Transport Registered Respiratory Therapist - Austin

We are looking for a Transport Services Registered Respiratory Therapist, someone who’s ready to grow with our company. In this position, you will provide quality respiratory care, treatment and stabilization of critically ill neonatal, pediatric, maternal, and adult congenital heart patients during fixed wing and short- and long-range ground transport. Think you’ve got what it takes?

• Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating respiratory care to critically ill patients including neonates, pediatric and adult patients in an evidenced-based and family- centered manner during transport.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills and evaluate respiratory status of critically ill patients, provide therapeutic intervention, emergency interventions and preparation for transport.
• Establishes and maintains artificial airways during transport.
• Assess for and detect changes in the respiratory status of the patient and demonstrate a proactive approach.
• Collaborates with other health care team members to solve respiratory treatment modalities and interventions to maximize patient outcomes.
• Determines appropriate parameters for mechanical ventilation and monitors effectiveness by blood gas analysis, end tidal CO2 monitoring and pulse oximetry.
• Performs advanced skills and procedures as indicated.
• Assists the transport RN in any medical interventions deemed necessary.
• Provide care under the direction of medical control and within the policies, protocols, guidelines, and scope of practice as defined by the State of Texas.
• Maintain complete and accurate patient care records.
• Communicates with medical on-line control regarding patient condition and plan of care during transport.
• Demonstrates commitment and dedication to patients and families.
• Demonstrates commitment to program development and quality initiatives.
• Ensure smooth safe program operations.
• Responsible for maintaining professional development of self and others.

Skills & Requirements

• Required Technical diploma Respiratory Therapy and preferred associate degree Respiratory Therapy
• Required Licenses/Certifications:
• RCP - Lic- Respiratory Care - RCP by the Texas Medical Board  
• BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association  
• RRT-NPS - Cert-Neo/Pedi Rg Resp Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care (Required within 4 months of hire)
• PALS - Cert-PALS by the American Heart Association (Required within 4 months of hire)
• NRP - Cert-Neonatal Resusci Prog by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the ACLS - Cert-Adv Cardiac LS ACLS by the American Heart Association (Required within 6 months of hire)
• RRT CERT - Cert-Reg Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care And
• C-NPT - Cert-Neonatal Ped Transport by  the National Certification Corporation (Required within 18 months of hire)
• Required 3 years Critical care experience in a pediatric or neonatal intensive care setting, or Pediatric EC experience in a Level 1 trauma center

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