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Certified Respiratory Therapist

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: FT

Shift: Days

Location: AdventHealth Redmond

The Certified Respiratory Therapist is responsible for provision/supervision of respiratory clinical care responsibilities to age specific groups. Must adhere to AdventHealth Compliance plan. Follows all regulations and rules governed by all accrediting bodies. Possess outstanding customer service and provides quality care.

Certified Respiratory Therapist:

• Are a part of front-line patient care team, working in all areas of the hospital.
• Initiate, operate, manage and discontinue pulmonary life support equipment.
• Possess critical thinking skills.
• Able to evaluate patients to work closely with physicians to help modify the plan of care for:
• Patients receiving ventilatory life support and oxygen therapy
• Patients receiving aerosolized medications, bronchial hygiene therapy, and lung expansion therapy

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSURE and EDUCATION REQUIRED: 

• Critical thinking and patient assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate and modify the plan of care
• Ability to ensure infection control
• Effective communication skills, including documentation in the patient care record. Ability to use and adapt to computer systems and applications.
• Ability to provide optimal respiratory support including administration of oxygen, administration of inhaled medications, lung expansion, and bronchial hygiene therapy
• Ability to appropriately initiate, operate, manage, and liberate non-invasive and invasive modes of mechanical ventilation.
• Ability to perform and analyze ABGs
• Knowledge to care for all age categories

• Graduate of an Accredited Respiratory Therapy Program
• Current Georgia License
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
• Obtain Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) within 1 year of hire.

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About AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Our more than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers are committed to providing individualized, wholistic care.

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