RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER (RRT) WEEKEND OPTION

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Job description

Overview:
Your Career. Our Company. Together, We Grow.

At Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH), we realize that in order to provide our surrounding communities with excellent care, we must begin by providing our employees with that same care and appreciation. We offer rich opportunities to develop and grow professionally, an environment of excellence in patient care, and the awareness that everything we accomplish is a direct outgrowth of the superb efforts and dedication of our employees.

As a non-profit system of almost 4000 employees in Carbondale, IL, we have won national acclaim for our cancer, cardiac, stroke, bariatric, breast imaging, and rehabilitation services.

The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for providing respiratory care services. Nights.

Responsibilities:
Evaluates patient outcomes making changes in plan of care within the multidisciplinary team.

Provides explanation/instructions to patients and/or responsible persons and insures understanding with regard to respiratory disease processes, intervention procedures and discharge.

Accepts Reassignment to other units when necessary.

Shares clinical knowledge with staff and students and is a role model for clinical practice.

Plans, implements and evaluates the effectiveness of respiratory care.

Provides respiratory care as ordered by physician keeping in communication with medical and nursing staff.

Qualifications:
Associate's degree required

RRT

Illinois License

BLS

NRP-MHC

#PIQrespiratory

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