Registered Respiratory Therapist NICU

The Respiratory Therapist provides treatment, care and evaluation for patients with respiratory insufficiencies.  The tasks and responsibilities include:

• Delivers and assesses responses to ordered therapy per plan of care including routine and intensive therapy and diagnostic procedures.
• Utilizes various types of oxygen and other therapeutic gas equipment such as masks, tents and incubators.
• Administers prescribed doses of medicinal gases and aerosol drugs.
• Measures ventilator volumes, pressures and blood gas analysis.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition and general acceptance of treatment.
• Performs a variety of duties related to setting up, operating, cleaning, sterilizing, and storing respiratory therapy equipment.
• Responds to emergency team calls.
• Educates patients and family members and provides information about community support groups and other available programs.
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