Opportunity Description
**Description**
Job Summary
The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) administers respiratory care under a physician's direction, as assigned within scope of practice.
Responsibilities And Scope
+ Administers respiratory patient care under the direction of a physician. Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
+ Educates patients, especially those with complex care issues, within hospital setting and for post-discharge care. Topics include but are not limited to:
+ Bronchodilator usage
+ Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment usage, care, and maintenance
+ Ramifications of smoking / tobacco usage and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
+ Asthma symptom management and medication usage
+ Administers aerosol medications, oxygen therapy and other components of standard respiratory care. Provides for all aspects of...
Job Summary
The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) administers respiratory care under a physician's direction, as assigned within scope of practice.
Responsibilities And Scope
+ Administers respiratory patient care under the direction of a physician. Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
+ Educates patients, especially those with complex care issues, within hospital setting and for post-discharge care. Topics include but are not limited to:
+ Bronchodilator usage
+ Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment usage, care, and maintenance
+ Ramifications of smoking / tobacco usage and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
+ Asthma symptom management and medication usage
+ Administers aerosol medications, oxygen therapy and other components of standard respiratory care. Provides for all aspects of...
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