Respiratory Therapist

14097 - Respiratory Therapist - Newark, NJ - 13 Weeks Contract

Sigma Healthcare team is currently looking for a Respiratory Therapist to work at our client's facility in Newark, NJ.

Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Responsibilities:

Conduct comprehensive patient assessments.

Communicate findings to referring physicians that warrant discussion or medical follow-up.

Develop an individual treatment plan with collaborative patient goals.

Work within a protocol to order appropriate medications and therapies.

Demonstrate effective time management with multiple pending tasks.

Establish medical necessity for a skilled level of care and services.

Ensure patient safety.

Provide interactive education and skills training sessions for patients and their families.

Engage family members whenever possible.

Monitor, reassess, and modify treatment to support patient progress.

Participate in multidisciplinary team conferences, staff meetings, and in-services as appropriate.

Collect and review patient and program outcomes.

Develop home management plans for patients with chronic disease.

Maintain communication with referring providers.

Initiate departmental emergency procedures as necessary.

Recommend pulmonary rehabilitation to potential patients.

Work with Pulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist to provide Respiratory Therapy supervision during pulmonary rehabilitation sessions.

Provide safe and competent respiratory interventions including mechanical ventilation.

Provide effective and emergent therapy for patients across all demographics in the emergency room (neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric)

Requirements:

Must be a registered Respiratory Therapist.

Min 2 Years' Experience.

BLS, ACLS, PALS.