Address 37450 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Job Offer with Competitive Sign-On Bonus:
Piedmont Healthcare offers immediate job opportunities across its 15 hospitals and more than 600 care facilities in Georgia.
About Piedmont Healthcare:
Piedmont Healthcare, established in 1905, is committed to uplifting lives positively. As a private, non-profit organisation with over 23,000 employees, we are dedicated to providing safe, convenient, and top-quality care. If you're looking to step up your career with an award-winning healthcare system, consider joining the Piedmont family.
Job Role:
Our team needs professionals skilled in patient assessments, conventional respiratory procedures and protocols, critical care procedures, blood gas analysis, equipment management, and patient education.
Key Responsibilities: - Conducting initial and advanced patient assessments - Ensuring proper documentation - Administering medication - Proficiency in arterial blood gas/ co-oximetry, interpretation and reporting of results - Inserting, maintaining, and documenting arterial lines per protocol - Ensuring basic and advanced airway management and clearance - Initiating, monitoring, and managing invasive mechanical ventilation - Initiating, monitoring, and managing non-invasive positive pressure ventilation - Performing special procedures - Safeguarding patient care equipment and maintaining fiscal responsibility - Contributing to quality and outcomes - Functioning as preceptor
Job Qualification:
Minimum Education Required: - Associate's Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences
Experience: - No prior experience is required.
Minimum Licensure/Certification Required by Law: - Credentials as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care - Georgia state license under the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
Additional Qualifications: - Current BCLS and ACLS certifications - Must maintain all required competencies - Preferred: One year of experience in professional respiratory duties.