Registered Respiratory Therapist

Overview

Required skills & experience (the 3 “must haves” to be considered): 1. Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and Licensed by the State of Georgia under the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners. 2. Current certifications in BCLS, ACLS. Must be actively practicing and maintaining all required competencies. 3. One (1) year of experience in performing professional respiratory duties preferred. 4. Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences. What you need to know: • Performs basic patient assessments. • Performs advanced patient assessments. • Ensures documentation. • Administers medication. • Proficient in arterial blood gas/ co-oximetry, interpreting and reporting of results. • Inserts, maintains, and documents arterial lines per protocol. • Ensures basic airway management and clearance. • Ensures advanced airway management and clearance. • Initiates, monitors and manages invasive mechanical ventilation. • Initiates, monitors and manages non-invasive positive pressure ventilation.

Benefits

Company

We deliver healthcare marked by compassion and sustainable excellence in a progressive environment, guided by physicians, delivered by exceptional professionals and inspired by the communities we serve. We are a not-for-profit, community health system comprised of 11 hospitals, 3,000 physicians and nearly 22,000 employees. Since the beginning, we have been a pioneer in patient care, fulfilling the health care needs of Atlanta residents and the surrounding communities. Today - more than 110 years since it was founded - we are known as a leading hospital system in cancer care, treatment of heart disease and organ transplantation.