Registered Respiratory Therapist - Children's Hospital - Sign on Bonus up to $30,000
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Summary
Administers all forms of respiratory care, both critical and general therapy, and directs and manages the respiratory and pulmonary care for a designated group of patients. Provides respiratory assessment, support, treatment, and diagnostic tests as part of the healthcare team.
Job description
Summary
Administers all forms of respiratory care, both critical and general therapy, and directs and manages the respiratory and pulmonary care for a designated group of patients. Provides respiratory assessment, support, treatment, and diagnostic tests as part of the healthcare team.
Job Duties
- Conducts evaluation, management and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system
- Performs mechanical ventilator management, Bi-pap, and respiratory monitoring.
- Sets up, checks equipment, and administers respiratory medication for aerosol treatment as ordered by the physicians/or by patient-driven protocols, charts treatment, response, and progress.
- Performs inventory of respiratory equipment and maintains adequate stock of equipment.
- Provides respiratory therapy to patients as ordered by physicians according to established standards and practices.
- Trains other staff including physicians and students in issues relevant to respiratory therapy.
- Performs emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintains adequate airways, measures ventilator volumes, pressures, and flows of patients requiring critical care.
- Performs arterial blood gas studies as well as pulse oximetry, interpretation, and analysis.
- Educates patients in collaboration in various clinical situations such as sleep apnea and CPAP machines, proper fitting of mask and headgear, and setting of pressures in concordance to sleep studio requirements.
- Sets-up diagnostic nocturnal sleep screens.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate's Degree Graduate from an RRT program accredited by the commission of accreditation for Respiratory Care
- Less than 1 year
- Ability to provide respiratory therapy methodologies and techniques.
- Ability to operate and trouble-shoot diagnostic equipment.
- RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist NBRC - State of Pennsylvania within 1 Year
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 30 Days
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days
- RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Graduate from an RRT program accredited by the commission of accreditation for Respiratory Care
- 1 year Experience as a registered respiratory therapist.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree Graduate from an RRT program accredited by the commission of accreditation for Respiratory Care
- Less than 1 year experience
- Ability to provide respiratory therapy methodologies and techniques
- Ability to operate and trouble-shoot diagnostic equipment
- RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist NBRC - State of Pennsylvania within 1 Year
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 30 Days
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program - State of Pennsylvania within 60 Days
- RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Benefits
- Sign on Bonus up to $30,000
- New Graduate Bonus up to $20,000
Company overview
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a major healthcare provider and hospital network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania regions. Founded in 1899, LVHN operates as a comprehensive healthcare system with 13 hospital campuses, 28 health centers, numerous primary and specialty care physician practices, and multiple urgent care locations. The network's flagship facility, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, is Pennsylvania's third-largest hospital and features the state's first Level One Trauma Center. LVHN provides a wide range of medical services including specialized institutes for cancer care, heart and vascular treatment, surgical excellence, orthopedics, and neuroscience. The network operates the third-largest heart surgery program in Pennsylvania, performing over 1,200 open-heart procedures annually, and maintains one of the state's largest cancer centers treating over 2,400 new patients each year. In August 2024, LVHN completed a merger with Jefferson Health, becoming part of a larger healthcare system with 32 hospitals and over 700 locations across Pennsylvania. Prior to the merger, LVHN was the largest employer in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, with approximately 20,000 employees dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to the community.