Respiratory Therapist

The Respiratory Therapist (RT) provides family-centered care as demonstrated by recognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs. The RT assumes an active role in clinical education of patients, families, and staff; and functions as a role model within respiratory and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, teamwork, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.

Additional Information
Department Name: CSH Respiratory Care
Job Status: 24 hours/week
Shift: Nights (2 12-hour night shifts per week)

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
Hourly Range: $31.55 to $47.32

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy/ Care is required at the time of hire.
• Experience: Minimum of one (1) year experience delivering respiratory therapy/care.
• Certification(s):
  • Certification as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 90 days of hire.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association required within 90 days of hire, if working in Medical/Surgical and/or Emergency Department.
• Licensure(s): State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Respiratory Therapist license

Responsibilities

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
1. Assesses and evaluates unit delivery of patient and family centered care, incorporating the respiratory process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care within a defined clinic environment.
2. In an Ambulatory setting, performs all Respiratory diagnostics to include but not limited to Pulmonary Function Testing (spirometry, lung volumes, helium-dilution, DLCO), Bronchoprovocation-Exercise Induced and Methacholine Challenges), Impulse oscillometry, Bronchoscopy Assist, Respiratory Education/care coordination.
3. Role models and coach's patient and family care needs through assessing changes in patient outcomes/clinic needs in the provision of care, within scope of practice.
4. Identifies and works to removes barriers to promote communication and advocacy of patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team.
5. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to coordinate individualized care and education for patients/families.
6. Follows departmental or organizational practices and procedures that support effective teamwork.
7. Participates in safety and quality of care projects and disseminates and incorporates into team setting.
8. Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
9. Integrates best current evidence with clinical knowledge and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
10. Identifies need for and/or participates in the development or revision of organizational or departmental policies, procedures or practice guidelines in comparison with evidence based clinical practice.
11. Communicates the standard of care practices from applicable professional organization and/or association.
12. Identifies gaps in best practice and participates in the implementation of unit, division, or organizational quality improvement; and participates with the interdisciplinary team to improve quality and safety outcomes.
13. Analyzes information and technology of patient, unit or organization outcomes to partner and foster communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and care coordination.
14. Uses data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
15. Maintains membership of a respiratory or professional healthcare organization as required to maintain credential.
16. Participates in education by precepting and educating orientees, students, peers.

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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