Respiratory Care Practitioner - Ambulatory Clinics - Pediatric Pulmonology, Full Time

dartmouth-hitchcock· Allied Health
📍 Lebanon, NH, US📍 Manchester, NH, USFULL TIME

About this role

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.

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