Respiratory Therapist

Opportunity:

Respiratory Therapist - Registered Respiratory Therapist

Job Details:

• Provide cardiopulmonary services as a registered or certified Respiratory Therapist credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care
• Follow protocols approved by the medical staff and department policy and procedures to provide timely diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatients and outpatients
• Assist physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures
• Deliver medicated aerosols via medical compressed gas
• Maintain airways and perform ventilator management
• Insert arterial lines and perform intubations
• Conduct pulmonary function studies and cardiac and pulmonary stress tests
• Perform blood gas analysis
• Must hold NBRC RRT or CRT certification
• Must hold Arkansas RT license
• Must hold ACLS and BLS certifications through the American Heart Association