Job Description

Job Description

Description
Respiratory Therapist -AdventHealth Orlando

Location Address: Orlando, FL 32803

Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth Orlando

* $5,000.00 Sign-On Bonus and $1,500.00 Relocation Bonus Potential
* Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
* serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
* AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
* We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

Work Hours/Shift:

* Full Time 3 12's Nights

You Will Be Responsible For:

* Critical thinking and patient assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate and modify plan of care
* Ability to use applicable infection control standards
* Effective oral and written communication skills, including documentation in the patient care record Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and use of computer applications
* Airway management skills, including maintenance of a patient airway and care of artificial airways
* Ability to provide optimal respiratory support including: administration of oxygen, inhaled medications, lung expansion, and bronchial hygiene

Qualifications
What You Will Need:

* Associates degree from a Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science program
* Current, valid state of Florida license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist
* Exception: For Cost Center 7610: Registered Respiratory Therapist or Certified Respiratory Therapist
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
* For Cost Center 7633: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
* For Cost Centers 7630, 7637, 1520, 0520, and 9390: Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
* For Cost Center 0520, 1520, 4270, 5040, 7637, 9390: Current PALS and NRP certification (Preferred)
* For Cost Center 4270, 5040, 7610: Current ACLS certification (Preferred)
* Bachelors degree in Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary science (Preferred)

Job Summary:

The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the treatment, care, and needs of an assigned group of patients. Adheres to AdventHealth Orlando Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state, and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.