Overview
You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!Hours: Per Diem, Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, and holidays
$30.10
Disclaimer
We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.Responsibilities
Essential Functions- Systematically gathers and evaluates relevant information and data from the patient interview and/or all the patient information sources.
- Assures that the patient exams, tests and/or procedures are consistent with the nature of patient’s needs and orders.
- Identifies variations from expected findings and/or test values.
- Takes appropriate actions when variations are identified.
- Plans for and provides patient teachings.
- Identifies situations when it is appropriate to involve the family and/or significant other and/or friends in patient’s education.
- Prioritizes requests based on the nature of request and the condition and/or situation of the patients.
- Assesses and reassesses the patient’s condition.
- Coordinates and communicates with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive patient service and care.
- When appropriate, delegates to other healthcare professionals.
- Works together to complete assignments with departmental and healthcare team members.
- Under the general supervision of Registered Respiratory Therapists, provides direct Respiratory Care to patients by administering Respiratory Therapy modalities including the set-up and administration of oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, and medication nebulization therapy; the application of Chest Physiotherapy (CPT) techniques
- Make regular rounds and administers modalities according to plan established by a respiratory therapist; performs patient assessments, observes and reports patients' progress and reactions to treatment.
- Makes suggestions for modification of treatment plan to respiratory therapist as indicated.
- Completes necessary documentation of treatments given and patients' responses, and reports to the respiratory therapist, nurse, and physician as needed. Maintains appropriate departmental records
Qualifications
Job Requirements
Minimum Education- High School graduate or equivalent.
- Enrolled in a Respiratory Therapy program within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Current Massachusetts Board of Respiratory Care Respiratory Care Limited Permit with verification of education to include support services for mechanical ventilation, administer aerosolized medications and administration of medical gases.
- ACLS required or obtained within 6-months of hire.
- NRP required or obtained within 6 months of hire.
- PALS required or obtained within 6 months of hire.
- Basic computer skills.
- Moderate written and verbal skills.
- Ability to use medical equipment.