Respiratory Care Practitioner, 5:30p-5a in Madison, Indiana at Norton Healthcare

The Respiratory Care Practitioner will report to work on time and ready to work in a quiet professional manner, following hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Provide quality care as ordered by the patient's physicians. Responsible for the initiation of respiratory protocols and/or the evaluation of protocol steps that include all modalities of therapy. Serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assist with discharge planning as needed. Provide patient and family education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate to assessed learning skills. Participate in monitoring quality of care. Organizes workflow to maintain smooth transition between shifts. Assist in the day to day operations of the respiratory care services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications, and other duties as assigned. Maintains current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions. Demonstrates critical thinking skills. Participates/Provides in-service training.

You may be eligible for some of our programs:

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Relocation Assistance to help with making the Louisville area your new home.
• Commuter Program for those who dont need or want to move to start a great career.
• Employee Referral Incentive to support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.
• Norton Clinical Agency where experienced respiratory care practitioners can earn additional pay incentives by taking assignments across the organization.

We have new competitive rates for Respiratory Therapy. To learn more, apply today!

Required:

• Associate Degree

• One of: CRT or RRT, must be obtained within 6 months of hire.

• Respiratory Therapist (KY)

Desired:

• One year in respiratory in a critical care setting

• Certified Respiratory Therapist (National) OR Registered Respiratory Therapist (National)