performs all ranges of respiratory care including cardiac and medical critical care advanced modes of ventilator care as well as non-invasive ventilation on adults pediatrics and neonates emergency respiratory care blood gas analysis EKGs.  <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Specialty experience required in at least two areas such as charge therapist stress testing pulmonary function testing arterial line insertion & maintenance transcutaneous monitoring or neonatal intensive care</li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Maintains and oversees the functioning of the blood gas lab and regulatory requirement by CAP JCAHO and state agencies.</li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Performs full range of basic respiratory care for all patient populations</li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Performs and documents a complete patient assessment including (but not limited to) vital signs, breath sounds, cough, and respiratory pattern with each ventilator system check and with each treatment.</li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Checks all equipment and respiratory modalities (including invasive and non-invasive), maintains alarms and documents accurately and completely.</li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Performs ABGs utilizing 2 patient identifiers, properly handles blood specimens, reports critical values, and maintains blood gas lab logs (where applicable).</li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Correctly charges, labels, scans and discards medications (including patient owned medications).</li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Serve as a team lead to other respiratory therapists</li></ul>

Qualifications:
Minimum:<div class="h-fit"><div class="jdm-module"><div class="col-md-12"><div class="h-fit"><div class="row"><div class="mb-4"><div data-v-4a2d22a1=""><div class="blockSeparator" data-v-4a2d22a1="data-v-ee25c398="><div data-v-4a2d22a1="data-v-ee25c398="><div class="job-description-view-tables" data-v-4a2d22a1="data-v-ee25c398="> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Strong Critical care experience in CVICU ICU and NurseryMinimum of (3) years experience within all facets of acute and respiratory care including arterial line inserion/maintenanceGraduate of an AMA approved school for Respiratory TherapyRegistered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)AZ State RCP LicenseCurrent American Heart Association BLS ACLS and NRP requiredBasic computer knowledge. Able to communicate clearly and tactfully Preferred: 5 recent years of CAP experience strongly preferredPreferred knowledge of arterial blood gas testing pulmonary function EKGs and NICU.

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