Northwestern Medicine · 1 month ago
Respiratory Therapist-Adv Practice, Full-Time Days
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, dedicated to providing a patient-first approach. The Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist will perform complex respiratory interventions, provide comprehensive patient care, and collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure quality patient outcomes.
Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Performs selected special procedures to patients that require complex respiratory intervention and monitoring
Utilizes appropriate patient assessment and triaging practices and applies advanced clinical and technical skills
Provides all modes of respiratory care and is certified to perform procedures over multiple service divisions
Performs all functions of a Respiratory Therapist -- RRT; see job class #9417
Implements special clinical procedures within one of the following specialty areas: Medical ICU; Coronary Care Unit/Surgical ICU; Cardio-Thoracic ICU; Neuro-Spine ICU; General Floor Units; Neonatal ICU; Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Blood Gas-POC; Emergency Room/Recovery Room involving highly technical equipment management requiring understanding and functional knowledge of complex physiologic processes and interpretation of data
Administers respiratory therapy primarily within a defined specialty area, but is also proficient in multiple clinical specialty areas
Consults with physicians, nurses and other health care professionals and participates in daily patient rounds for assigned specialty area to promote consistent quality and delivery of patient care
Assists Clinical Specialist in providing orientation, technical/clinical direction and guidance to staff upon hire and on an ongoing basis to insure standards of high quality are achieved and maintained in the delivery of patient care and compliance with policies, procedures and clinical protocols
In the absence of the Clinical Specialist, effectively assumes his/her responsibilities to carry through the operations within the assigned specialty area
Provides direct patient care for a minimum of 80% of hours worked; for direct patient care responsibilities, see job class # 9417
Participates in departmental education programs and functions as a preceptor for respiratory therapy students and new employees
Follows up with manager on status of equipment evaluations and active research projects
Assists with ongoing clinical research projects
Oversees RRT's within the specialty areas in the performance of specific duties
Teaches specific clinical skills to staff/students and serves as a professional role model
Assists Clinical Specialist in orientation to staff/students and other health professionals to department, patient care floors and policies
Assist Clinical Specialist in review and revision of existing programs and policies and procedural manuals
Assesses peer performance and provides feedback to Clinical Specialist and/or Resource Coordinator regarding the need for clinical mentoring and/or additional orientation/training
Reports daily operational issues of the specialty area to the Resource Coordinator
Participates in interdisciplinary rounds
Serves on assigned departmental committees
Promotes and maintains open lines of communication with all departmental staff
Attends/contributes to monthly departmental and discipline specific meetings
Adheres to the Hospital and departmental policies and procedures
Adheres to the Code of Ethics, Customer Service Standards and the Patient's First mission as demonstrated through positive patient/guest relations, positive and effective interactions with staff, formulating and meeting developmental goals
Responsible for meeting all the department's expectations in all areas of Respiratory Care for all age groups
Completes all clinical charting to established standards
Completes all billing entries accurately and in a timely manner
Evaluates bronchial hygiene therapy and report findings to the Medical Director and Bronchial Hygiene Committee
Assists with the collection of quality management data
Qualification
Required
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) - National Board of Respiratory Care
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board of Respiratory Care (within one year of hire or promotion)
Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) - Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association
Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist (NPS) - National Board of Respiratory Care (within Neonatal ICU)
Associate's degree in Applied Science (AAS) - Respiratory Therapy
Minimum of 2 years of Critical Care Experience
Preferred
Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) - National Board of Respiratory Care
Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) - National Board of Respiratory Care
Bachelor's in Respiratory Therapy or Master's Degree in science
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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