Respiratory Care Practitioner -… at Dartmouth… · Manchester

Overview

The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for a wide range of pulmonary function testing as part of multispecialty group that includes both adult and pediatric pulmonary specialists and a long-standing CHAD CF clinic.

Full-Time, 40 hours/week.

Responsibilities

• Performs cardiopulmonary and provocative bronchial reactivity testing.

• Challenges with accuracy and precision necessary to satisfy department standards and physician interpreters.

• Participate in the care of our adult and pediatric CF population. This will include attending clinic, care coordination, and equipment management.

• Administer medications as appropriate for scope.

• Performs pulmonary function testing including spirometry, diffusion capacity, airway resistance, lung volumes, respiratory muscle strength and venous blood gasses.

• Ability to safely assist with and monitor patients during field walking tests (e.g., ambulation assessments), while Instructing patients about the testing procedure prior to test administration.

• Edits the information and decides which values best represent the patients' condition and evaluates the validity of results.

• Collects, reduces, calculates, stores and summarizes data for presentation to physicians as appropriate.

• Regularly calibrates the equipment. Troubleshoots and provides basic preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment. Maintains adequate inventory for supplies and spare parts for equipment.

• Supervises compliance of all facility and safety regulations including prevention of transmission of infection, while maintaining standards of practice and compliance with CF foundation national standards.

• Other duties are assigned or required.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree and passed CRT or RRT exam.
• Trained and competent to perform all necessary procedures on a population of pediatrics, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients with various respiratory conditions.
• Knowledge - Maintains knowledge of recent advances in medical principles of respiratory therapy equipment, procedures, and medications.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specialized examination and tests associate with respiratory therapy, CF programs and understand the reasons for the individual patient's needs and respiratory therapy plan.
• Previous work experience in Pulmonary Function Testing preferred.
• Anatomy and Physiology I, II preferred as well as basic medical terminology.
• Excellent communication skills, well-motivated and enthusiastic to deliver high quality outpatient tests.
• Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, compassion, and the ability to work under high-stress situations.
• Works collaboratively with Providers, Leadership, and CF Program Director.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Licensed Respiratory Practitioner within the State of NH.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) upon hire.
• NBRC Certified or Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist Credential must be attained within 6 months of hire.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) upon hire.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) within 180 days.
• PALS (Pediactric Advanced Life Support) within 180 days.