Respiratory Therapist - RRT / CRT

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.