Pulmonary Procedure Specialist

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

Regularly performs the duties of the Respiratory Therapist II and assists physicians in the performance of diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary procedures.  Serves as a technical resource for the respiratory therapists regarding assistance with such procedures. Works with pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

Must be a graduate from an accredited respiratory therapy/care education program.

Licensed as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from Georgia Composite Medical Board.

Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Must hold American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

PREFERRED:

Additional Life Support credential (PALS, NRP, etc.) or other clinical specialty certifications in specific units including ACCS or RPFT.

Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.

Work Hours:

varies

Weekend Requirements:

No

On-Call Requirements:

No