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• Demonstrates, through behavior, AdventHealth’s core values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship, and Teamwork.
• Performs respiratory therapies and oxygen delivery therapies and makes recommendations to the most efficient delivery method per protocol.
• Properly utilizes patient assessment skills, protocols, chart review, and conferring with multidisciplinary team to determine efficacy of therapy in a cost and time efficient manner making appropriate recommendations and changes per protocol.
• Performs airway maintenance including: proper use of manual resuscitators, suctioning, extubating, assists with tracheostomy tube insertion, performs trach tube change, oral and nasal pharyngeal airway insertion, LMA insertion, endotracheal intubation, and procedural respiratory support.
• Practices standard precautions and enforces safety regulations according to hospital policies on a continual basis. Documents and charges for procedures accurately and completely to ensure quality standards set by the department and hospital. 
• Responds to Code Blue emergencies immediately providing CPR according to the American Heart Association guidelines.
• Initiates, maintains, transports and monitors mechanical ventilators to include conventional and advanced modes of ventilation per policy and procedure.
• Initiates, maintains, transports and monitors Heliox and Nitric oxide.
• Properly performs hemodynamic procedures to include arterial cannulation.
• Transitional care and management of home ventilators.

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Graduate of a Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science program

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Active and Current Florida State License as Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification

PREFERRED:

• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

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