Respiratory Care Specialist

Company: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Location: Allentown
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

Deliver Excellence in Respiratory CareLehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a forward-thinking health care organization that offers plenty of opportunity to do great work. We're a team of nearly 23,000 colleagues who are dedicated to delivering the best health care possible every day.As a Respiratory Care Specialist at LVHN, you'll have the opportunity to work with a talented and diverse team to provide exceptional care to our patients. You'll be responsible for administering all forms of respiratory care, both critical and general therapy, and directing and managing the respiratory and pulmonary care for a designated group of patients.Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct evaluations, manage, and care for patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system.
• Perform inventory of respiratory equipment and maintain adequate stock of equipment.
• Provide respiratory therapy to patients as ordered by physicians according to established standards and practices.
• Train other staff, including physicians and students, in issues relevant to respiratory therapy.
• Perform mechanical ventilator management, Bi-pap, and respiratory monitoring.
• Perform emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintain adequate airways, measure ventilator volumes, pressures, and flows of patients requiring critical care.
• Perform arterial blood gas studies as well as pulse oximetry, interpretation, and analysis.
• Educate patients in collaboration in various clinical situations, such as sleep apnea and CPAP machines, proper fitting of mask and headgear, and setting of pressures in concordance to sleep studio requirements.
• Sets-up diagnostic nocturnal sleep screens.
• Sets up, checks equipment, and administers respiratory medication for aerosol treatment as ordered by the physicians/or by patient-driven protocols, charts treatment, response, and progress.Requirements:
  • Associate's Degree Graduate from an RRT program accredited by the commission of accreditation for Respiratory Care.
  • Ability to provide respiratory therapy methodologies and techniques.
  • Ability to operate and trouble-shoot diagnostic equipment.
  • RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist NBRC - State of Pennsylvania within 1 Year.
  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days.
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 30 Days.
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days.
  • NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days.
  • RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire.Benefits:
    • Up to a $10,000 Sign on Bonus for qualified candidates.
    • Competitive salary and benefits package.
    • Opportunities for professional growth and development.

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