Registered Respiratory Therapist ll (Pulmonary Function) - FT-Day/$10K Sign On at ChristianaCare

About ChristianaCare: ChristianaCare is the one of the Mid Atlantic's largest academic health care providers and consists of 3 campuses: Wilmington, Newark and Union at Cecil County. Through our values of love and excellence, ChristianaCare is consistently identified as a regional center of excellence for cardiology, cancer and women's health services and ranked by US News & World as Best Hospital

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

This role is reserved for a respiratory therapist who is licensed, professional, competent, and assumes responsibility and accountability for diagnostic pulmonary function testing including: hemodynamic monitoring, assisting with diagnostic procedures, administering pharmacologic agents related to respiratory care procedures. Maintains pulmonary function equipment; assures quality control, monitors performance improvement, provides community service and education; charts and keeps records; educates other healthcare providers, and conducts research.

Shift: Dayshift, no weekends, no holidays

Location: Primarily at Newark PFT lab, with occasional rotation to Wilmington PFT lab.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exhibits love and excellence core behaviors with patients, families, and other team members.

• Strives to provide the highest quality in all aspects of work performance.  Learns and utilizes new knowledge and skills. Assumes responsibility for improving care and services.

• Demonstrates actions that are professional, trustworthy, and dependable.   Creates a positive impression in dress and manner.  Serves as an ambassador for our health system.

• Performs pulmonary function test and procedures in compliance with American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations.

• Performs pulmonary function tests including spirometry, diffusion capacity, lung volumes, maximal respiratory pressures, and body plethysmography.

• Performs arterial blood gas sampling and analysis and performs capillary sampling for hemoglobin analysis.

• Performs pulse oximetry with exercise tests including oxygen determination study for home oxygen therapy, six-minute walk and oxygen titration.

• Performs or assists in cardiopulmonary stress test including electrocardiogram tracings, blood pressure monitoring, power output, expired gas analysis, and arterial blood gas sampling at rest and during exercise

• Performs bronchoprovocation test including methacholine challenge, exercise-induced asthma and cold air challenge. 

• Performs High Altitude Simulation Test (HAST).

• Performs Exhaled Nitric Oxide Test.

• Assists physicians during bronchoscopy, pleuroscopy and tracheostomy tube change.

• Responds to emergency situations and performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management.

• Performs cleaning and disinfecting procedures. Reassembles and prepares equipment.

• Performs quality control including equipment maintenance, calibration, and record keeping.

• Verifies registration information and patient identification during appointment check-in.

• Proficiently uses Powerchart and Breeze software.

• Understands and follows standard precaution guidelines when administering patient care and processing equipment.

• Completes Annual Mandatory Education Lessons via the Education Center including, but not limited to, Infection Prevention, Fire Safety, and Utilities Management.

• Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices. Reports to team leader in a timely manner any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients, and visitors.

• Schedules patient appointments, enters information into electronic Patient Schedule and makes appropriate changes to the Patient Schedule as needed.

• Performs other related duties as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate of JRCRTE Education Accreditation Committee approved School of Respiratory Therapy.

Registered Respiratory Therapist (preferred).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Maintains active certified Respiratory therapist (RRT) Credential

• Certified Pulmonary Function Technician (CPFT) and Registered Pulmonary Function Technician (RPFT) preferred

• Maintain current BLS certification

• Current AARC Member preferred

• Licensure in the State of Delaware required