Respiratory Therapist-Reg

Job description

Job Description Performs independent comprehensive respiratory assessment and therapy as prescribed by a physician. Provides patient/significant other with respiratory therapy education. Prepares, operates and maintains respiratory care equipment. Job Responsibility: 1.Reviews data in the patient record including history, lab data, radiological studies, progress notes, respiratory and cardiovascular monitoring data. 2.Documents / records respiratory therapy data as required Communicates data to appropriate members of the health care team. 3.Assesses patient’s overall cardiopulmonary status using observation, auscultation, lab/bed-side tests, non-invasive monitoring and interview techniques. 4.Interviews patient to determine orientation, dyspnea, activities of daily living, social support, nutritional status, and learning needs. 5.Performs and interprets bedside procedures to including pulse oximetry, ABG analysis, Co-oximetery, mixed venous sampling, hemodynamic and pulmonary mechanics. 6. Obtains additional data by calculating lung compliance, airway resistance, work of breathing, PaO2 /FIO2 ration, and other noninvasive monitoring including airway graphics. 7.Selects, assembles,...