Reg Respiratory Therapist

Responsible for providing respiratory therapy care and life support to patients with cardiopulmonary system deficiencies and abnormalities, under supervision of physician.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Evaluates prescription, measures arterial blood gases, and checks patient information to assess patient condition and determine requirements for treatment, such as type and duration of therapy, and medication and dosages.

2. Renders aerosol medications and treatments to patients for inhalation, and positions patients to assist in breathing and prevent lung obstruction.

3. Determines most suitable method of administering inhalants, precautions to be observed, and modifications that may be needed, which will be compatible with physicians orders.

4. Sets up and operates devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators to support respiration and maintain patients oxygen supply.

5. Operates equipment to ensure specified parameters of treatment, such as volume, gas concentration, humidity, and temperature, and to administer medicinal gases and aerosol drugs to patients.

6. Monitors patients physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.

7. Performs chest physiotherapy on patient to remove mucus from their lungs and make it easier for them to breathe and assists patient in performing breathing exercises.

8. Assists in the performance of diagnostic testing by performing pulmonary function tests to be used by physician in diagnosis of case.

9. Observes equipment function and adjusts equipment to obtain optimum results to therapy.

10. Consults with physician in event of adverse reactions.

11. Maintains patients chart that contains pertinent identification and therapy information. Inspects and tests respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently, and orders repairs when needed.

12. Provides patient education and support for patients suffering from chronic lung disease.

13. Demonstrates respiratory care procedures to trainees and other health care personnel.

14. May care for premature infants with underdeveloped pulmonary systems, the elderly who have increased susceptibility to pulmonary and cardiac disease, and trauma patients.

15. Other related duties as assigned

Required:

1. Associate of Science degree from an accredited respiratory therapist program, required.

2. Bachelors Degree, highly preferred.

3. Minimum 1 years of Respiratory Care experience, required.

4. Critical care experience, highly preferred.

5. Previous experience with PFT studies and cardiopulmonary testing, highly preferred.

6. Current or past experience with EPIC charting, highly preferred.

7. Credentialed as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC), required.

8. Credentialed as Certified or Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist, expected to have or obtain with 12 months of hire.

9. Active license for Respiratory Therapy in New Jersey, required.

10. Advanced and Basic Life Support certification required.

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ

Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ

Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ

Goryeb Childrens Hospital, Morristown, NJ

CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ

Atlantic Home Care and Hospice

Atlantic Mobile Health

Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years

Best Places to Work in Healthcare – Modern Healthcare

150 Top Places to work in Healthcare – Beckers Healthcare

100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know – Beckers Hospital Review

Best Employers for Workers over 50 – AARP

Gold-Level “Well Workplace”: Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)

One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets

NJ Sustainable Business

Since 1932, Newton Medical Center has been providing care to the people of Sussex and warren counties in New Jersey, Pike County in Pennsylvania and southern Orange County in New York. We are home to the Center for Breast Health, the only one of its kind in Sussex County, addressing all of a woman’s breast health needs with state-of-the-art technology, resources, education, support and follow-up care. Newton Medical Center recently achieved the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Pathway to Excellence designation and is one of a select few health care facilities in New Jersey accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in all three echocardiography procedures: adult transthoracic, adult transesophogeal and adult stress.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.