Registered Respiratory Therapist-PRN

Patient care responsibilities are assigned to the staff member in accordance with the degree of supervision needed by the individual and its availability. The RRT is assigned clinical and/or managerial responsibilities based on educational preparation, licensing laws and regulations, competency and patient needs. "Patient needs" based assignments are made in accordance with the complexity and dynamics of the condition of each patient, age of patient, cultural, spiritual and religious practices, emotional needs/barriers, desire and motivation, physical and/or cognitive limitations, language barriers and the complexity of the assessment required by the patient. This includes the type of technology employed in providing care and factors that must be considered to make appropriate decisions regarding the provision of care.