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SolutionHealth

Nonprofit health system in southern New Hampshire

Respiratory Therapist - Night shift

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 10
Full-timeManchester, NH, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate degree is required, and candidates must have passed the CRT or RRT exam.
  • A New Hampshire Respiratory Care practitioner license is required at the date of hire.
  • BLS certification is required within 90 days of hire.
  • ACLS and PALS certifications are required within six months of hire.
  • Candidates must be trained and competent to perform necessary procedures for newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Responsibilities

  • Provide respiratory care services to patients from infants through geriatric age groups, as directed by physician orders in all settings except the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • Manage aerosolized medication, chest physiotherapy, airway clearance techniques, and hyperinflation therapy according to physician orders or protocols.
  • Administer oxygen and participate in patient care decisions regarding oxygen administration using respiratory assessments and laboratory results.
  • Draw, analyze, and interpret arterial blood gases.
  • Contribute to patient education and evaluation, and assess vital signs, breath sounds, patient history, and related information.
  • Participate as a member of the Trauma/Code 9, Critical Assessment, and Critical Care Transport Teams.
  • Perform CPR and airway management.
  • Assist physicians with fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
  • Initiate and change invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation according to protocol when a physician is absent, and change ventilator settings according to protocol or physician orders.
  • Conduct apnea tests to determine brain death.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Registered Respiratory Therapy credential is preferred.
  • The NBRC RRT-ACCS credential is preferred.
  • One year of clinical experience is preferred.

About the Company

SolutionHealth

Nonprofit health system in southern New Hampshire

SolutionHealth is a nonprofit health system for southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Its member organizations are Elliot Health System, Southern New Hampshire Health and Home Health & Hospice Care, which provide inpatient, outpatient, specialty, urgent, home-health and hospice services; primary care providers and specialists serve patients across the region. SolutionHealth keeps information technology as a shared function, while member organizations deliver clinical care through local systems. Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health formed the system in 2018, and Home Health & Hospice Care joined in 2022. SolutionHealth is a 501(c)(3) governed by a volunteer board and based in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Bedford, NH
Founded
2018

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