Registered Respiratory Therapist - Full Time, Nights

NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to theKnapp Cardiac Care Center-an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility-as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

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Position Summary :

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Respiratory Therapist - Full Time, Nights - Respiratory Care Service - - Monday - Friday.

In this role, the successful candidate Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor and the Administrative Director, and according to established policies and procedures, provides diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care to patients with cardiopulmonary problems.

Job Responsibilities :

Clinical Responsibilities :

• Covers assigned areas. Knows limitations and asks for assistance, if needed. Voluntarily helps other staff.
• Assists in the supervision of Respiratory Technicians.
• Makes regular rounds of assigned patients to assess patient status, ensures
• Reviews current Physicians' to ensure orders are being followed.
• Following departmental and Hospital policies and preprinted orders, reads, interprets, and discusses with physicians their orders, test results, and the patient's condition to determine treatment requirements including type and duration of therapy, medication, and dosages ordered. Accepts verbal orders from physicians.
• Determines appropriate method of preparing and administering respiratory medications, observes for complications, and consults with MD when necessary to ensure respiratory therapy in accordance with physicians' orders, preprinted orders, and standards of care.
• Confers with patients and / or family members to obtain pertinent patient information such as history of respiratory problems, current medications, past medical / surgical history.
• Reviews patient's charts / computer to obtain blood-gas results, radiography reports, and other pertinent information.
• Provides patients and their families with education on their respiratory disease and care.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and techniques in the field by reading appropriate journals, books and other literature and attending related seminars. Assists in inter-and intra-departmental instruction.
• Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation as required.
• Attends 60% of department meetings, reads departmental communications via e-mail, and other scheduled functions.
• Maintains clean and orderly workplace, and work habits.

Technical Responsibilities :

Documentation :

Personal / Customer Service :

Minimum Qualifications :

To qualify you must have a Current New York State Respiratory Therapist license, BLS and PALS.

Must have the knowledge of medical terminology, respiratory therapy procedures, techniques and objectives of therapy administration of therapeutic medical gases and other medications.

Must meet all educational requirements for Registered Respiratory Therapist as required by the National Board for Respiratory Care.

Must have the ability to walk, move, stand for extended periods and must be able to lift and carry a minimum of 0-25 pounds.

Required Licenses : Resp Thrpst License-NYS

NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $99,750.00 - $113,358.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses / incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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